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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,998 posts)
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 05:45 AM Sunday

Downtown LA Apartment owner takes carports from tenants to build ADUs

Low ceiling, tiny rental units with no parking. Windows and door on one side.


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MayReasonRule

(3,749 posts)
7. Sounds Like A Large, Crappy Shoebox With One Window And One Door
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:20 AM
Sunday

Can't even imagine how many thousands of dollars folks are paying for such a crappy place.

Fuck greed.

Auggie

(32,528 posts)
6. Potential for being buried in an earthquake ...
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:01 AM
Sunday

saw that in San Francisco's Marina neighborhood in 1989. Carports usually are not designed with the same load-bearing ability of residential units unless that's been changed in newer building codes. That will have to be addressed.

Even then ... tiny, dark, claustrophobic, and very scary.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,998 posts)
11. During northridge quake, that bottom level collapsed..yep
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:08 AM
Sunday

Leaving 2nd floor and higher intact

NNadir

(36,468 posts)
8. There is a lot of homelessness in California, professionals who sleep in their cars, as I understand it.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:59 AM
Sunday

(I saw tents on the streets when I was in San Diego.)

If the units are affordable, I personally value people over cars, but that is generally called into question around here and elsewhere.

FakeNoose

(38,428 posts)
9. The problem is that developers don't want to build affordable housing
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 08:35 AM
Sunday

They only want to build McMansions, and most people can't afford them.

I live in Pittsburgh where we do still have affordable housing, but it's in the city not the suburbs. The houses are older and require some work and upkeep. Brand-new houses don't usually require that. Any young people who want to put in the time and sweat equity to fix up an old house, they can do well in Pittsburgh because we have many available choices.

I'm not sure if that's true in California, but people keep moving there anyway for the jobs.

SunSeeker

(56,523 posts)
12. The landlord is only giving them a $200/month credit for loss of their parking space? What a joke!
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:33 AM
Sunday

A reserved, covered parking spot is worth at least $400 a month in tight neighborhoods like that in LA. And many tenants would never have signed the lease if it had no parking spot. The landlord is really screwing over those tenants.

The landlord will probably lease out those ADUs for $3000 a month!

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