Give your thoughts on what the city should do with the historic old house it bought at 222 E Cypress. The City Council has reviewed three affordable housing proposals for the property, all of which retain the existing home and mature trees while adding 13–16 units and parking. Here are the proposals in brief:
Save Everything
Preserve the home, two large oak trees, a mature tree, build 13 affordable housing units (mix of 1 and 2-story units) and install 13 parking stalls.
Bungalow Court
Preserve the home, build 15 smaller shared courts surrounded by a mix of 1 and 2-story houses, and a shared community space on the ground floor of the home. Install 16 parking stalls.
Hybrid
Preserve the home, build 16 smaller units surrounded by a mix of 1 and 2-story houses, create a shared community space on the ground floor of the Victorian, and install 16 parking stalls.
Check out the proposals and give your feedback here.
- Brad Haugaard
I think they need to restore the original house(Historic Preservation) and then build bungalow courts around it that are truly affordable. 3,000 per month is not
ReplyDeleteOkay, so the City savants bought the house, and have no idea what to do with it. Riiiggghhtt.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they should have let the "market" for property determine what should happen? Nah. They too smaht for that.
"Affordable housing" will serve exactly what goals of the residents of Monrovia??
It looks like either plan thinks "affordable housing" and its wonderful track record of providing a tax base and enhancing the value of "unaffordable housing" is the best.
No one should be surprised that home sales/prices in Lost Angles County are significantly declining. I am out, and while the general malaise in home deals means I could not sell my current house for what I paid, there is no remote way I could now sell my Monrovia home for what I did in 2024.
On the path in or in place, one has to consider the path out. Nothing is forever but death.