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Demolished Ford plant redeveloped as retail (Pico Rivera Town Center); high-traffic site with stable housing market but lower score than peer redevelopments. · summary, model-written
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30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 32,637 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 9,430 units, Los Angeles County census-bps · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,806/mo zillow · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -2.5% census-acs · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Pico Rivera Town Center record · all sites with thisMixed use
This site: Pico Rivera Town Center newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Demolishednewtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | RedevelopedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | retailWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | Pico Rivera Town Centernewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, Los Angeles County (CA), 2024 | 9,430 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,273 in 2–4, 9,106 single-family; 2023: 13,214 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 38 within 25 km: YASH La Casa Market (9.9 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 391,331 jobs in 28,960 establishments; average annual pay $52,235; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -1.7% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 7,985 jobs; 1,581 in retail trade, 288 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06037502500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 46th income percentile as adults; 1.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (790 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 8.7%; median family income $57,333; 96 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | El Rancho Unified School District (KG-12); 7 public schools within 1 mile: El Rancho High; Rio Vista Elementary; Rivera Elementary; Rivera MiddleNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 165 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 157 county-logged events: 86 flash flood, 35 thunderstorm wind, 21 debris flow, 6 hail; $8,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 90660, 2026-09 | median list price $750,000 (-2.8% on the year); 34 active listings; median 50 days on market; 15% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 28,998 establishments (+2%); 419,890 jobs (+8%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $871,674 (+0% 1 yr, +13% 5 yr); typical rent $2,806/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 32,637 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 15 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Former Ford assembly plant (1957–1990s) demolished. Redeveloped as Pico Rivera Town Center (retail).
Why. Status: Demolished. Context: 10km peer (YASH La Casa Market, built). Housing ZHVI $871,674 (0.4% annual change). Retail employment up 8.5% (2012–2023). Traffic: 32,637 ADT on 6-lane arterial. Opp_score 5.0 (reasons: demolished, county shrinkage -2.5%, median rent $1,893).
Where it stands. No current structure; redevelopment complete. Peer comparisons show lower score than similar CA redevelopments (e.g., La Mirada Mall, 13km away, score 5.5).
For a planner
- High traffic volume (32k ADT) supports retail viability.
- Housing market stable (ZHVI +0.4% YoY).
For a developer
- Site is fully redeveloped; no current vacant land.
- Median rent $1,893 aligns with regional retail market (per record).
What we do not know yet
- No demolition date or redevelopment timeline provided.
- County shrinkage (-2.5%) noted but not contextualized.
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- closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
- county shrank -2.5% 2018–23
- median rent $1,893
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History and original facts
| County | Los Angeles County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Los Angeles Assembly plant, a Ford factory operating from 1957 to 1980, was demolished in 2001 and replaced by the Pico Rivera Town Center shopping center. |
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Background
Los Angeles Assembly was an American Ford Motor Company assembly plant located at 8820 Washington Boulevard and Rosemead Boulevard, in Pico Rivera, southeastern Los Angeles County, California. == Ford plant == Known as Los Angeles Plant #2, the Pico Rivera facility started operations in early August 1957 with the production of 1958 Edsel Corsair and Citation hardtop models. Due to the paint booths not being ready, early Edsel bodies were welded together at the new Los Angeles #2 plant and then trucked to the old Maywood, Los Angeles #1 plant where they could be painted. The bodies were then trucked back to Pico Rivera where they were trimmed out and assembled.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
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- Los Angeles Assembly · CC BY-SA 4.0
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