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Strip centers · California

103rd Street commercial center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtLos Angeles, CA

Retrofitted 1972; no active opportunity due to completed retrofit, county shrinkage, and public ownership. · summary, model-written

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Place
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 9,430 units, Los Angeles County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,806/mo zillow · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -2.5% census-acs · all sites with this
Policy tool
Public acquisitionThis site: Approved by redevelopment agency. suburban-style garden apartments and single family subdivi record · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …suburban-style garden apartments and single family subdivisions and a modern shopping center record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …suburban-style garden apartments and single family subdivisions and a modern shopping center newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …rden apartments and single family subdivisions and a modern shopping center Approved by redevelopment agency. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction
StrategyRedevelopedWikipedia
New useshousing, retailWikipedia
What is there nowsuburban-style garden apartments and single family subdivisions and a modern shopping centernewtypes-extraction
Retrofit year1972newtypes-extraction
Redeveloperredevelopment agencynewtypes-extraction

Planning

Entitlement year1966Wikipedia
Planning notesApproved by redevelopment agency.Wikipedia

Site context

Housing permits, Los Angeles County (CA), 20249,430 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,273 in 2–4, 9,106 single-family; 2023: 13,214 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 42 within 25 km: Broadway & 87th Street shopping center (3.4 km); Hawthorne Plaza (10.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 202328,998 establishments (+2%); 419,890 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical 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)9,426 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 5 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Retrofitted in 1972 as a strip center with new housing and retail uses. The redevelopment agency acquired and demolished the site in 1972, replacing it with suburban-style apartments, single-family subdivisions, and a modern shopping center. The 1980 completion of the new shopping center is noted.

Why. Opportunity score 0.0: retrofit already built (1972), county population shrank -2.5% 2018–23, median rent $1,893, housing included in the record, public owner (redevelopment agency).

Where it stands. Status: built. No current development activity noted. Traffic: minor arterial (2 lanes, 9,426 ADT).

For a planner

  • Public owner
  • Housing already integrated
  • County shrinkage noted

For a developer

  • No active retrofit opportunity
  • Median rent $1,893 may reflect market conditions
  • No recent permits for this site (2023–2024 data shows other projects)

What we do not know yet

  • No current planning notes beyond 1966 approval
  • No active deals or new development status
  • Traffic data is 2024 but no recent retail activity metrics

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  • retrofit already built
  • county shrank -2.5% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,893
  • housing in the record
  • public owner

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History and original facts

CountyLos Angeles County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The historic 103rd Street commercial center, damaged by riots, was demolished and redeveloped into a modern shopping center and suburban-style housing.

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Timeline

  1. 1965 Watts riots severely damage the commercial center.
  2. 1966 Urban renewal plan drawn up.
  3. 1972 Entire area acquired and demolished.
  4. 1972 Retrofit: redevelop
  5. 1980 Modern shopping center completed.

Sources

  • Watts, Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 4.0
    5 quoted sentences
    103rd Street between Compton and Wilmington Avenues
    The damage from the riots was particularly severe along the stretch of 103rd Street between Compton and Wilmington Avenues.
    An urban renewal plan was drawn up by the redevelopment agency in 1966, with the aim of demolishing all structures between Century Boulevard and 104th Street and redeveloping the area into a modern shopping district.
    By 1972, the entire area had been acquired and demolished.

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