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The exterior of the Hollywood Arts Collective, a 152-unit affordable housing building for low-income artists, is seen on Schrader Blvd.The Los Angeles economy relies on creative workers. But the city’s pricey housing doesn’t make it easy for them to stay here. Now, a new apartment building in Hollywood is giving low-income artists a stable place to call home.
“Being able to network out there is a lot less frequent than it is out here,” Lim said. “I've already met quite a few people here. They've given me great opportunities. I'm actually doing voice acting now. And it's just something that's so different from what I'm used to.”, a nonprofit that helps struggling arts professionals. Western region director Keith McNutt said keeping arts workers from being pushed out of the city is vital to L.A.’s creative economy.
McNutt said his organization’s vision to build low-income housing specifically for L.A. artists dates back to 2010. Original plans for downtown L.A. fell apart. But the idea came back to life in 2016, when the city of L.A. agreed to lease a city-owned Hollywood parking lot for $1 per year. Irene Lim stands in the courtyard of the Hollywood Arts Collective, an affordable apartment building where she lives with other artists.Securing city permits took about a year. DeBeikes said the housing probably would have been built quicker if Mayor Karen Bass’, which aims to approve and permit 100% affordable housing projects within about two months, had been in place at the time.
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