Her rent went from $1,426 to $4,493 in one day. It’s doomsday at this L.A. artist colony
The knock came on the door just as Michael Parker was talking with a group of German urbanism students about the challenges facing artists in Los Angeles.
Located near the border of L.A. and Vernon, the complex with the tapestry of brick facades was originally the C.B. Van Vorst Furniture Manufacturing Co.in 1916. Cooper has four other projects with historical designations in L.A., including the Roxie Theatre downtown. The nomination is based on its identification as the earliest important building by Cooper as well as its role as the city’s first publicly subsidized art community.
Although the nomination prevents demolition or major changes to the buildings, “they could still do adaptive reuse,” Fine said. “It doesn’t prevent, just allows for a design review process. It’s not frozen in time, but it means there’s a process to maintain its character.”, the L.A.-based Dutton Architects posted pictures of a warehouse that is on the site but isn’t officially one of the colony’s four buildings.
The month before that post, the tenants association had made an offer to buy the property. The association said California law allows tenants to make a market-rate offer on subsidized housing once it leaves regulatory control; the owners must at least consider the offer, and if they choose not to sell, they’re forbidden from selling the property to anyone else for five years.
For many, the plight of Santa Fe Art Colony residents echoes changes in L.A.'s Arts District to the north. Artists transformed that neighborhood before high-end galleries, boutiques, cafes and condos moved in.“We’re the last spot to be able to hold on to that whole concept,” Feesago said, “to say, ‘we as a group exist,’ and we want to hand it off to whoever follows after us.”
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