Downtown Housing Brings Vitality To Pasadena

By encouraging housing in its urban core, Pasadena, CA, is bringing in new residents and vitality.

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December 3, 2002, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"a residential building boom orchestrated by city officials and private investors that is rapidly infusing new life into central Pasadena. Nearly 2,000 housing units have been built recently or are under construction, and hundreds more are in the planning stages, according to city estimates. The new development translates into nearly 4,000 additional residents for the city of about 133,000 and puts Pasadena at the vanguard of communities -- ranging from giant Los Angeles to tiny Brea -- that are encouraging housing in their commercial cores."

Thanks to Pamela Fahy

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