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About CRA/LA

CRA/LA Creates New Construction & Permanent Jobs*

Development (housing, retail, commercial & industrial) 
• 92 active projects
• 63,110 construction jobs
• 16,763 permanent jobs

Public Improvements (sidewalk & crosswalk enhancements, improved street lighting, signage, building exteriors)
• 18 active projects
• 419 construction jobs

Public Facilities (transit centers, schools, government offices)
• 7 active projects
• 549 construction jobs
• 69 permanent jobs

Community Services (community centers, preschool/childcare centers)
• 10 active projects
• 594 construction jobs
• 292 permanent jobs

Parks/Open Spaces
• 3 active projects
• 310 construction jobs

•  “Active projects” are CRA/LA Board approved projects which are in the pipeline, under construction, or have been completed FY09 Quarter 3.
•  Construction jobs are estimates based on Economic Roundtable research. Permanent job Estimates calculated by CRA/LA project staff.
•  Data is current as of March 31, 2009.

CRA/LA Builds Affordable Housing
More than 88 percent of our active development projects include housing. “Affordable” means that housing costs are within the budget of a household earning no more than 120 percent of the median Los Angeles income. Our development projects also include mixed-income and market-rate housing.
• 82 active housing projects
• 15,003 total units
• 9,325 units without income restrictions
• 5,678 affordable units

Other CRA/LA Active Work Activities
• 71 plans & feasibility studies (for Business Improvement Districts & other programs)
• 24 CRA/LA-owned development sites (commercial, housing)
• 10 Commercial Incentive & Façade Improvement programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
About CRA/LA

What We Do
We make strategic investments to create economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for the people who live and work in our neighborhoods.

Commissioners
A Board of seven Commissioners appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council oversees the CRA/LA. An Administrator appointed by the Board directs the staff.  Under an “Oversight Ordinance,” adopted in 1991, every action of the CRA/LA is subject to City Council approval.

Management Team
The management team includes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). It also includes seven regional administrators and selected department directors.

Facts & Figures  PDF
This report, produced quarterly, summarizes information on active CRA/LA Board-approved projects that are in the pipeline, under construction, or were completed in the recent quarter.

Management Priorities
CRA/LA has identified a number of important management initiatives and policies that we intend to pursue this year in addition to our priority development projects.

Financial Report 
CRA/LA revenues come from property “tax increment,” a portion of the property taxes collected in a redevelopment project following the date of project adoption.  A copy of the Agency's most recent audited financial statement can be downloaded from this page.

Organization Overview 
City Council approved the CRA/LA Reorganization Plan on September 28, 2004.  The chart on this page shows the current organizational structure.