Wednesday, March 18, 2009

ESCONDIDO: Gated apartments slated to replace crumbling city neighborhood : North County Times - Californian

ESCONDIDO: Gated apartments slated to replace crumbling city neighborhood : North County Times - Californian: "ESCONDIDO ---- A gated community featuring 55 shiny townhomes and apartments may soon be built on the former site of a crumbling Escondido neighborhood that has been notorious for gangs, drugs and violence.

After spending more than a year acquiring 13 of the 19 apartment buildings on the Elder Place cul-de-sac, city officials said Tuesday that they are ready to move forward with plans to build a new low-income rental community on the 5-acre site.

The transformation will rid central Escondido of a crime haven and may also catalyze other redevelopment projects nearby, city officials and neighborhood leaders said."

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Escondido is in northern San Diego County. It's nice to see some redevelopment going on someplace.

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