The ribbon cutting and grand opening of Umeya Apartments was a big day for Little Tokyo — and especially for Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), which has spearheaded the affordable housing project since purchasing the Umeya Rice Cake Company factory in 2019. On Sept. 25, the community, business partners and politicians gathered to celebrate the new mixed-use development featuring 175 deeply affordable apartments that will soon house 300 people.
“This is what the future of Los Angeles looks like,” councilmember Ysabel Jurado of District 14 said. “Today we are opening 88 units of permanent supported housing for unhoused neighbors and 85 affordable homes for low-income families. But what we are really opening is a future rooted in stability, dignity and community. This is a testament to the vision, the perseverance and the heart of a community that knows exactly what it needs and has the courage to build it.” . . .
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Jessica Koslow 