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| LAFLA's proposed headquarters, viewed from the corner of 8th Street and Union Avenue. |
According to an initial study recently published by the Department of City Planning, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) is about to embark on a complete rebuild of its modest Pico Union office. Contingent on city approvals, plans call for the forgettable low-rise building at 1550 W. 8th Street to be demolished. In its place, LAFLA would construct a four-story structure, containing approximately 34,000 square feet of office space and a 33-car parking garage. In addition, the building would feature more than 9,000 square feet of private open space, consisting mostly of terraces and balconies on upper floors.
The rebuilt Pico Union office - more than quadruple the size of the existing two-story facility - would become LAFLA's new headquarters, absorbing all operations currently housed on Crenshaw Boulevard. Planning documents describe the new headquarters as "modern, efficient and client-friendly." Its central location, in close proximity to densely-populated neighborhoods such as Westlake and Koreatown, will facilitate LAFLA's mission to provide quality legal services to impoverished families and individuals.
