Reuse of the Desiderio Army Reserve Center

Reuse of the Desiderio Army Reserve Center

The 5.1-acre site was formerly the grounds and recreation area of the Vista del Arroyo Hotel and Resort complex built in 1903. The hotel property was acquired by the US War Department in 1943 and the Desiderio USARC was built on the western lot in 1956. The Desiderio Hall building and OMS are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under Criterion C as an excellent and rare example of an unmodified Reisner & Urbahn design for USARCs. The proposed project includes two primary components, a 3.87-acre city park, and nine single-family detached bungalow homes in a courtyard formation. The southeast portion of the site would be developed into nine bungalow homes by Habitat for Humanity encompassing a total of 1.29 acres. The bungalows would be sold at affordable prices to families that earn up to 80 percent of the area median income.

Pasadena

Los Angeles

Cal Fire, California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency

Residential (Units 9, Acres 1.29), Recreational (3.825)

Planned Unit Development, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Design Review

Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Noise, Transportation