Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center

In June 2009, the City of Compton began reconstruction of the Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center, a 10,000 square foot building that will house the Regional Bus Transit System, Dial-A-Ride Service, Dial-A-Taxi Service, Park and Ride, and Bus Layover Facilities. Additionally, a number of ancillary facilities will also be constructed, including a bus wash facility, a parts storage facility, and bicycle areas.

MLK Jr. Transit Center is centrally located in the heart of the city at MTA’s Blue Line Station, surrounded by high-density housing and commercial retail centers. Located just to the north is a newly-developed, Willow Walk townhouse complex. The MLK Jr. Transit Center is designed to conform to the North Downtown Master Plan, making efficient use of space that will accommodate future additions.

Linc Senior Housing

Seniors are important to the City of Compton! The Agency has several new senior development projects underway. A newly constructed Senior Activity Center will begin construction in January 2011 located in North Downtown Compton. Adjacent to the Senior Activity Center will be a newly constructed 75-unit affordable rental senior housing development.

SEASONS at Compton is a new dynamic affordable community for seniors 55 years and older that will blend limited‐income seniors, adults with developmental disabilities, and seniors that care for dependents with developmental disabilities.

SEASONS at Compton will incorporate Universal and Sustainable Design principles and offer a beautiful, highly‐functional environment for its residents, while also emphasizing access for handicapped individuals, energy efficiency, use of natural light and ventilation, and reducing the property’s carbon footprint. The complex will include environmental features like photovoltaic panels and solar thermal hot water, as well as accessibility features like wider doorways and hallways, adjustable height counters, lower light switches, ramps, and elevators.

LINC also plans to bring three areas of services to the community: senior health and wellbeing programs; independent living skills training; and special services for residents with developmental disabilities.

Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center

Whether the days are bright or overcast, this center is the perfect place for Compton’s senior community. It will have music, billiards, crafts, an adjacent pool, and even a weight room, along with dozens of additional amenities living up to the promise to give Compton a new vision, a new look, and new opportunities.

The Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center site emphasizes the importance of nature by incorporating sunlight, lush landscaping, and refreshing courtyard vistas. The structure encompasses 28,000 square feet on a 40,000-square-foot site. The facility will include assembly rooms, a family room, kitchen, activity facilities, computer and entertainment rooms, and more. A park-once concept is being implemented with a parking structure that encourages walking and other alternatives to driving.

The Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center’s design promotes a healthy and safe environment for Compton’s seniors. It is a Type V-1 hr building, constructed of steel columns and metal stud walls, and the second floor is constructed with lightweight concrete on ribbed metal decking.

The center also provides much needed local resources for the City of Compton. It will work in conjunction with the new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center as well as new housing developments. The addition of this center promises to transform the location into a dynamic and sophisticated urban hub.

North Downtown Master Plan

The North Downtown Master Plan is designed to facilitate a safe, vibrant, efficient, and pedestrian-friendly atmosphere. The master plan incorporates approximately new residential units, a Compton Senior Activity Center, Community Center, Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center, transit plaza, office and retail space, and more.

The North Downtown Master Plan promotes sustainable land use while improving the overall quality of life for Compton’s residents.

Parking Structure

The Multi-Modal Parking Structure is built to support the Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center, Senior Activity Center, Community Center and Downtown Compton business and housing developments. This important development aids these facilities to turn the North Downtown area into a dynamic and sophisticated urban hub, with the design and approach of the structure promoting a healthy and safe environment. The parking structure emphasizes the importance of nature by incorporating sunlight, lush landscaping and green building elements.

Gateway Towne Center Project

The Gateway Town Center is a 46-acre retail mega center. The Gateway Town Center encompasses two phases. The first phase was completed in 2008 and is extremely successful, attracting regional patronage. The Gateway Town Center Phase I features major national tenants such as Target, Home Depot, Best Buy, Ross, T.G.I Friday’s and Staples, offering access and convenience to the community, while boosting the City’s economic engine.

The Gateway Towne Center is strategically located along a Metro Blue Rail Stop and the 91 Freeway. Phase II of the Gateway Center will continue to capitalize on the development’s location advantage, purchasing power and opportunities in the City of Compton.

Willow Walk Housing Development

The Willow Walk housing development characterizes the changing demographic composition of Compton: bold, vibrant, smart, successfully utilizing adjacent Metro Blue Line light rail and enjoying the amenities of Southern California coastal breezes, with excellent access to South Bay and Central Los Angeles’ work centers. Willow Walk is built adjacent to major retailers, various transportation hubs and offers onsite open space amenities and direct access to the new MLK Transit Center, Senior Activity Center and Community Center.

Alameda Court Housing Development

To further achieve the City’s vision for a vibrant downtown core, the Agency facilitated the development of a new community, Alameda Court Homes, located immediately south of Downtown Compton. It offers a variety of home floor plans, including live/work loft units strategically located along the prime Alameda Corridor arterial. The complex boasts a community center for residents and spacious floor plans. Home offerings vary from two, three and four bedroom townhouse units.

Burlington Coat Factory

Burlington Coat Factory opened its first Compton store in the fall of 2010. Located in the Renaissance Plaza on Compton Blvd, the 86,000 square foot store offers a wide variety of clothing for men, women, and children.

Environmental Protection Board Tank Removal

The Successor Agency, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Board (EPA) coordinated the removal of gasoline underground storage tank (UST) on an abandoned gas station at 1050 West Alondra Avenue (Council District 3) on the Southwest corner of West Alondra Boulevard and South Grandee ) in the City of Compton.

The Successor Agency (formerly Redevelopment Agency) applied and secured Brownfield technical assistance grant (In-kind) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to participate in this Underground Storage (UST) Tank Cleanup project. The selection of Compton by the EPA to participate in the grant project is a manifestation of the Successor Agency's aggressive efforts to position the City of Compton as the rightful beneficiary of public funds to address Brownfield sites which are contributing to blight as well as impeding economic revitalization goals of the community. This EPA activity constitutes the second tank removal from abandoned gas stations in the City of Compton. The first underground storage tank removal occurred in April 2012 on an abandoned gas station at 301-311 East Rosecrans Avenue (Council District 2).