The developers of the proposed project at 8899 Beverly Blvd. have backed away from a proposed “poor door” policy that would deny low-income tenants of apartments at the building access to a swimming pool proposed for condo owners.
News about the plan to segregate low-income tenants has prompted even more controversy over the already controversial project. KPCC, the local public radio station, featured a discussion with Richard Green, director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, on the trend toward segregating low-income tenants from wealthier ones on its AirTalk program today. That trend has sparked heated discussion in cities such as New York and London, with politicians there vowing to oppose it.