LA City calls for proposals for the old Lincoln Heights jail

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LA City calls for proposals for the old Lincoln Heights jail

By Nicholas Korody

Apr 26, '16 8:33 PM EST

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Riders of the Metro gold line are probably quite familiar with the site, which they pass over from above on their way to/from the Chinatown station. Image credit Laurie Avocado via Flickr

It has been more than 50 years since anyone has served time in the old Lincoln Heights Jail. The five-story building on San Fernando Road next to the L.A. River has been vacant for much of that time but now the city is launching its most recent effort to find new uses for the historic landmark as efforts are underway to restore the river and build new projects and parks along its banks.

The city is seeking ideas and concepts for the 229,000-square-foot complex... — the Eastsider
In a RFI, the city stipulates that there are a number of hurdles that will have to be removed before reuse, such as possible structural renovations and removal of toxic substances.
The city also put forth a list of new possible uses:
- Technology or creative office (e.g. biotechnology)
- Clean tech or other manufacturing uses
- Adaptive re-use (such as the Helms Bakery District or Anaheim Packing District)
- Live / Work lofts, artist studios and/or other art production space
- Urban agriculture
- Hotel with meeting spaces and a restaurant
- Institutional uses (such as a museum or charter school)
- Nonprofit uses (such as nonprofit office or performance space)
- Publicly accessible open space associated with the new development (such as a
  river edge greenway or park.
What would you do with the site? Concepts are due May 13. Find out more here.
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