Located on a now remediated brownfield, construction associated with the Neighborhood Land Trust’s largest project to-date started in 2019, with the installation of a sound barrier to reduce construction-related noise. With the nearest park located over two miles away, this 8.5-acre project represents a monumental demonstration of a community-designed, multi-benefit park for residents who have historically been severely under-resourced and deeply impacted by environmental injustice.

In Fall of 2021, the Neighborhood Land Trust was awarded a Proposition 68 grant that will support the renovation of the campus. After years of working in partnership with the City of Los Angeles and Watts Towers Arts Center Campus leadership as well as many stakeholders and partners in the community, the campus renovation is close to fully funded.

LA City-owned; prior to development, the site was a formerly vacant public lot; the LANLT conducted outreach and engagement for a community-led design process and helped establish a park steering committee with residents.

The scope for Maywood Riverfront Park includes 100 California native trees, 55,000 square feet of California native plants, 65,000 square feet of walking paths and plaza space throughout the site, picnic areas, and outdoor gathering and classroom space. The overall renovation project also includes an expanded ADA-accessible playground, upgraded basketball and handball courts and restrooms.

LA County-owned and managed; Mayberry Skate Park adds 42,750 square feet of new amenities to the existing Amelia Mayberry Park; this expansion and renovation project includes new amenities such as: bleachers, seat walls and minor restroom renovations; the skate park expansion features a quarter half-pipe, transition bowls, steel skating rails, and a skate bowl measuring 5,000 square feet considered the largest skate park in LA County.

The Jefferson Park & Affordable Housing Project will transform a 1.86-acre former oil drilling site in South Los Angeles into a vibrant, community-serving space that combines much-needed affordable housing with a new 0.75-acre public park. Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) serves as the lead agency for the park’s development and community engagement.

LA City-owned (DWP); prior to development, the site was a publicly-accessible vacant lot; the LA City Department of Recreation and Parks currently operates and maintains the site which includes exercise paths, multiple playgrounds, two half basketball courts as well as shaded picnic and family gathering spaces.

LA County-owned; located in unincorporated LA County, the site is operated and maintained by the LA County Department of Parks and Recreation; the LANLT conducted community outreach, led the community design process, and built the toddler park within a larger community park and green space. The site includes a large playground area with soft pathways and designed seating areas.

The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust conducted community outreach and engagement for a community-led design process. The 76th Street Park was a foreclosed property that the City of Los Angeles purchased from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the City’s 50 Parks Initiative.