Olympian as housing developer
There is life after the Olympics.
Boxing superstar and former Olympian Oscar De La Hoya is venturing into affordable housing with a 107-townhome project in South Gate he is developing in partnership with Metro Housing.
Tierra del Rey, designed by Withee Malcolm Architects, will offer workforce housing and is scheduled to open in March. The homes, set on 5 acres at Firestone Boulevard and Calden Avenue, will range from 1,200 to 1,600 square feet, and contain two or three bedrooms with up to three and one-half baths.
De la Hoya's Golden Boy Partners takes its moniker from the nickname he earned during a boxing career that took off with a gold medal in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
--Lauren Beale
Photo caption: Oscar De La Hoya before his May bout with Steve Forbes at the Home Depot Center in Carson.
Photo: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
Questions or comments? E-mail lauren.beale@latimes.com
Oscar De La Hoya fit's your style!
sung to the old Oscar De La Renta tune.
Posted by: E | August 21, 2008 at 01:32 AM
Steve Forbes? Man, Oscar must have thrashed him!
Posted by: LAMoneyGuy | August 21, 2008 at 01:40 PM