REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

Placita Dolores Huerta | Coachella, CA

Placita Dolores Huerta is named in honor of the legendary labor activist, a driving force behind America’s largest farmworker movement, Placita Dolores Huerta broke ground in 2022, at a ceremony attended by the now 95-year-old Dolores Huerta; this community aims to create a sustainable, safe, and high-quality resident experience, inspired by Ms. Huerta’s lifelong work supporting farmworker and other, marginalized communities.

On May 2, 2024, CHOC joined HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez, Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez, and City of Coachella and Riverside County officials to mark the successful completion of CHOC’s latest affordable housing complex.

Designed by Maria Song, AIA & LEED AP, Placita Dolores Huerta is designed in a contemporary Spanish Colonial Moorish architectural design, with the use of smooth plaster, terra-cotta concrete tile roofing, ceramic mosaics, rounded arches with tiled accents and decorative wrought iron throughout. Numerous elements on each of the buildings create architectural variation compatible with the character of the neighboring community. Placita Dolores Huerta was constructed on a portion of the land previously occupied by a portion of the Coachella Valley Apartments (these structures were removed and residents were temporarily relocated during construction). Many families now residing at Placita Dolores Huerta were former Coachella Valley Apartments residents.

As for the future, CHOC hopes to secure financing for a second phase of the PDH development. This new phase would roughly double the total number of units, potentially providing more qualified, local residents the opportunity to reside there.