LA home prices tie an all-time high

[View on the web]( [Insert alt text here]( [LA County median home price ties an all-time high]( Prices rose to $550,000 in April. That’s equal to the record set in August of 2007—right before the subprime mortgage crisis caused home values to nosedive. [Insert alt text here]( [Pershing Square redesign moving right along]( The city just set aside money to fund the initial planning stages for the ambitious project, which will completely transform the blocky concrete park. [Insert alt text here]( [The Brentwood home where Pierre Koenig lived is for sale for the first time]( The Los Angeles Conservancy has called the steel-framed home, "a wonderful example of the architect's ideas put into stunning practice." [Insert alt text here]( [7 small lot houses heading to Hancock Park, priced from $1.7M]( The homes were "inspired by the classic brownstones of New York City and London," but have decidedly contemporary appearances. [Insert alt text here]( [Caltrans is doing away with its signature raised white discs on freeways]( Called Botts’ Dots, the textured lane markings were an innovative new technology in the 1950s—now, officials say they’re out of date. [Insert alt text here]( [Report says LA County needs more than 500,000 units of affordable housing]( The report finds that rents have risen 32 percent since 2000, while household income for renters has actually dropped off 3 percent. [Insert alt text here]( [Leafier redesign unveiled for Downtown LA’s First and Broadway Park]( The park—which will feature a beer garden and meadow—is expected to break ground next year and open in early 2020. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2017. All rights reserved.