Greater LA

How 25 roommates are able to share 1 Highland Park house

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Jul. 03, 2019 Los Angeles

Two roommates in a house shared by 25 people total. Photo by Amy Ta

In Highland Park, you can rent a 2,000 square foot single family home for less than $600 a month, if you're willing to share it with 24 roommates. Also, the LA Brea Tar Pits is planning a new look.

From this Episode:

How to afford LA? Get 24 roommates

It’s no secret that Los Angeles is in a housing crisis. A one bedroom apartment averages $2500. However, for $580 you can get a bunk in a 5-bedroom Highland Park craftsman.

10 min

A dire fate for South Central Farm in South LA

LA City Council has put what may have been the final nail in the coffin of the South Central Farm: a 14-acre neighborhood farm that has been fought over since 2006.

6 min

At La Brea Tar Pits: Second Home exhibit, plus a coming redesign

Are you sticking around LA this holiday weekend and looking for something to do beyond watching parades and fireworks? How about checking out Second Home Serpentine...

8 min

Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Kathryn Barnes

"How to afford LA? Get 24 roommates"
Field Producer: Helen Harlan