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2-bedroom condo in South Pasadena: $75,000, with a catch
Two-bedroom units in Pasadena often sell for $700,000. So how could one cost $75,000? Caltrans owns it. The state agency is selling off many properties that were supposed to be the site of the 710 freeway expansion.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenTwo-bedroom units in Pasadena often sell for $700,000. So how could one cost $75,000? Caltrans owns it. The state agency is selling off many properties that were supposed to be the site of the 710 freeway expansion. That freeway project is now defunct.
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Two-bedroom units in Pasadena often sell for $700,000. So how could one cost $75,000? Caltrans owns it. The state agency is selling off many properties that were supposed to be the site of the 710 freeway expansion. That freeway project is now defunct.
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