Community Housing Opportunities Corporation (CHOC), a non-profit affordable housing developer, dedicated new Coachella affordable housing construction as Placita Dolores Huerta, in honor of the globally-recognized social justice icon and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
CHOC leaders, elected officials, and more than 200 community members and admirers welcomed Dolores Huerta to the site of her namesake community, located at 84900 Bagdad Avenue in Coachella, for a formal dedication that celebrated the 92-year-old activist’s lifelong fight for social justice, fair labor, civil rights, and countless other social justice efforts.
The first phase of Placita Dolores Huerta will combine the demolition and ground-up construction of existing housing structures, scheduled to be completed by Fall of 2023. 110 one-, two- and three-bedroom residences will make up the community upon the completion of both phases. These units are financed to remain affordable for 55 years.
