Is Huntington Drive the next York Boulevard?

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, and you can expect yet another humid, partly cloudy day before temps rise again midweek.

Last week, my colleague Antonia Cereijido got a tip about an under-the-radar real estate play in El Sereno: Langdon Street Capital — the real estate firm that owns Grand Central Market — was buying up property on Huntington Drive, her tipster said.

A quick browse through property records and business filings confirmed that, indeed, the Beverly Hills-based firm has nabbed six parcels on the commercial corridor over the last two years.

The purchases by Langdon highlight the changing character of the majority-Latino neighborhood where at least some residents have raised alarms about gentrification. But to others, the new businesses are a welcome change.

Read our story for more details about Langdon’s under-the-radar acquisitions — including the always-mobbed Echo Park cafe that’s slated to move into one of the new storefronts.

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