One way we know if a neighborhood is gentrifying is the establishment of retail catering to higher income young residents. The Temple Street area, south of the 101 Freeway and adjacent to Silver Lake and Echo Park, is showing signs of gentrification as many new luxury apartment properties are being built in this area.

Now a new juice bar named Drink Houz opened on the ground floor of the recently completed HoM apartment complex at Robinson and Temple. This specialty juicery offers up cold-pressed probiotic juices, coffee, kombucha on tap, and healthy meal options. The juice bar also plans to offer a delivery service and online ordering to further accommodate busy professionals and tenants. This establishment contrasts with many of the surrounding businesses that mostly cater to the community’s middle to lower income and primarily Hispanic population.