Officials broke ground on the project, called Serenity, on Monday morning, Sept. 19.
The shovels went into the ground on Monday, Sept. 19 — a signficant step toward adding another 50 affordable units to Los Angeles’s housing stock.
Rochelle Mills of Innovative Housing Opportunities, speaking at the Christ Southside Church of Christ and John Stanley Inc. during a groundbreaking for Serenity, a mixed-use, 50-unit affordable rental homeless senior project in Los Angeles on Monday, September 19, 2022. The public-private partnership with the City of Los Angeles’ Housing Department and Housing Authority will be built on Southside Church of Christ’s existing parking lot on Manchester Avenue.
Chris Baccus, speaking at the Christ Southside Church of Christ and John Stanley Inc. during a groundbreaking for Serenity, a mixed-use, 50-unit affordable rental homeless senior project in Los Angeles on Monday, September 19, 2022. The public-private partnership with the City of Los Angeles’ Housing Department and Housing Authority will be built on Southside Church of Christ’s existing parking lot on Manchester Avenue.
Church members applaud as the Southside Church of Christ and John Stanley Inc. held a groundbreaking for Serenity, a mixed-use, 50-unit affordable rental homeless senior project in Los Angeles on Monday, September 19, 2022. The public-private partnership with the City of Los Angeles’ Housing Department and Housing Authority will be built on Southside Church of Christ’s existing parking lot on Manchester Avenue.
“This is a true public-private partnership,” Saki Middleton, president of John Stanley Inc., said in a statement. “It will provide homeless seniors with permanent housing and supportive services which will enhance their lives and improve the quality of the neighborhood.”