In downtown Los Angeles, the Weingart Center Tower has recently opened as a high-rise homeless shelter. Here are the key details:
- The tower comprises 228 studio apartments, 47 one-bedroom apartments, and three apartments for onsite managers.
- Each unit costs an estimated $600,000 and is funded by taxpayers.
- Residents will have access to amenities such as a gym, an art room, a music room, and a library.
- This building is the first of three towers planned for the project, with the second tower set to open in 18 months.
- The initiative is part of LA’s efforts to address homelessness, following the passage of Proposition HHH in 2016, which allocated $1.2 billion in bonds for housing developments for unsheltered residents.
Brand new luxury apartment building is now open for the homeless in Los Angeles, with 278 units in the Weingart Tower.
Each unit costs $600,000 in the $165 million project.pic.twitter.com/icoIxgBFxl
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) June 19, 2024
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