A 1920s Elm Avenue hotel that once catered to visitors on winter vacation has become affordable housing for those who were homeless and/or are recovering from mental illness.
Mayor Bob Foster, Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal and developer Clifford Beers Housing this morning celebrated the opening of Elm Avenue Apartments. The Long Beach Housing Development Co. provided $1.8 million in rehabilitation loans toward the project, a two-story building with 17 studio units, laundry facility and community room.
This is Clifford Beers Housing's first affordable housing development in Long Beach, but there may be more. Executive director Jim Bonar says Clifford Beers is eyeing as many as four properties it can convert into affordable housing.
Read more about the project and the apartment's new tenants tomorrow here.
Mayor Bob Foster, Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal and developer Clifford Beers Housing this morning celebrated the opening of Elm Avenue Apartments. The Long Beach Housing Development Co. provided $1.8 million in rehabilitation loans toward the project, a two-story building with 17 studio units, laundry facility and community room.
This is Clifford Beers Housing's first affordable housing development in Long Beach, but there may be more. Executive director Jim Bonar says Clifford Beers is eyeing as many as four properties it can convert into affordable housing.
Read more about the project and the apartment's new tenants tomorrow here.
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