Lucky Sixty Four Win Boardwalk Lottery
By Pano
Douvos
There is a new day dawning on
the Boardwalk at 151 Ocean Front Walk and Navy - in North Venice. In the first
week of March 64 lucky lottery winners will begin their stay at the newly
constructed Southern California Presbyterian Homes building. These affordable
housing apartments are HUD sponsored for those 62 and older, the rents computed
at one-third of monthly income.
The tenants will be moving in the first
week of March. The official opening is three months down the line with a Venice
celebration including local dignitaries. Sally Little, Vice-President of SC
Homes mentions in passing the many obstacles overcome; but her preference was
speaking proudly about the amenities of the new apartments. The lucky tenants
will enjoy beach-front living in affordable-housing-scarce
Venice.
Before detailing the
building’s final touches, a listing here of the special features awaiting
tenants in their new digs is impressive. To provide independent living, a
community room is featured, as well as a kitchen, laundry, T.V. room and
library.
There is a building
administrator and assistant; plus a support staff, with programs and activities
provided. Also a maintenance supervisor and emergency supervisor are present and
a possible future social worker.
Watching the
boardwalk and Navy building go from a hole in the ground to a three-story
structure including underground parking was a fascinating nearly five-year show
that I visited from my place a couple blocks
away.
The end results is a much
needed Venice success story. We should write or phone them at SC Homes and say
as much. My quibble is with the final paint color selection. It is clashing and
not suitable for a dignified Venice senior building. Instead of the two colors
(including trim) of most apartments the SC Homes building has four
uncomplimentary colors. The lower cinderblock portion being an eye-banging
mustard yellow! The unlikely color grouping is white trim plus green, beige and
the mustard.
Architect-looking
types were standing by the building when I passed there recently. One was the
designer of the apartments, it turns out. When I gave the color scheme a bad
review, it was a big surprise when it developed that we were in total agreement.
The bigger shock was when he made a startling offer to re-paint the building and
foot the entire cost of the job himself. Win-Win for Venice.
As an artist type, the matter of
color is major. So when you write SC Homes praising their new building, express
to them your agreement that a good building structure is only complete with a
beautiful face turned to the people of
Venice.
Write to Jerry Dinigan,
Chairman of Southern California Presbyterian Homes, 1111 North Brand Blvd. SU
300, Glendale, Ca. 91202. Phone 818-247-0420. Web page SCPHS.com. A possible
message could say that you would like to see Free Venice free of beige, green
and mustard yellow...Or please hold the mustard.
Posted: Sat
- March 1, 2003 at 05:52 PM