Long Beach Senior Housing is a short walk to a Metro Blue Line station, shops and neighborhood services. This infill project provides 66 independent-living apartments for very low income seniors, with HUD and redevelopment agency funding assistance.

The sloping, corner site facilitates access to a partially submerged garage under half the building. The C-shape plan provides a wide south-facing courtyard adjacent to a quiet side-street. A story-and-a-half lobby/lounge, entered from the courtyard, engages ground- and first floors, accessing social spaces including a multi-purpose room facing both streets, a library, computer room, kitchen, laundry, as well as offices and a manager’s apartment. The landscaped courtyard, and patio decks on each level, encourage outdoor living and social interaction.

All units are 540sf one-bedrooms with balconies and are disabled accessible and adaptable, with ten percent fully adapted to UFAS standards. Corridor colors aid way-finding.

Winner of the 2010 Gold Nugget Award of Merit for Best Seniors Housing