Last week saw the debut of a new apartment complex for homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center campus.
The building, named for its address at 671 MacArthur Avenue, is a three-story structure that provides 74 units of permanent supportive housing. On-site amenities include a community garden, a gym, walking paths, a dog park, and a business center.
Interior of apartment at 671 MacArthur AvenueU.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
To date, 307 homes for veterans have been built on the campus, with seven additional buildings featuring 461 units currently under construction.
The Core Companies developed the project through a long-term ground lease, while supportive services will be provided by the VA and New Directions for Veterans.
“This is another major milestone in the transformation of the historic West Los Angeles VA Medical Center into a vibrant and supportive community for formerly homeless Veterans and their families,” said Robert Merchant, the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Medical Center Director for the VA. “Alongside our partners, we have been working tirelessly to get the Veterans of Los Angeles off the streets and into homes of their own.”
Interior of apartment at 671 MacArthur AvenueU.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
While the VA was already obligated to build 1,200 homes for veterans on its 388-acre campus just west of the 405 Freeway, even more density may be coming to the property. A federal judge recently ruled that the VA must terminate leases with entities including UCLA and a private school to build an additional 2,500 homes.
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