The West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation Tuesday announced the opening of Rampart Mint, an affordable apartment complex for formerly homeless people with special needs in the Rampart Village neighborhood.
Rampart Mint includes 22 permanent supportive housing units and one unit for an on-site resident manager.
“When residents begin to move in, it makes the project real for us,” said Matt Mason, WHCHC’s director of real estate development. “We’re all very proud to be able to create quality affordable apartments for L.A.’s most vulnerable community members.”
The complex at 252 S. Rampart Blvd. was co-developed with Affordable Living for the Aging, which will provide on-site building management.
The building includes a spacious community room with kitchenette, a computer area, a rooftop garden with views of the city, a building manager’s office and social services office, according to the WHCHC.
“This has been a labor of love,” said Rachel Peled, WHCHC assistant project manager. “These last few days putting the final pieces in place, knowing their life-changing value, was electric.”
The facility was built by Dreyfuss Construction with design principles that made every unit accommodating for people with and without physical limitations, and WHCHC said residents will be able to live there without fear of displacement.
“I am so pleased to see the Rampart Mint project come to life,” said Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, who represents the district that includes Rampart Village. “My office has actively supported this project from the beginning, and I welcome 22 apartments for chronically homeless individuals with special needs in the district I represent.”
Often, formerly homeless residents arrive with only what they carry, O’Farrell said. With the support from the David Geffen Foundation, all 22 resident units are fully outfitted with new furniture.
Additionally, all of Rampart Mint’s facilities are fully furnished with an investment from the Ahmanson Foundation.
“Rampart Mint is not only a reflection of the community it takes to provide supportive housing, it becomes a community in itself,” WHCHC President and CEO Jesse Slansky said.
Residents began moving in last week and finished their move Tuesday.