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January 1, Costliest Homeless Tower: Taxpayers Fund $600K Units
A new high-rise residential tower, located in downtown Los Angeles and aimed at helping the homeless, opened this Wednesday. The 19-story development, known as the Weingart Tower, consists of 278 units and is designed to assist those without shelter on Skid Row. It will be L.A.’s largest permanent support housing project.
Constructed to be affordable housing, the building features a whole floor dedicated to offices for case workers. Additionally, it offers a range of amenities, including a gym, art room, music room, computer room, and library.
However, the cost per unit is staggering, totaling nearly $600,000, with all funds coming from taxpayers. This price tag for a single unit in the homeless high-rise is higher than the median price of a condominium in Los Angeles, which stood at $564,520 at the end of 2023.
In contrast, the median listing price for a detached single-family home in the city was even higher – at $1.3 million. Efforts by Los Angeles to combat homelessness over the past 15 years have included passing various tax hikes and funding initiatives backed by taxpayers.
However, these measures have failed to halt the growth of the homeless population. Critics argue that offering benefits to the homeless, such as apartments or hotel rooms, only encourages more homeless individuals to migrate to the city and the state.
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April
June 26, 2024 at 6:50 am
But they can’t get a tax together to save stray animals,they just kill them,but you’ll fund a building for shit load of people who refuse to work?or will end up being immigrant’s, when our own American people are living on the streets,
DORIS BROWN
June 26, 2024 at 9:48 am
OF COURSE THE TAXPAYERS ARE STRADDLED WITH PAYING FOR IT. I WONDER HOW THE CITY DETERMINES WHO REALLY QUALIFIES FOR A UNIT. ANOTHER SHAM FOR CA.
tanika eurica doss
June 26, 2024 at 2:47 pm
unfucking unbelievable. you dummys voted for greasy gavin and black dumocratic mayors. you idiots deserve all they give you dumazzes
vinnie
June 26, 2024 at 8:56 pm
Wow! Perhaps we should sell our house and belongings, buy a tent, and poop on the streets of Los Angeles so we can get one of these apartments.
sh
June 26, 2024 at 10:19 pm
I have served on the board of a homeless shelter in Mo. and we were always accused of attracting homeless persons to our city. But our surveys of those we sheltered showed 80+% of the men we helped were from our immediate area or had seved in the military based in our area. My husband and I vacationed Palm Beach one winter and they all believed that homeless persons flocked to their community because of their mild climate. Most homeless persons are battling one or more mental illnesses. The closing of mental health homes in the 1960’s and 70’s really are to blame for this increase.
Agnes
June 27, 2024 at 11:01 am
The more the crazy politicians do for the homeless the more keep coming. They shld be providing mental help, job training and assistance when looking for jobs. Drug/alcohol addiction centers also. If the individual declines the help, all services shld end.