| Star Apartments | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Mixed use (mainly residential) |
| Address | East 6th Street, Skid Row, Los Angeles, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°02′36″N 118°14′52″W / 34.043453°N 118.247746°W |
| Opened | October 2014 |
| Cost | US$40 million |
| Owner | Skid Row Housing Trust |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Cantilevered frame |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Floor area | 95,000 square feet (8,800 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Michael Maltzan Architecture |
| Awards and prizes | LEED Platinum, Outstanding affordable project, 2015 |
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| Star-Apartments | |
The Star Apartments are a purpose-built residential housing complex on Los Angeles' Skid Row that caters to the needs of the long-term homeless.[1] Opened in October 2014, the Star Apartments include 102 units averaging 350 square feet, alongside amenities such as on-site medical services, counseling, fitness and art facilities and a community garden. The complex was developed by the Skid Row Housing Trust, and designed by Los Angeles–based firm Michael Maltzan Architecture. It received LEED Platinum status in August 2015. The building also houses the Los Angeles County Department for Health Services' Housing for Health division.[2]
- ^ Lowery, Wesley (16 December 2012). "Innovative housing for the homeless being built in downtown L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ O'Brien, Kathleen (24 October 2014). "L.A.'s Amenity-Filled Way of Tackling Homelessness". Nation Swell. Retrieved 27 October 2014.