Looking for more info about the new senior housing development? Be sure to attend the information session at The Center Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 5:30 p.m. For more information contact LaRue Fields at seniors@thecentersd.org or 619.692.2077 x205. Visit the FAQ page at http://chworks.org/real-estate-development/current-projects/north-park-seniors.
In response to Betty Owen’s Guest Commentary (issue 208 Sept. 15) Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing Betty Owen’s brilliant article. I have discovered yet another reason why the lottery application process for the new North Park, LGBT senior building is so unfair. Though the corporate-owned media has woefully neglected to report it, America’s primary…
Community HousingWorks (CHW) sent the following to Betty Owen in response to her letter published in San Diego LGBT Weekly, Sept. 15. Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention here at CHW. The time and energy that you and many other members of the community put in to advocate and create a community…
The LGBT Affirmative Senior Housing’s first public meeting was Sept. 8 at which some points were a surprise to the attendees. It was explained “affirmative” is a necessary inclusion to the project’s description since restricting the building only to LGBT tenants would be discriminatory and therefore illegal. It is possible however to request that the…
Looking for more information about the new senior housing development? Be sure to attend the next information session at The Center Oct. 5. For more information contact LaRue Fields at seniors@thecentersd.org or 619.692.2077 x205. Visit the FAQ page at http://chworks.org/real-estate-development/current-projects/north-park-seniors.
When I attended the North Park Seniors Information Session at The LGBT Center Sept. 8, 2016, I felt blindsided by one of the first pieces of information that was disseminated at that meeting: There will be a lottery to determine the application selection order. The lottery is being put in place to ensure all interest…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Community HousingWorks (CHW) and the San Diego LGBT Community Center (The Center) held a groundbreaking ceremony last week for the highly anticipated North Park Senior Apartments, San Diego’s first LGBT-friendly affordable senior housing community. Speakers included Assemblymember Toni Atkins; City Councilmember Todd Gloria; Sue Reynolds, President and CEO of Community HousingWorks;…
The San Diego City Council voted 9-0 Tuesday to approve a $7 million loan in order to start construction of an LGBT affirming senior apartment building in North Park. “I’m delighted to move approval,” said Third District Councilmember Todd Gloria, smiling. “It’s ground breaking.” Numerous councilmembers competed to second Gloria’s motion, and Council President Sherri…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego nonprofit Community HousingWorks (CHW), presents its Arizona Street Development to the San Diego Planning Commission Thursday, Dec. 18. The proposed development features a 76-home senior apartment building on the northwest corner of Texas Street and Howard Avenue and a 118-home multifamily building on the northeast corner. The proposal has already generated…
