Project will provide needed housing and services in Hollywood

(Santa Monica, CA – June 18, 2018) KFA is pleased to announce that construction has begun on the KFA-designed 15,400-square-foot Rampart Mint, which will provide 23 units of permanent supportive housing in Hollywood for homeless and chronically homeless individuals with disabilities.

The development is a project of the West Hollywood Community Housing Corp. (WHCHC) in partnership with Affordable Living for the Aging (ALA).

Rampart Mint will house residents who earn less than 30 percent of the area median income. The permanent supportive housing units will be 100 percent reserved for homeless individuals. The project site, a property owned by the City of Los Angeles, is in a diverse, urban neighborhood just west of Downtown L.A. that has a lively mix of commercial and residential areas.

“KFA has long specialized in designing affordable housing throughout the Los Angeles region, and we are very pleased to be a part of another project with WHCHC,” said KFA Partner Lise Bornstein. “In addition to providing new, high quality, affordable urban infill housing with an emphasis on design and sustainability, Rampart Mint will also breathe new energy into an abandoned site that had been underutilized for more than 30 years,” she added.

All units in Rampart Mint will be fully accessible and include kitchenettes and full bathrooms. Residents will receive regular, voluntary, supportive services provided at no charge by ALA, onsite to the full extent possible.  Rampart Mint will also include a lobby, a laundry room, a community room, computer area, and social services offices.

The building is targeting a LEED Gold sustainability rating and aiming to exceed Title 24 energy standards by 15 percent. It will have Energy Star appliances, and incorporates drought-tolerant plantings, low-flow plumbing, VOC-free interior paint, and formaldehyde-free wood materials.

To download the press release: KFA WHCHC RAMPART Groundbreaking Release