L.A.’s controversial $600K homeless housing tower, the Weingart Tower, boasting 278 units, is set to open as the city’s largest permanent supportive housing project on Skid Row. The high-rise includes amenities like a gym, art and music rooms, and is funded by taxpayers and state housing funds.
The 278 homeless units in Weingart Tower will be available for housing upon its grand opening. Cheers!?
According to ABC News, $600K flats in a new high-rise skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles will be used to accommodate the homeless.
There are 278 units in the 19-story development known as the Weingart Tower. It’s intended to help people currently without shelter on Skid Row and it will be L.A.’s largest permanent support housing project.
The building will have an entire floor of offices for case workers, in addition to a list of impressive amenities: a gym, art room, music room, computer room and library.
Residents will enjoy six common balconies and a café.
It’s considered affordable housing, but the cost to build this type of project still adds up. Each unit costs nearly $600,000 and it’s being funded by taxpayers.
The $165 million project is receiving permanent financing from Proposition HHH, which voters overwhelmingly passed in 2016. The new tower is also receiving state housing funds and $56 million in state tax credits.
Several elected officials, including L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, attended a grand opening ceremony at for the building.
Building Tour
Beyond Insane Math
This is crazy. NBC News reports As of January 23, 2023, there are 46,260 homeless persons in Los Angeles and 75,518 homeless people in the county. This is an increase from the 69,144 homeless people in the county and 41,980 homeless people in the city in 2022.
$278 * $600,000 = $166,800,000. Is $166.8 million, then? Furthermore, it excludes free property taxes, case workers, upkeep, utilities, insurance, food, clothing, doormen, police, and medical attention.
The cost of providing housing for the 75,518 homeless people in the county would come to $45,310,800,000. Again, not included in that amount is $45.3 billion for free property taxes, case workers, upkeep, electricity, insurance, food, clothing, doormen, police, or medical attention.
It would not end there, either. To take part, every homeless person in the state would relocate their tent to Los Angeles.
Affordable Housing
This, my dear, is what’s referred to as “affordable housing.”
Taxes must be increased to fund such foolishness. Even thinking about this enrages me. For what purpose? Does the city believe that this will solve the homelessness issue?
The majority of these folks are in some way psychologically ill, physically unfit to work, drug and/or alcohol addicts. Furthermore, they wouldn’t be living in $600,000 apartments even if they were employed.
California Proposes Restraining Orders to Stop Thieves
A growing number of headlines have the appearance of coming from the Babylon Bee. Let’s talk about the most recent absurdity from La-la Land.
California Proposes Restraining Orders to Stop Thieves on June 17.
The state of affairs in California is crazy.
Furthermore, 20% of Californians are poor; what’s happening?
Working folks are struggling in the interim.
Angry Renters
Because of growing inflation, hardworking people are finding it difficult to make ends meet. And here we are giving drug addicts $600,000 worth of “affordable” condos along with free food, healthcare, etc.
Please go to Why Angry Renters Will Decide the Election, Take II for more information on irate tenants.
Imagine the impoverished, almost bankrupt laborer who rises early in the morning to make the eight-hour trek to work, all to finance free medical care for undocumented immigrants and $600,000 worth of housing for the homeless.
Previously, GreatGameIndia reported that according to a report from the local Department of Public Health, in 2020, more homeless individuals in Los Angeles died due to drugs than from COVID-19, highlighting the ongoing concern of homelessness in the city.
