Serenity Apartments Opens in South Los Angeles, Expanding Housing for Seniors

On August 21, Serenity Apartments—a new mixed-use, 50-unit affordable rental community for formerly homeless and low-income seniors—celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The $30 million development, located at 1623 W. Manchester Avenue, marks the City of Los Angeles’ 100th Proposition HHH housing project and will provide permanent supportive housing with 36 units reserved for chronically homeless and unhoused older adults.

St. Joseph Center is proud to serve as the social service provider lead for Serenity Apartments. Our team will ensure residents not only have a safe and stable home, but also access to on-site support, including case management, mental health services, benefits assistance, and connections to health care and community programs tailored for seniors.

The development was made possible through a public-private partnership led by John Stanley, Inc., Concerned Citizens Community Involvement (CCCI), and Innovative Housing Opportunities (IHO). Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, faith leaders from Southside Church of Christ, and community partners joined the celebration, honoring the vision first imagined by the late Dr. Carl C. Baccus in 1979. Future ground-floor space will also house programming by the Los Angeles Urban League, further anchoring the project as a hub of stability and opportunity in South Los Angeles.