2022 Commercial Real Estate Awards: Community Impact

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2022 Commercial Real Estate Awards: Community Impact

CRE_gold_awardThe Willows

Location: 7621 Canoga Avenue, Canoga Park
Developer: LA Family Housing
Contractor: Oltmans Construction Co.
Architect: GGA Architecture +

The Willows is a single-story, bridge housing facility comprised of 75-beds of interim housing in the West San Fernando Valley for individuals and couples experiencing homelessness. The bridge housing facility is a transitional space that supports homeless Angelenos by offering on-site supportive services including mental health care, recovery support, counseling for those who have experienced domestic violence, security, and housing placement services to help residents find a permanent home. The previously abandoned warehouse and industrial facility has been converted into a loving and healing space with all new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, new bathrooms, laundry facilities, hygiene stations, a recreation room, dining area, outdoor communal space, outdoor pet area and kennels, a conference room, and administrative offices.

Opened in February 2021, the Willows is designed to bring homeless Angelenos off the streets and help them rebuild their lives.


CRE_silver_awardGlorya Kaufman Performing Arts CenterGlorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center

Location: 3200 Motor Ave, Los Angeles
Developer: Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services
Contractor: Shawmut Design and Construction
Architect: AUX Architecture

Adaptively reusing and adding on to a 56-year-old temple on the Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services campus, this transformative project brought to life the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center, a multi-use 300-seat performing arts center that accommodates a variety of programming. Designed for children with learning challenges, the spaces are both inspiring and comforting, with a color palette of light tones and high acoustical performance. The center’s flexible rooms are designed to inspire creative learning models.


CRE_Bronze_Award

KIPP Compton Community School

KIPP Compton Community School

Location: 1650 West 134th Street, Compton
Developer: KIPP SoCAL
Contractor: Oltmans Construction Co.
Architect: Berliner Architects

KIPP Compton Community School, Zest is a 34,000 square foot, two-story, TK-4 elementary school with a multipurpose room and play yard. The school offers tuition-free, college-preparatory, public charter school education, and is part of the national KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) network of 224 schools. To maximize the connection between outdoor and indoor spaces, a large shed roof spans the MPR and shades the patio. In addition to making the campus more cohesive, the roof visually connects the school to the surrounding single-family houses.

 

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