The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved $4.9 million in Community Development Block Grant funding for the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus, to be built on North McCadden Place.

The L.A. LGBT Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus will house and shelter approximately 225 people. (photo courtesy of the L.A. LGBT Center)

The grant will fund 100 units of senior housing developed by the LGBT Center. The approved motion fills a key funding gap, allowing the project to move forward.

“We’ve crossed a major threshold making this affordable housing project a reality,” Councilman David Ryu, 4th District, said. “Los Angeles is facing an unprecedented housing and homelessness crisis. I’m proud to see City Council invest this money in a solution – and bring this project that much closer to providing homes and changing lives.”

The Anita May Rosenstein Campus broke ground in March of this year after a successful fundraising campaign by the LGBT Center. On Nov. 9, the City Council approved Ryu’s motion to allocate $8.75 million for 26 units of supportive youth housing, made possible by Measure HHH.

“We are enormously grateful to Councilmember David Ryu for his leadership in making this grant possible, and to the entire City Council and Mayor Eric Garcetti for their commitment to supporting affordable housing for LGBT seniors at risk of homelessness,” LGBT Center CEO Lorri L. Jean said.

This inter-generational campus will also include 100 beds for homeless youth, ground floor retail space, ample parking and a commercial kitchen.