Bellflower Friendship Manor
9550 Oak Street • Bellflower, CA
Bellflower Friendship Manor is a 144-unit affordable housing community for senior citizens. Located in the heart of Los Angeles County, the building was acquired and rehabilitated by Community Preservation Partners (CPP) in 2016 in a landmark project that will enhance the quality of life for those who live here and preserve the affordability of their homes for decades to come.
PARTNERSHIPS
This rehabilitation represents CPP at its best. As a subsidiary of the affordable housing pioneer, WNC & Associates, CPP has a knack for bringing parties from all corners of the economy together for a common cause. In Bellflower, CPP teamed up with L+M Development Partners to buy the aging apartment building, which was built in 1973, from the nonprofit Bellflower Friendship Church and turned it into a modern facility loaded with amenities for residents to enjoy.
The project cost approximately $32 million with $7 million in renovations. It included contributions from the following entities:
Public Support
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- California Tax Credit Allocation Committee
- Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles
- California Debt Limit Allocation Committee
Private Investors
- WNC & Associates
Financial and Other Partners
- Red Stone
- Deutsche Bank
Renovation Influencers
- Foundation for Affordable Housing
- FPI Management
- Embrace
- City of Bellflower
- Bellflower Friendship Church
Development Team
- Castle & Gray International
- Irwin Partners Architects
- United Renovations Specialty Group
- Community Preservation Partners
COMMUNITY
Following CPP’s extensive renovation, Bellflower Friendship Manor now has:
- Movie theater
- Dog run
- Putting green
- Art room
- Computer room
- WiFi
- Library
- Game room
- Private events room
- Barbecue grills
- Community garden
- Wellness office
- Enhanced security systems
- Elevator waiting area
SUSTAINABILITY
A comprehensive energy assessment was performed by Energy Partners to evaluate options for saving energy and water and making electric appliances safer. Among the implemented measures were:
- Upgraded interior/exterior lighting to high efficiency
- Installed ENERGY STAR® rated appliances
- Installed double pane, vinyl frame low-emissive windows
- Upgrade HVAC systems in the common area and residential units
- Installed a cool roof
Through the intelligent energy storage services of partner Stem Inc., which controls the amount of electricity taken from the regional power grid so there is no waste, the average Bellflower Friendship Manor resident saves about $120 per year.
