Masonry Magazine September 1972 Page. 11
Quality Housing for the Aged
Mason contractors such as Fireside Construction, El Monte, Calif., are increasingly involved in the growing market for quality housing for senior citizens. Two jobs that Fireside completed in 1971 are the Good Shepherd Manor in Los Angeles and St. Timothys Manor, Compton, Calif.
In its continuing reports on the national need for this type housing, the International Masonry Institute (IMI) points out that everyone benefits when masonry is chosen as the building material for such projects. The extensive use of masonry, including liberal use of exposed masonry for interiors, makes it an economical construction method.
This is especially so, reports IMI, when the loadbearing masonry system is employed. This speedy method provides earlier occupancy, easier financing, better insurance rates, low maintenance costs and many other benefits. The occupants benefit, too, says IMI, for they get a quality building at low rentals, have better fire protection with masonry walls in public areas, stairwells, and the like. They are also relatively free from sound pollution, which is a growing problem when substitute materials are used in place of masonry walls.
The architects chose the loadbearing masonry system for the Good Shepherd and St. Timothys projects because of its low cost and speed of construction. Both structures are of concrete block and painted.
The high-rises were financed with HUD 202/236. The 12-story God Shepherd Manor, 3300 W. Vernon Ave., Los Angeles, cost in excess of $2,000,000 without land. It has 143 living units with efficiencies renting for $86 and one-bedroom apartments for $96.
The eight-story St. Timothys Manor, 415 So. Oleander Ave., Compton, cost slightly over $1,300,000 without land. It has 114 living units which rent for $76 for an efficiency and $88 for a one-bedroom apartment.
These two quality buildings for the elderly feature: two elevators, one with a seat, one for stretcher cases; level
St. Timothys Manor, Compton, Calif., also constructed of loadbearing masonry, resulted in a quality building for the elderly with numerous advantages for the architect and builder as well as the occupants.
The loadbearing masonry system, including the liberal use of exposed masonry for interiors, made the Good Shepherd Manor in Los Angeles an economical method of construction while affording savings on maintenance.
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