"The church goes to the roughest neighborhoods of cities and establishes itself. The renovation is not to increase the market value of the building, it is to simply upgrade the living conditions for the tenants."
"Back in 1906, when it opened as the Darby Apartment Hotel, the building was a showplace. It featured a large, elegant marble lobby with a soaring ceiling, elaborate public rooms and two pools (one for humans, one for fish)."
"The Grace, which has 54 units that rent for $255 a month, will get new paint, windows, carpeting, electrical systems and landscaping. The lobby will be restored to its former glory with a marble floor and an intricately detailed molded ceiling."
The Grace Apartment Hotel, located near downtown Los Angeles, is a five-story colonial building originally opened as the Darby Apartment Hotel in 1906. The structure features distinctive architectural elements including a pillared porch and circular driveway. After decades of deterioration, the United House of Prayer, a nondenominational church with over 1 million members across 120 U.S. cities, initiated a million-dollar restoration project. The renovation aims to upgrade living conditions for tenants rather than increase property value. The 54-unit building, renting at $255 monthly, will receive new paint, windows, carpeting, electrical systems, and landscaping. The lobby restoration will recreate its original marble floor and ornate molded ceiling.
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