SCANPH Homes Within Reach Rehabilitation Development of the Year!

So honored that Culver City Project Homekey was selected for the SCANPH Homes Within Reach Award for 2024 Rehabilitation Development Project of the Year. JKA is grateful to have had the opportunity to work with The City of Culver City Housing and Human Services Department and see this project through from feasibility study to construction completion.

Beginning in 2020, the City of Culver City with JKA as its consultant, proactively inventoried its older motel properties, developed relationships with existing property owners, and was ready to act when Project Homekey 2 funding became available. The City Council then immediately authorized the acquisition of two adjoining motel properties and working with a staff-led team, brought together JKA as architect, engineers, other disciplinary experts, and a contractor to develop, design, bid, construct and complete the project in 18 months. Upon seeing the facility, 55th District State Assemblymember Isaac G Bryan stated, “This is government at its best. When all levels of government work together in solidarity, we can bring millions of dollars...to house our fellow citizens and continue pushing this effort forward."

JKA served as the architect for the project while we worked with and extend our thanks to the following:
City of Culver City: Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, past Mayor Albert Vera and The City Council
City of Culver City Staff: Tevis Barnes, Sol Blumenfeld, Elaine Gerety-Warner, Tim Koutsouros, Lisa Soghor, Christina Stoffers
Cornerstone Construction Group, Inc., General Contractor: Amy Anderson, VJ Braden
KOA, Project and Construction Management: Steve Deonarine
DSN Group Inc.: Structural Engineering
Windward Engineers & Consultants: MEP Engineering
Forma Engineering Inc.: Civil Engineering
Tajima Open Design Office: Landscape Architecture
JAG Interiors, Inc: Interior Design
Stepping Thru Accessibility: Accessibility Consultants

Photos by Rich Schmitt