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Long Beach Senior Arts Colony  Designed as a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) , the Long Beach Senior Arts Colony (Colony) is within 100 feet of the Metro Blue Line and existing bus lines along Long Beach Boulevard. Multiple services located within a half-mile of the Colony include a bank, supermarket, beauty salon, hardware store, pocket park, medical center/hospital, postal service and more. The Colony will not only offer affordable senior housing, but will also help Long Beach be a more sustainable city by creating a pedestrian-friendly environment and encouraging residents to use public transportation.On-site programs will emphasize creative and healthy aging with arts, wellness, lifelong learning, community building and intergenerational programs for seniors. The Colony will also feature community rooms, theater, art rooms, community gardens, bark park area, residential library, BBQ areas, spa, laundry facilities, open outdoor areas and on-site management offices and social services. This development is funded by government programs designed to revitalize communities through social and environmental considerations. In July 2009, the LBHDC and Meta were awarded nearly $26 million in Transit Oriented Development and Infill Infrastructure Grant funds from the California State Department of Housing and Community Development - a great accomplishment, given the vigorous competition for the funds. Western Seniors Housing will manage the property with on-site social services provided by EngAGE. The first 39 units is estimated to be completed June 2012; estimated completion for the entire project is December 2012.
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