ACE/121

Project Type:

Family Housing

Arts Community

Address:

121 N Kenwood St, Glendale, CA 91206

Year Completed:

2017

Units:

Property Website

Located at the nexus of arts and entertainment in Glendale, ACE/121 provides seventy-two units of affordable housing with a preference for artists.

Sited on the historic YMCA campus, this project provides 72 units that support both the arts and low-income families. The site’s amenities include two “messy labs” to produce art, a lobby that serves as an informal gallery, community gardens, tot-lot playground, computer media lab, ADA-accessible woodshop, and a formal exhibition space.

This project is a key feature of Glendale’s long-term vision for arts and entertainment.

Created through a unique public-private partnership amongst the City of Glendale, YMCA, and Meta Housing, ACE/121 stands out as an important piece of Glendale’s Arts & Culture and Planning Commissions’ vision for a defined Downtown Art & Entertainment District, which also includes the neighboring Alex Theatre, Central Library, Museum of Neon Art, and Antaeus Theatre Company.

The ACE/121 Gallery showcases art and live performances.

The Gallery is home to the local non-profit organization Glendale Arts, and has hosted exhibits, talks, and performances, as well as dozens of workshops, for outside art organizations. Exhibit topics have included arts education, Armenian futurists, Earth Day, feminism, and new works by local artists. Attendance has varied from 40 to over 300 people, serving at least 1,500 people since its opening. ACE/121 is the backdrop of dozens of photographs and short films produced by local talent from within and outside the building.

Financial Partners:

Bank of America
Greystone
Western Community Housing, Inc.
City of Glendale Housing Authority
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC)

Architect:

Studio One Eleven

General Contractor:

KPRS

Sustainability & Awards:

2019 NAHB Best Affordable Apartment Community (Up to 100 Units)
2018 Multi-Housing News Gold Excellence Award, Affordable
2018 SCDF Citation Award, Affordable Housing
2017 SCANPH Homes Within Reach Award, Honorable Mention