Shared Housing For Men On East 54th Street
Picture coming home to 1445 East 54th Street, one of the two Wellness Housing houses for men. A clean house in the Central Alameda neighborhood of South Los Angeles, in the 90011 ZIP code, with a bed that's ready for you and the Metro A Line a short walk away. A bunk bed is $650 a month and a single bed in a shared room is $750, with the utilities included. No credit check. No lease to sign. Come see it this week.
Shared Transitional Housing in Los Angeles
1445 East 54th Street is one of three Wellness Housing homes in South Los Angeles, and it's the best connected of them. Every room in it is shared and every bed is rented to one adult. A bunk bed is $650 a month and a single bed in a shared room is $750 a month, and both prices include the utilities. For a bunk bed that works out to about $22 a day for a furnished bed, a full kitchen, laundry on site and a manager who lives in the house. There is no credit check, no security deposit and no lease to sign.
The house sits in the Central Alameda neighborhood, in the 90011 ZIP code, inside Los Angeles City Council District 9. Metro bus lines 55 and 611 stop on Compton Avenue at 53rd and 55th Streets within about a tenth of a mile, Metro bus line 102 stops on Hooper Avenue at 55th Street about two tenths of a mile away, and the Metro A Line at Slauson Station on Long Beach Avenue is about half a mile away with Vernon Station about seven tenths of a mile away. For most residents that means the rail network is a walk rather than a connection.
Day to day errands are close as well. Northgate Market on East Slauson Avenue is about seven tenths of a mile away and El Super on East Gage Avenue is about eight tenths of a mile. James Slauson Recreation Center on South Compton Avenue is about a tenth of a mile from the front door and Augustus F Hawkins Natural Park is about three tenths of a mile away. Two federally funded community health centers are within about eight tenths of a mile, Central City Community Health Center on South Central Avenue and South Central Family Health Center further north on the same road.
For residents whose rent is paid through the county, the DPSS Florence office at 1740 East Gage Avenue is about nine tenths of a mile away, and Wellness Housing accepts General Relief through DPSS as well as the DPSS Pilot Program, the START Program and other third party rent assistance. The house is in the LAPD Newton Division, whose community police station is on South Central Avenue. The Google Business Profile for this address lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible parking and free street parking.
The way in is a phone call and a tour. Call, or apply online in about two minutes. Call 562-716-4568, say what you are looking for, and come and walk through the house before you agree to anything.
Getting Around Central Alameda From This House
- 1445 E 54th Street sits in the 90011 ZIP code in the Central Alameda neighborhood of South Los Angeles.
- The house is in Los Angeles City Council District 9 and inside the Central Alameda Neighborhood Council area.
- Metro bus lines 55 and 611 stop on Compton Avenue at 53rd and 55th Streets within about 0.1 miles.
- Metro bus line 102 stops on Hooper Avenue at 55th Street about 0.2 miles away.
- The Metro A Line at Slauson Station on Long Beach Avenue is about 0.5 miles away and Vernon Station is about 0.7 miles away.
- James Slauson Recreation Center at 5306 S Compton Avenue is about 0.1 miles away.
- Northgate Market at 944 E Slauson Avenue is about 0.7 miles away and El Super at 1301 E Gage Avenue is about 0.8 miles away.
- The DPSS Florence office at 1740 E Gage Avenue is about 0.9 miles away.
- Central City Community Health Center at 5970 S Central Avenue is about 0.7 miles away.
- The Harbor Freeway I-110 is about 1.8 miles west and the Santa Monica Freeway I-10 is about 2.1 miles north.
- The Google Business Profile for this house lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible parking and free street parking.
The Shared Room On East 54th Street
The rent is for one bed in a shared bedroom, either a bunk bed at $650 a month or a single bed at $750 a month. Each bed has its own chest of drawers. The house is furnished before you arrive and the utilities are already on, so there is nothing to buy and nothing to put into your name.
- A furnished bed in a shared bedroom
- A chest of drawers for each bed
- Power water and gas included in the rent
- One gig WiFi and a 55 inch 4K television
- Mirrored closets and windows on two walls in the upstairs rooms
The Kitchen And The Common Rooms
The ground floor runs open plan, with a common room that holds a sectional sofa, a television and a shared work desk, and a dining table beside the kitchen. The kitchen has a gas range, granite counters and two full size refrigerators so there is room for everybody's food. The upper unit has its own kitchen and common room.
- A shared kitchen with a gas range and two full size refrigerators
- A common room with a sofa a television and a work desk
- A dining table with bench seating
- A second kitchen and common room in the upper unit
Laundry And Bathrooms In The House
There is a laundry room with a washer and a dryer on each floor, so residents do not pay for a laundromat or queue for one machine. The bathrooms are shared and a cleaner keeps the common areas every day.
- A washer and dryer on each floor
- Shared bathrooms with a tub shower and a vanity
- A cleaner on site daily for the common areas
- Camera monitoring across the common areas and the building perimeter
The house itself
Photographs Of The East 54th Street House
Every photograph below was taken at 1445 East 54th Street. None of them is stock and none of them is generated.
What A Bed In This House Costs Each Month
The same two prices apply at all three Wellness Housing houses.
Bunk bed
A bunk bed in a shared room.
- Utilities included
- No credit check
- No security deposit
- No lease to sign
- General Relief through DPSS and the START Program accepted
Single bed
A single bed in a shared room.
- Utilities included
- No credit check
- No security deposit
- No lease to sign
- General Relief through DPSS and the START Program accepted
What Residents Say About This House
Extremely Clean, i repeat clean, quiet and comfortable environment. Orderliness and hospitality by managers is well appreciated. This is a rare gem amongst shared living.
I have been living here for 7 months!!.. I have had no problems..!! Wellness housing manager Glenn and his assistant manager keep wellness housing safe clean and drama free.
I been staying here for a month now, and honestly I have nothing bad to say about the place. Glenn the property manager is a nice andprofessional guy.
Phone Hours For The East 54th Street House
These are the hours published for all three Wellness Housing houses.
| Monday to Friday | 8am to 5pm Pacific |
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How To Get A Bed In This House
Call 562-716-4568
Call, or apply online in about two minutes. Either way, a call and a tour are how it works. You call and say what you are looking for, and someone talks it through with you.
Tour East 54th Street
You come and see the house before you agree to anything. You see the bedroom, the kitchen, the laundry room and the people you would be living with.
Move in
If it suits, you pay the first month and you move in. The utilities are already on and there is no lease to sign.
Ask About Shared Housing On East 54th Street
The fastest way in is the phone. If it is easier to write, send this and someone will call you back during office hours.
What Happens After You Ask About This House
- We call you back. Someone from Wellness Housing calls during office hours and asks what you are looking for.
- You tour the house. You walk through 1445 East 54th Street and see the room before you agree to anything.
- You move in. First month, no deposit, no credit check and no lease.
Call: 562-716-4568
Email: info@wellnesshousing.org
Wellness Housing is an Equal Housing Opportunity provider.
Questions About Living On East 54th Street
Are the rooms in this house private?
No. Every room in the house is shared and every bed is rented to one adult. There are no private rooms, no apartments and no separate units at any Wellness Housing property.
How far is the nearest Metro station?
The Metro A Line at Slauson Station on Long Beach Avenue is about half a mile from the house and Vernon Station is about seven tenths of a mile. Metro bus lines 55 and 611 stop on Compton Avenue within about a tenth of a mile.
Can General Relief pay for a bed?
Yes. Wellness Housing accepts General Relief through Los Angeles County DPSS, the DPSS Pilot Program, the START Program and other third party rent assistance. The DPSS Florence office on East Gage Avenue is about nine tenths of a mile from the house. When DPSS pays for a bed, the resident does not pay the difference.
Who can live at this house?
East 54th Street is one of the two Wellness Housing houses for men. Beyond that it is a conversation rather than a checklist. Call 562-716-4568 and someone will talk through what you are looking for.