Joe PR

🚨Karen Bass Cuts Ribbon on $72 Million Motel Makeover That Costs Taxpayers Nearly $650,000 Per Homeless Unit Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass cut the ribbon Thursday on a 111-unit homeless housing project created from a converted Motel 6 on Roscoe Boulevard in North Hills, near the 405 Freeway. The development carries a $72 million price tag, or roughly $650,000 per unit. It forms part of the city’s ongoing effort to turn former motels and hotels into permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness. Bass toured the renovated rooms that morning, pointing to the private living spaces and the supportive services now offered to residents. City officials have framed the conversion model as a faster route to adding housing than building new construction from the ground up, though the per-unit cost has drawn attention as one of the higher figures among recent Los Angeles projects of this type. The property is now open and housing residents as part of the broader municipal push to expand shelter options across the city.