FROM HAZARD TO HAVEN\Building to be converted to transition home for battered women.Byline: Terri Hardy Daily News Staff Writer A red-tagged apartment complex that has been a draw for vandals and a neighborhood eyesore eye·sore n. Something, such as a distressed building, that is unpleasant or offensive to view. eyesore Noun something very ugly Noun 1. will soon become the city's largest transitional housing complex for battered women and their children. Work will start today on the $1.15 million renovation of the complex, which was purchased for $885,000 by Haven Hills Inc. The project is being financed with a city Housing Department loan, earthquake rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. funds and tax credits. The nonprofit domestic violence shelter will not have to pay back the loan in cash, but will be obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. to run and maintain the facility for 20 years, said Betty Fisher, the organization's executive director. "For years, women leaving our shelter told us they needed more time to get their lives together," Fisher said. "This will give them help to break the cycle of violence. "Some women have ended up going back to the batterer for a place to stay, others end up living in their cars." Instead of a 30-day stay now allowed in their crisis shelter, some women and their children will be housed in the new facility for 18 months. Besides shelter, also provided on site will be child care, job training and counseling, Fisher said. The crisis shelter, at a different location, will be maintained as well, Fisher said. The apartment complex went into foreclosure foreclosure Legal proceeding by which a borrower's rights to a mortgaged property may be extinguished if the borrower fails to live up to the obligations agreed to in the loan contract. after it was devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. by the Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. . The location is not being disclosed publicly to ensure the safety of residents. "Haven Two," will include 26 one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments with an enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. play area. Residents' rent, from $269 to $476 a month, will be used to maintain the building. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Betty Fisher, executive director of Haven Hills, stands amid the complex that will be converted to a home for abused women. Terri Thuente/Daily News |
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