New housing for chronically homeless seniors opens in San Bernardino

San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran joined Shangri-La Industries and service provider Step Up to celebrate the opening of Step Up in San Bernardino, the City’s newest permanent supportive housing for chronically unhoused seniors at the repurposed former All Star Lodge.

The hotel-turned-apartment complex provides 76 fully-furnished, single occupancy 250-square-foot efficiency apartments and one permanent onsite manager unit. In addition, eight units are designed specifically for occupants with mobility issues, and four units are outfitted for aurally- or visually-impaired individuals.

“The renovation of the former All Star Lodge will provide much-needed permanent housing for the most vulnerable individuals who have been living on the streets of San Bernardino. This housing project, Step Up in San Bernardino, which will provide onsite intensive support services to each tenant, is a well-proven model to solve homelessness in San Bernardino and other communities across the country,” said Tod Lipka, Step Up’s President & CEO.

The facility was funded through financing from Shangri-La Industries and the State’s Homekey program.