South Bay

HOUSING FOR SENIORS: Gardena city officials recently received a $6.4-million grant to build an 80-unit apartment complex for low- and moderate-income senior citizens.

The grant was one of nine that were awarded in Southern California by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. About 33 cities in Southern California applied for the grant, said Gardena City Manager Ken Landau.

The apartment complex will be built on the 2300 block of Marine Avenue, on the site of a private hospital that closed 15 years ago. Landau said tenants should be able to move in during 1997. Tenants will pay 30% of their gross income for rent; the rest will be subsidized by the government. About 300 senior citizens are on a waiting list for two housing complexes that are near completion.