Make Your Voice Heard

You can help us stop the demolition of Venice Manor so that the tenants can preserve it as affordable housing forever. Call Robert D'Elia and tell him that Venice doesn't need more luxury homes. What we need is affordable housing -- and the Venice Manor Tenants' Association can give Venice more affordable units than Robert D'Elia ever will.

Tell Bob D'Elia: hands off Venice Manor! (310) 862-8600

Contact Councilman Bill Rosendahl and thank him for supporting the tenants at Venice Manor. Ask him what else he will do to help them make their buyout plan a reality.
(213) 473-7011
Councilman.Rosendahl@lacity.org

The Threat

Robert D'Elia wants to bring in the bulldozers. D'Elia's firm, RAD Ventures, plans to demolish the 28 rent-controlled apartments at Venice Manor, and replace them with 3-story luxuryhomes.

D'Elia calls himself a "Venice Visionary," and his past projects tell us what he has in mind for Venice's future. Two of his developments loom side-by-side on Main Street, the Venice Art Lofts and Dogtown Station. These "art lofts" are way beyond the reach of the many artists who live in Venice, as well as the skater and surfer crowd of Dogtown fame. They are examples of D'Elia's cynical vision: a virtual Venice, a pretend community, with little depth or substance.

D'Elia's plans for Venice Manor
In accordance with this vision for a virtual Venice, D'Elia's development plan for 542-568 Venice Blvd is only for the wealthy.

For a detailed outline of our practical, moral, and legal objections to Robert D'Elia's plan, see the letter (PDF, 380K) that we sent to Councilmember Bill Rosendahl (Los Angeles District 11) and our local Land Use and Planning Committee.

A better alternative
The tenants at Venice Manor are putting together a plan to buy the building we call home. Under our ownership, Venice gets to keep its affordable housing. Read more about our vision.