Rooms For Rent Near USC On West 42nd Street
263 West 42nd Street is a Wellness Housing home in the Historic South-Central neighborhood of Los Angeles, in the 90037 ZIP code, about a mile from the University of Southern California. What is for rent here is one bed in a shared room. It is not an apartment and it is not a private room. A bunk bed is $650 a month and a single bed in a shared room is $750. Utilities are included, there is no credit check and there is no lease to sign.
Shared Transitional Housing in Los Angeles
263 West 42nd Street is one of three Wellness Housing homes in South Los Angeles. Every room in it is shared and every bed is rented to one adult. A bunk bed is $650 a month and a single bed in a shared room is $750 a month, and both prices include the utilities. There is no credit check, no security deposit and no lease to sign, and there is a $50 registration fee.
It is worth being plain about what this is. Wellness Housing does not rent apartments, studios or private rooms. What you rent at this address is one bed in a furnished shared bedroom, in a house you share with other adults. The kitchen, the common rooms, the bathrooms and the laundry room are shared too, and a cleaner works the common areas every day.
The house sits in the Historic South-Central neighborhood, inside Los Angeles City Council District 9. The University of Southern California campus is about a mile away and the Metro E Line at Expo Park USC Station is about nine tenths of a mile. BMO Stadium and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are each about half a mile away and the California Science Center is about nine tenths of a mile. Metro bus line 45 stops on Broadway at 42nd Street within about a tenth of a mile. The bus is a walk from the front door rather than a connection.
Day to day things are close as well. Two federally funded community health centers are nearby. Centro Medico Community Clinic on West Vernon Avenue is about two tenths of a mile away. Kedren Community Health Center on Avalon Boulevard is about seven tenths. Gilbert W Lindsay Recreation Center on East 42nd Place is about six tenths of a mile away, and the EXPO Center on South Bill Robertson Lane is about seven tenths. The Harbor Freeway I-110 runs about two tenths of a mile west. That is the shortest freeway hop of the three Wellness Housing addresses.
Some residents pay their rent through the county. The DPSS Metro offices at 2707 South Grand Avenue are about 1.3 miles away, and Metro Special is the office that runs General Relief intake. Wellness Housing accepts General Relief through DPSS, the DPSS Pilot Program and other third party rent assistance. The house is in the LAPD Newton Division. Its community police station is on South Central Avenue. The Google Business Profile for this address lists a wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking.
The way in is a phone call and a tour. There is no application to complete. A phone call and a tour are how it works. Call 562 716 4568, say what you are looking for, and come and walk through the house before you agree to anything.
What Sits Near The West 42nd Street House
- 263 W 42nd Street sits in the 90037 ZIP code in the Historic South-Central neighborhood of South Los Angeles.
- The house is in Los Angeles City Council District 9 and inside the Zapata-King Neighborhood Council area.
- The Metro E Line at Expo Park USC Station is about 0.9 miles away and Jefferson USC Station is about 1.0 miles away.
- Metro bus line 45 stops on Broadway at 42nd Street within about 0.1 miles.
- Metro bus lines 10 and 48 stop on Main Street at 41st and 43rd Streets about 0.2 miles away, and line 105 stops on Vernon Avenue at Broadway about 0.3 miles away.
- The University of Southern California campus is about 1.0 miles away and the California Science Center is about 0.9 miles away.
- BMO Stadium and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are each about 0.5 miles away.
- Gilbert W Lindsay Recreation Center at 429 E 42nd Place is about 0.6 miles away and the EXPO Center at 3980 S Bill Robertson Lane is about 0.7 miles away.
- The DPSS Metro Family and Metro Special offices at 2707 S Grand Avenue are about 1.3 miles away.
- Centro Medico Community Clinic at 231 W Vernon Avenue is about 0.2 miles away and Kedren Community Health Center at 4211 Avalon Boulevard is about 0.7 miles away.
- The Harbor Freeway I-110 runs about 0.2 miles west of the house and the Santa Monica Freeway I-10 is about 1.9 miles north.
- The Google Business Profile for this house lists a wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking.
The Shared Room On West 42nd Street
The rent is for one bed in a shared bedroom, either a bunk bed at $650 a month or a single bed at $750 a month. Each bed has a chest of drawers beside it. The room is furnished before you arrive and the utilities are already on, so there is nothing to buy and nothing to put into your name.
- A furnished bed in a shared bedroom
- A chest of drawers beside each bed
- Power water and gas included in the rent
- One gig WiFi and a 55 inch 4K television
- Wood look flooring and a desk in one of the shared bedrooms
The Shared Kitchen On West 42nd Street
The ground floor kitchen has a gas range, two refrigerators and a tiled floor, so there is room for everybody's food rather than one shelf each. The dining table beside it seats six. A cleaner is on site every day for the common areas.
- A gas range and two refrigerators
- Storage for cold and dry goods
- A dining table with six chairs
- A cleaner on site daily for the common areas
The Common Room And The Mail Lockers
The front of the house opens into a common room with two sofas, a television, a ceiling fan and a shared desk. A wall of lockable mail boxes sits beside it, so post actually arrives somewhere. An address you can put on a form is one of the quieter things this house gives you.
- Two sofas a television and a ceiling fan
- A shared desk in the common room
- A wall of lockable mail boxes
- Camera monitoring across the common areas and the building perimeter
Laundry And Bathrooms In This House
There is a laundry room in the house with a washer, a dryer and the laundry hours posted above them, so nobody pays for a laundromat. The bathrooms are shared. One of them is a ground floor bathroom with a roll in shower and grab bars at the shower and the toilet.
- A washer and dryer on site with posted laundry hours
- Shared bathrooms with a tub shower and a vanity
- A ground floor bathroom with a roll in shower and grab bars
- A wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking
The Second Kitchen And Common Room Upstairs
The upper floor of the house is a home of its own, with a second kitchen, a second dining area and a second common room. It means the house does not funnel everybody through one kitchen at six in the evening.
- A second kitchen with a gas range and two refrigerators
- A second dining area with an oval table
- A second common room with sofas and a television
- An internal staircase to the upper floor
The house itself
Photographs Of The West 42nd Street House
Every photograph below was taken at 263 West 42nd Street. None of them is stock and none of them is generated.
What A Bed In This House Costs Each Month
The same two prices apply at all three Wellness Housing houses. There is also a $50 registration fee.
Bunk bed
A bunk bed in a shared room.
- Utilities included
- No credit check
- No security deposit
- No lease to sign
- General Relief through DPSS accepted
Single bed
A single bed in a shared room.
- Utilities included
- No credit check
- No security deposit
- No lease to sign
- General Relief through DPSS accepted
What Residents Of This House Say
I spent the year at the wellness house. It was very clean, very respectable, and management was very professional.
Damian is a great manager and understand s tenants needs amd works with his tenants
A place clean to save money great location and the residents are very peaceful
When Someone Answers At Wellness Housing
These are the hours published for all three Wellness Housing houses.
| Monday to Friday | 9am to 5pm PST |
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How To Rent A Bed In This House
Call 562 716 4568
There is no application to complete. A call and a tour are how it works. You call, you say what you are looking for, and someone talks it through with you.
Tour West 42nd Street
You walk through the house before you agree to anything. You see the bedroom, the kitchen, the laundry room and the common rooms on both floors.
Move in
If it suits, you pay the first month and the $50 registration fee and you move in. The room is furnished, the utilities are on and there is no lease to sign.
Ask About A Room On West 42nd Street
The fastest way in is the phone. If it is easier to write, send this and someone will call you back during office hours.
What Happens After You Ask About This House
- We call you back. Someone from Wellness Housing calls during office hours and asks what you are looking for.
- You tour the house. You walk through 263 West 42nd Street and see the room before you agree to anything.
- You move in. First month plus the $50 registration fee, no deposit, no credit check and no lease.
Call: 562 716 4568
Email: info@wellnesshousing.org
Wellness Housing is an Equal Housing Opportunity provider.
Questions About Living On West 42nd Street
Is this an apartment?
No. Wellness Housing does not rent apartments, studios or private rooms. What is for rent at 263 West 42nd Street is one bed in a furnished shared bedroom, in a house shared with other adults. A bunk bed is $650 a month and a single bed in a shared room is $750 a month.
How far is this house from USC?
The University of Southern California campus is about a mile from the front door and the Metro E Line at Expo Park USC Station is about nine tenths of a mile. BMO Stadium and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are each about half a mile away.
Is a credit check or a security deposit required?
No. There is no credit check and no security deposit at any Wellness Housing house, and there is no lease to sign. Moving in costs the first month plus a $50 registration fee.
Can General Relief pay for the room?
Yes. Wellness Housing accepts General Relief through Los Angeles County DPSS, the DPSS Pilot Program and other third party rent assistance. The DPSS Metro offices on South Grand Avenue are about 1.3 miles from the house. Whether you qualify for General Relief is decided by DPSS.
Who can live at this house?
That is a conversation rather than a checklist. Call 562 716 4568 and someone will talk through what you are looking for and which of the three houses might suit.