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Beach Cities Health District outlines Allcove plans, budget pressures and campus redevelopment
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Summary
Tom Beckley briefed the Hermosa Beach board on Blue Zones results, a roughly $15 million district budget, Allcove usage (about 16,000 visits; ~1,600 youth entered services) and a downsized campus master plan shifted from 420 to 217 assisted‑living units; the district plans to break ground on Allcove in April and will seek a development partner for the remainder of the site.
Tom Beckley of the Beach Cities Health District told the Hermosa Beach City School District board on March 11 that the district will break ground on an Allcove youth mental‑health site this spring and is working to reposition other campus uses to address aging infrastructure and declining asset revenue.
"We have about a $15,000,000 budget," Beckley said, describing the district's revenue mix and noting roughly one-third comes from property tax. He said Allcove—a youth drop‑in service for ages 12–25—has recorded about 16,000 visits since opening and approximately 1,600 youth entered services; Beckley estimated about 10% of those users come from Hermosa.
Beckley presented a recently downsized master plan: initial concepts envisioned as many as 420 assisted‑living and memory‑care units but the adopted master plan now contemplates 217 assisted‑living units and more open space, reflecting community feedback. He said the district will move programming out of an older building by March 2027 for seismic and infrastructure reasons and is negotiating a ground lease with a developer to fund community space elements that the bond measure had not secured.
Board members asked whether a future pool or broader community access is feasible; Beckley said a pool is most likely to be incorporated in assisted‑living or independent‑living facilities with limited community classes through the Center for Health and Fitness, and that the district will keep discussing broader community access with the city and potential developers.
Beckley also explained that after a failed bond measure the district is pursuing value engineering (reducing size and some sustainability elements) and increased philanthropy to close funding gaps; philanthropic fundraising and developer partnerships will be central to delivering open space and community amenities the bond had planned.
What's next: Allcove is scheduled to break ground in April; the district expects to enter into letters of intent with developers in the coming weeks and then proceed with city approvals for redevelopment plans.
