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Beach Cities Health District previews Allcove site and campus redevelopment; Allcove reports 16,000 visits
Summary
Health district representative told the board the Allcove youth center has logged about 16,000 visits since opening, that the district will break ground on a relocated Allcove in April, and that a master plan reduced assisted‑living units from an initial 420 concept to an adopted 217.
Tom Beckley, representing the Beach Cities Health District, briefed the board on community well‑being metrics and the health‑district campus plan. He said the combined Blue Zones well‑being score for the three‑city area is 69.5 and that Hermosa's score is about 70.2. Regarding the youth center Allcove, Beckley reported: “We've had 16,000 visits. That's not individual kids, but 16,000 visits in the 3 plus years that it's been opened.” He said the district estimates roughly 1,600 individual youth have entered service through Allcove.
Beckley summarized campus planning and financing: the master plan now calls for 217 assisted‑living units (down from earlier concepts near 420), and the district is negotiating with developers and planning a ground lease approach to fund community spaces and cover project gaps after a bond measure failed. He described a roughly $15,000,000 district budget and explained revenue pressures from aging assets, occupancy declines and pandemic impacts. Board members asked about possible satellite liaison offices and community access to future water amenities; Beckley said those ideas remain under discussion and the district is exploring public‑private partnerships to deliver more community space while balancing seismic and infrastructure constraints.
