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Loan Agreements with Tiny Tim LP April 16, 2019 Page 5 and comprehensive case management to families, individuals, and veterans in Orange County for over 27 years. Mercy House staff has extensive knowledge of needs and barriers faced by the low-income residents in our community, as well as a variety of resources helpful to their success. Mercy House has, since it's founding in 1988, focused on the creation and operation of facilities that provide more than simply beds and roofs. In its care for the dignity of the individual person, it has a commitment to high quality facilities that provide the best that can be given through professional staff and case management. It's first property, now called Joseph House, provided a transitional residence for employable homeless adult men in Santa Ana. Today, Mercy House provides housing and comprehensive supportive services for a variety of populations, which include families, adult men and women, mothers and their children, persons living with HIV/ AIDS, individuals overcoming substance addictions and some who are physically and mentally disabled. Mercy House is a partner with CDP at The Orchard and The Cove, a 12 -unit affordable/senior property/homeless veteran in Newport Beach. In addition, it owns and operates several other permanent supportive housing properties. Project Design The project was designed with the support of City Fabrick, a nonprofit design studio dedicated to enhancing communities in need through collaborate public interest design, planning, and policy development. Based in Southern California, City Fabrick operates with a global view, drawing upon precedents near and far while fostering innovation that can be applicable to other commu- nities. City Fabrick is an independent, nonprofit organization that works beyond the conventional client -consultant framework, having the capacity to collaborate with community partners on mission -related work as well as help initiate positive change in the community. The new construction at Tiny Tim will provide 51 units of new, high quality, affordable rental homes targeting large families, while also enhancing the existing businesses through rehabilitation of the retail center. Upon completion, the project will serve as a community social node where housing, local businesses and community services interact to promote a healthier neighborhood. The first component of the project includes demolition of the existing, vacant automotive repair structure at 2237 West Fifth Street (corner of Fifth and Hawley streets). In its place, the applicant proposes to construct the subject affordable residential community. The residential community will be a four -level single structure. The first level will contain community rooms and management offices serving the residents. On grade, residential parking for both bicycles and automobiles is made possible through the construction of a podium deck. On top of the podium deck, a courtyard and three levels of residential units will be constructed. The courtyard will be landscaped and provide playground equipment, outdoor kitchen, and an artificial turf play surface. The structure has been designed with a contemporary architectural style that uses large facades, repetitive window placement, and areas for vegetation and murals. Additional site amenities include a zocalo or community plaza in the northeast corner of the site, community gardens, and mini park with outdoor gym equipment and a jogging track around the perimeter. The project will also provide fagade upgrades to the existing commercial structures at the north and east portions of the project site, and street improvement modifications along Fifth and