This was the Venice Housing Authority’s first public housing complex.  It was built in the late 1960’s on North Grove Street. It served as a key affordable housing hub for families in Venice’s historically Black neighborhood.  The 50 unit complex was demolished in 2009. It was replaced by the modern Venitian Walk subsidized housing community.

Origins

     Location :  Grove Terrace was built on a nearly 6 acre site near the Intracoastal Waterway.

    Historical Context: The site was located in what was formerly known as the  “Negro or Blackburn Quarters “, one of the earliest historically  Black neighborhoods in the city of Venice

     Development: The complex was officially opened in 1970 and was designed by Jack West. It was established as the Venice Housing Authority’s major public housing project.to provide n low-income housing

Redevelopment in the 2000’s

     By the mid 2000’s, Grove Terrace had aged significantly . In 2006,the Venice Housing Authority secured the necessary funding and tax credits to redevelop the site

     All 50 units of the Old Grove Terrace were torn down in 2009.

     Phase 1 Venetian Walk Senior (2014)

     A 61 unit , three story apartment complex reserved for low income seniors aged 62 and older was built just south of the old footprint at 201 Grove Street N.

     Phase II Venetia n Walk II (2020)

       Built directly on the original footprint of the old Grove Terrace Complex, this $12.2 million dollar project opened as an all ages ,mixed finance family community.  It features 2 and 3 story garden style buildings offering 52 modern units