An Elegant Apartment Community for Active LGBTQ 55+ Adults and Their Allies
Southern California’s first and only luxury, 55+ active adult community designed the LGBTQ+ community and our allies.
Living Out is the brainchild, or perhaps better characterized as the “heartchild” of Loren Ostrow and Paul Alanis, the principals of the development firm, KOAR International. It is Southern California’s first and only luxury, 55+ active adult LQBTQ+ community.
For decades Ostrow, a respected leader in the LGBTQ community, has dreamt of using the KOAR development talents to create a safe, supportive, and enriched living environment in which LGBTQ seniors can live openly and thrive. The need for such an environment is obvious. As Loren has stated:
“Knowing that too many LGBTQ seniors live in unsafe or even openly hostile environments is intolerable and we wanted to address this issue. We have done so by creating a safe and beautiful community that meets the unique needs of our seniors as we begin the next chapter of our lives.”
Ostrow and Alanis began working in earnest on the Living Out project nearly six years ago, acquiring the nine-acre East Tahquitz Canyon Way site, conducting research and focus groups within the LGBTQ community regarding their concept, and assembling, directing, and funding the architect, designers and other professionals needed to design a first-class living environment for those who would eventually call Living Out their home.
On November 5, 2021, Living Out broke ground and our first residents moved into their new homes in September, 2023, making our dream a reality.
As LGBTQ people, we had to learn to navigate a world that wasn’t built for us. But now, Living Out reverses that paradigm by building
– Loren Ostrow
The Living Out Team
Loren Ostrow
Highly Respected LGBTQ Community Leader and Philanthropist, Seasoned Developer, and Visionary Leader of Living Out
Paul Alanis
Expert Property Developer and Manager, Ally of the LGBTQ Community and Long-time Desert Resident
Richard Delaney
General Manager, oversees the day-to-day operation of Living Out, Palm Springs
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