City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson looks down on Manchester Avenue from one of the housing units at the Serenity Building. The building offers 50 housing units, mostly for senior citizens who were homeless.

Photo by Ray Richardson

By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A new $41 million facility named the Serenity Building is drawing high praise for helping to end homelessness for seniors and providing a satellite office for the Los Angeles Urban League. The dual role of the Serenity Building is being celebrated as one of the most significant achievements for Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson during his term as Los Angeles City Council president. “When somebody looks you in the eye and tells you they thought they were going to die, but now they have a plac

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