Opened in 1967 as a 15-story, 168-unit HUD Section 8 residence for seniors aged 62 and older, Grace Tower Senior Apartments rises above Park Boulevard at the boundary between Hillcrest and North Park. Project-based rental assistance keeps rents income-based for qualified applicants, and the resident services ring along Park Boulevard includes drop-off laundry at Park Boulevard Laundry & Dry Cleaners for tenants without in-unit machines. All 168 units are wheelchair accessible at the parking-lot entrance, with balcony views toward Balboa Park to the south and the North Park arts district to the east. Management runs through Royal Property Management Group following the building’s original development by Falkenberg/Gilliam & Associates, with a long-running waiting list typical for Section 8 senior properties in this price band. The one-mile route to Trees for Health Garden inside Balboa Park gives residents a flat, shaded walking loop for mobility exercise without crossing major intersections. Income-qualification packets move through the HUD project-based contract system, so applicants submit a single set of documents covering rent calculation, accessible-unit priority, and supportive housing for the elderly eligibility in one review cycle.