In 2013, the building received a Conservancy Preservation Award by the Los Angeles Conservancy.
The Spanish Colonial Revival building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and functions as a residential complex helping formerly homeless youths and low income adults transition into independent living. The organization’s mission was to create a home for African American young men to participate in activities and events in order to better their lives and create a stronger sense of community. On Central Avenue, a magnet for African American businesses and leisure in the 1920s, he designed the 28th Street YMCA. Education, personal accountability and hard work will get you far - Paul Williams lived by these words. On the East side of town, Williams invested his talents in two projects close to his heart.
