Los Angeles continues to make strides in addressing its housing crisis with several innovative projects aimed at supporting the city’s most vulnerable populations. From transforming old motels into permanent supportive housing to building affordable units for veterans and low-income families, these developments are reshaping communities while providing much-needed housing.
In this post, we'll explore three impactful projects opening in Los Angeles:
Evermont: Revitalizing South LA with Affordable Housing and Community Development
Evermont, a new affordable housing development from Bridge Housing Corporation, has finally brought life to the long-vacant site at 8500 S. Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles. This project includes 180 apartments split between two six-story buildings. Luminus@Evermont offers 118 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units for families earning 30 to 80 percent of the area’s median income. Vista@Evermont, meanwhile, provides 62 one-bedroom units specifically for seniors earning up to 30 percent of the median income. Designed by TCA Architects, the housing complex is part of the larger Vermont Manchester development, which includes a central plaza, retail space, a 40,000-square-foot Target, and the SEED LA boarding school, which will serve high school students with a focus on STEM education. This long-anticipated project fills a gap left in the community since the 1992 riots, offering much-needed housing and amenities.
St. Andrews: Affordable Housing for Veterans Breaks Ground in Harvard Heights
A new affordable housing project, Steps on St. Andrews, has officially broken ground at 1808 S. St. Andrews Place in Harvard Heights. Developed by Holos Communities, the project will transform a historic craftsman home into eight apartments, while adding a three-story, 12-unit building at the rear. The development will provide 19 units of permanent supportive housing for veterans, with features like original materials from the home being reused in the construction. Built on city-owned land, the project addresses the urgent need for housing for homeless veterans in Los Angeles, with support from organizations like The People Concern and funding from the National Equity Fund and the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
The Pano: Transforming a Panorama City Motel into Supportive Housing
LA Family Housing has begun a $60-million redevelopment project at 8209 N. Sepulveda Boulevard in Panorama City, transforming a 1950s motel into "The Pano," a permanent supportive housing complex. The project will convert the existing motel into 41 apartments, with an additional three-story building adding 50 more units, totaling 91 apartments. Of these, 90 units will be reserved for low-income, formerly homeless individuals, with one unit set aside for a manager. The project, designed by office42, is supported by funding from California’s Project Homekey and Los Angeles' Executive Directive 1, which aims to expedite housing developments. Completion is expected in Spring 2026.
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