Senior affordable housing underway at 300 Alamitos Ave. in Long Beach

On November 21, the City of Long Beach and developer Mercy Housing California commenced work on a new affordable housing complex on the eastern side of the city's downtown.

The project, located at 300 Alamitos Avenue, is being developed as a joint venture with CTY Housing. Plans call for the construction of a five-story building featuring 82 one-bedroom apartments reserved for low-income and homeless seniors.

“300 Alamitos will be a safe, dignified place seniors can call home,” said Mayor Rex Richardson in a news release. “This new development underscores the City’s unwavering commitment to creating more affordable housing options and enhancing livability throughout Long Beach.”

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Slated for completion in Summer 2026, the project was purchased by Mercy Housing using $5 million provided by the Long Beach Community Investment Company.

The new development will rise a few blocks north of Long Beach's new tallest tower - the 35-story Shoreline Gateway development - is not the first proposal for this site. Previously, a seven-story market-rate development with 77 residential units was proposed for the property.

Mercy Housing California is no stranger to Long Beach. The developer previously built a similar senior housing complex at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.

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