One year after starting construction on the east side of Downtown Long Beach, wood framing has reached its peak for a new affordable housing complex from Mercy Housing California.
Located at 300 Alamitos Avenue, the new five-story building is being developed as a joint venture with CTY Housing. Plans call for 82 one-bedroom apartments reserved for low-income and homeless seniors.
View looking southeast from Alamitos AvenueUrbanize LA
Renderings of the finished product depict it with a contemporary white and green exterior.
At the time of its groundbreaking, completion of 300 Alamitos was anticipated in Summer 2026.
300 Alamitos AvenueGoogle Maps
The project site was purchased by Mercy Housing using $5 million provided by the Long Beach Community Investment Company. Previously, the property was considered for a seven-story market-rate development with 77 residential units was proposed for the property.
Other recent Mercy Housing projects in Long Beach include a similar senior housing complex at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
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