The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has signed off on $100 million in loans to six developments which will bring affordable and permanent supportive housing to South Los Angeles, Pico-Union, Koreatown, Canoga Park, East Hollywood, and West Carson.  The six projects - from five different developers - will create more than 560 apartments for low-income and formerly homeless households.

8400 and 8550 S. Vermont Avenue

The Supervisors voted to approve a loan of up to $6.2 million utilizing Community Development Block Grant funds to cover the costs of street vacations at the 8400 and 8500 blocks of South Vermont Avenue.

The 4.2 acres of land - acquired by the County via eminent domain in October 2017 - is slated for the construction of a mixed-use project consisting of a college-preparatory boarding school, community-serving retail, a transit plaza, and 180 units of affordable housing.  

Developers SEED Foundation and Bridge housing Corporation are on pace to break ground on the first phase of the project - the boarding school - this summer.

The Quincy

Wakeland Housing and Community Development Corp. is slated to receive nearly $11.7 million in No Place Like Home (NPLH) funds for the construction of The Quincy, slated for a property at 2652-2662 W. Pico Boulevard in Pico-Union.

The total cost of the proposed four-story, 54-unit low-income apartment complex is estimated at $33.4 million.

Serenity

$12.2 million in NPLH funds have been earmarked for the Serenity Apartments, slated for a property at 923-937 S. Kenmore Avenue in Koreatown.

The project - which comes from Domus Development - calls for the construction of a six-story, 75-unit apartment complex serving low-income seniors.

The total estimated cost of the Serenity project is nearly $43 million.

Bell Creek Apartments

West Los Angeles-based non-profit developer Meta Housing Corp. is poised to receive $11.2 million in County funds for the construction of the Bell Creek Apartments in Canoga Park.

The project, which would rise at 6940-6958 Owensmouth Avenue, calls for the construction of a five-story building featuring 80 apartments reserved for households earning 80 percent or less than the area median income.

The total cost of the Bell Creek project is approximately $47.4 million, according to a staff report.

The Wilcox

A second project from Wakeland Housing - called The Wilcox - is slated for $13.4-million in NPLH funds.

The project, planned a few blocks west of the Vermont/Santa Monica subway station at 4904-4920 W. Santa Monica Boulevard, would consist of a four-story structure featuring 62 housing units.

The total cost of the Wilcox is estimated at $35.4 million.

West Carson Villas

The Supervisors also approved the issuance of up to $45 million in multifamily revenue bonds to developer PATH Ventures for the construction of the West Carson Villas.  

The project, located at 22801-22905 S. Vermont Avenue, will consist of offer 111 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments restricted to households earning at or below 30 and 60 percent of the area median income.

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