Modules Placed at Western Landing Supportive Housing Will Bring 80 Residents Home

Nonprofit housing developer Abode Communities advances second modular development as part of City of Los Angeles HHH Innovation Challenge Award

HARBOR CITY, CA—Nonprofit affordable housing developer Abode Communities, Councilman Tim McOsker, and the Harbor City community celebrate the placement of modules at Western Landing, a supportive housing community that will bring 80 homes to the Harbor City neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The residential development is Abode Communities’ second to be produced as part of a $40 million City of Los Angeles HHH Innovation Challenge Award made to nonprofit developer collaborative Abode Communities, LA Family Housing, and Mercy Housing California.

“Western Landing is a great example of how we, as nonprofit developers, can foster innovation and leverage public-private partnerships to ensure our neighbors have healthy, stable housing,” said Holly Benson, President & CEO of Abode Communities. “Producing long-term supportive housing is our best move, especially as we see year-over-year increases in the number of people experiencing homelessness.”

With a goal of reducing both the cost and time needed to bring supportive housing to fruition, the developer collaborative has worked to streamline the site selection, design, and financing resulting in a replicable and scalable development model on five supportive housing developments totaling some 400 homes in the City of Los Angeles. The Harbor City site complements Abode Communities’ first, Beacon Landing in San Pedro, deepening equitable housing opportunity in Los Angeles’ Council District 15. Beacon Landing had modules placed in November 2022 and opened its doors for 88 residents in November 2023.

“The crisis of our unhoused population is one of the most pressing humanitarian challenges of our time,” said Councilmember Tim McOsker. “We need fast, creative solutions – like these modular developments, which can more quickly deliver much needed housing for our City. I’m grateful to the public-private partnership with Abode Communities, which will give residents of Western Landing not just a home, but also life changing supportive services to build a new future.”

Over a decade, LA County has lost 200,000 rental homes that rent for less than $1,000 per month, growing the homelessness crisis. Prop HHH continues to foster new housing opportunities, unlocking millions of dollars of state and federal funding to deliver 10,000 new homes and life-saving supportive services by 2026, as promised.

“Western Landing is fulfilling the promise of HHH,” said Amber Sheikh, CD15 Working Group on Homelessness representative and housing advocate. “Public investment, including HHH, is the necessary first step to remedy a homelessness crisis that had been left to fester and grow for nearly four decades. Supportive housing is a solution for whole communities and nonprofit affordable housing developers like Abode Communities are paving the way for a more equitable Los Angeles for our most vulnerable neighbors.

LA Family Housing will provide supportive services to improve health, promote housing stability, and support resident independence. Services will include individual and group therapy, connections to mental and physical health care, employment and education resources, and more. Additional building amenities include a landscaped outdoor space, at-grade parking, onsite property management and resident services, and a community space.

The planning of Western Landing included extensive engagement and outreach with staff from Los Angeles Council District 15, specifically with its Working Group on Homelessness and Harbor City Neighborhood Council.
“Western Landing offers hope to the future of South Bay and Los Angeles at-large,” said Lorrie Lathrop, President of Harbor City Neighborhood Council. “When we put our most vulnerable neighbors first we not only change lives but we save lives. Thank you to Abode Communities for bringing HHH housing to Harbor City.”

Major financing for Western Landing included a total of $15.5 million in funding from California Dept. of Housing & Community Development’s Housing for a Healthy California and Infill Infrastructure Grant Programs, $19.7 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits equity in partnership with equity investor Enterprise Community Partners, a $36.4 million construction loan and $6.9 million permanent loan in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, and nearly $32 million in project-based operating subsidy from the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles.