Construction has started on a development that will provide 149 affordable and supportive homes on the Los Angeles General Medical Center campus.
The project is the second phase of the Colibrí at Restorative Care Village and will serve seniors 62 and older, including 75 permanent supportive housing (PSH) units for formerly homeless seniors. All homes will serve households earning between 30% and 60% of the area median income.
“Too many Angelenos have been forced to choose between a safe place to live and the health care and support they need to thrive,” said Los Angeles County board chair and First District supervisor Hilda L. Solis. “Colibrí moves us closer to changing that by creating a community where affordable housing, healthcare, behavioral health services, and a sense of belonging are connected in one place. This is the kind of investment we need to make to ensure that our seniors, people experiencing homelessness, and working families can remain rooted in their communities and build more stable futures.”
The project by Century Affordable Development is part of the larger Restorative Care Village initiative at the medical center campus. The initiative also includes a mental health urgent care center, a residential withdrawal management unit, and a 128-bed mental health rehabilitation center. The model brings housing, healthcare, behavioral health services, and other resources together in one location.
The first phase, which began construction last year and is scheduled to be completed in 2027, features 145 homes for individuals and small households, including 75 PSH units for formerly unhoused residents.
In addition, Colibrí will include a 12-bed peer respite program. This will provide a higher temporary level of care for residents or a “step-down” program for the neighboring Restorative Care Village’s Crisis Residential program and recuperative care for when individuals are not yet ready to return to the community but no longer require a high level of service, according to officials.
Officials broke on the second phase in August. Financing for the $94.5 million development includes:
- $40 million in low-income housing tax credit equity from Wells Fargo;
- A $22.7 million construction loan from Wells Fargo;
- A $17.1 million permanent loan from Citi Community Capital;
- A $10 million loan from the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) No Place Like Home program;
- A $10 million loan from the LACDA Affordable Housing Trust Fund program: and
- Project-based Section 8 vouchers from LACDA.
Supportive services will be provided by Century Oasis Residential Services.
“This development is emblematic of Century’s mission. The nearly 150 affordable and supportive homes for seniors being created in this phase are more than statistics—each one represents a safe place to land, with not just a roof overhead but a true community behind it,” said Jacqueline Waggoner, president and CEO of Century Housing. “We’re honored to help turn this shared vision of Colibrí at Restorative Care Village into a reality, alongside the county of Los Angeles and the many organizations that have made it possible.”
Dave Pilon serves as resident services adviser. Urban Semillas leads community engagement. Practice is the architect, and Studio-MLA is the landscape architect.