Affordable housing preservation in Los Angeles

Better neighborhood, Same neighbors

Everyone should have access to affordable, secure, and healthy housing.

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55Properties by 2028

2,000Homes retrofitted

3LA communities

RedefiningPreservation

A comprehensive approach

Rehabilitation & Resilience
Deferred repairs & maintenance, health & safety + habitability & hardening + physical risk mitigation
Efficiency & Decarbonization
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing & envelope + PV & energy storage
Stabilization & Affordability
Financial (non-physical) relief / support / flexibility to enhance financial stability

Our shared priority

Everyone should have access to affordable, secure, and healthy housing.

By 2028, our cohort partners will:

Retrofit 55 properties (2,000 units) in East LA, South LA, & Little Tokyo Downtown LA
Strengthen organizational capacity & resident engagement
Share generated data as a catalyst to reform the enabling environment

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Retrofit LA is a pilot program bringing together community organizations, housing operators, and financial institutions to preserve and strengthen affordable housing portfolios across Los Angeles. Through strategic building improvements, we help organizations protect their operational capacity, extend the life of their properties, and continue serving their communities for generations to come.

$10.8 MillionIncentives to date

$35 MillionIn predevelopment

Strengthening affordable housing for the long term

Our approach to resiliency is not as an isolated sustainability goal, but a critical component of the affordable housing preservation strategy.

In an environment of rising costs, depleting reserves, and increasing maintenance demands, comprehensive retrofits offer a pathway to organizational stability and long-term viability.

We're helping multifamily affordable housing owners and operators:

Preserve financial stability and prevent portfolio decline
Extend building life while reducing maintenance burdens
Reduce operating costs and improve resident quality of life
Protect staff capacity for community services, not crisis management

We're demonstrating that comprehensive building improvements are achievable, financially strategic, and essential to preserving affordable housing and the organizations that steward it.

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Key initiatives

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Sustainable Communities Investment Accelerator (SCIA)

Retrofit LA is part of the Center for Community Investment's SCIA program, working alongside community partners to advance comprehensive retrofit projects across LA's affordable housing stock.

Our cohort

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Community Outreach Resources

In partnership with East LA Community Corporation, we're conducting targeted outreach and education to increase participation in LADWP's Comprehensive Affordable Multifamily Retrofit (CAMR) program.

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