The High Cost of Homeless Housing

Mapping the location and calculating the price of Proposition HHH projects in Los Angeles

L.A. Controller Ron Galperin

Los Angeles voters approved Proposition HHH in November 2016 by an overwhelming margin, authorizing City officials to issue up to $1.2 billion in general obligation bonds to partially subsidize the construction of up to 10,000 units of supportive housing to reduce homelessness in Los Angeles.

The ballot language requires the Controller's office to audit the financial aspects of the program. Controller Galperin set out to do this and also look at the City's performance on HHH to date. He found that high construction costs and a lengthy approval process have prevented the program from living up to its promise and intentions. While homelessness has increased by 40 percent to 36,000 people in recent years, the City is set to fund 5,873 supportive units and an additional 1,767 affordable units with HHH dollars — at a median cost of $531,373 per unit. Only 19 projects are in construction and, as of October 8, 2019, zero HHH-funded units are open.

Controller Galperin presents this map to supplement his  review of Prop. HHH . Scroll below to view details about all 114 projects that are under construction, in pre-development and under review. Each pin represents a separate project and includes the developer's name, project costs, HHH contribution and more.

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