We’re building more housing near transit.

 Metro has a plan  for improving quality of life by creating more opportunities to live and work near transit. It includes partnering with developers and community stakeholders to build housing — particularly affordable housing — on Metro-owned properties.

We're building as much housing as possible, as quickly as possible, for those who need it most.

Metro has dozens of sites representing thousands of new housing units in active stages of planning, negotiation or construction.

Through close partnerships and authentic engagement with community stakeholders, developers, and local jurisdictions, Metro can realize the full potential of its Joint Development sites and achieve its ambitious 10,000 home commitment. Supporting the 10,000 home commitment means that:

• Residents and community organizations share local expertise, an understanding of community context, and relationships to ensure that projects fulfill critical community needs.
• Developers inform and align with Metro’s housing development goals and collaborate with Metro to build financially viable and equitable projects. Potential development partners participate in a Developers Industry Forum. See  here  for materials from the July 2023 Developers Industry Forum.
• Local jurisdictions facilitate needed zoning changes, expedite permitting, and share local connections to collaboratively address the region’s affordable housing crisis.

Take a look at the process diagram below and scroll down to see a detailed description of each step of the site specific work process.

The 10K Sites are approximately 20 sites that have been identified to be developed to meet the 10,000 Home Commitment. These sites will be made available for competitive developer proposals as part of a Request for Qualifications for a Developer Bench.

Affordable housing is housing subsidized by the government to make units affordable to families based on their income. Affordable housing in LA County is housing that is affordable to residents relative to LA County’s area median income (AMI), which is the average family income for the county. Affordable housing uses a variety of federal, state, and local funding sources to provide reduced rents. Above are some examples of who could qualify for affordable housing in LA County.

Local public housing agencies operate a variety of waiting lists for rental assistance programs, public housing, and income-restricted housing (including projects built through Metro's Joint Development program). These waiting lists typically involve an application process to confirm that you qualify for the program. You will need to work with the housing agency that covers the area(s) where you want to live. The following are the nineteen public housing agencies in Los Angeles County:

•  Los Angeles County Housing Resource Center : Managed by the Los Angeles County Development Authority, this website posts a variety of housing listings within LA County, including affordable, special-needs, accessible, and emergency housing.
•  City of Los Angeles Affordable and Accessible Housing Registry : The Los Angeles Housing Department runs its own database where you can search and apply for affordable housing within the city.
•  AffordableHousing.com  is another affordable housing listing service that posts rental housing and housing agency waiting lists nationwide.
•  Los Angeles County Coordinated Entry System:  The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority operates a network of homeless services led by providers across the County.  

Below are some additional resources to search for and post about available housing listings:

•  Los Angeles County Development Authority 
•  Baldwin Park Housing Authority 
•  Burbank Housing Division 
•  Compton Housing Authority 
•  Culver City Housing Services 
•  Glendale Housing Division 
•  Hawaiian Gardens Housing Division 
•  Hawthorne Housing Department 
•  Inglewood Housing Authority 
•  Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach (HACLB) 
•  Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) 
•  Norwalk Housing Authority 
•  Pasadena Department of Housing 
•  Pico Rivera Housing Services Division 
•  Pomona Housing Authority 
•  Redondo Beach Housing Authority 
•  Santa Monica Housing Office 
•  South Gate Housing Authority 
•  Torrance Housing Authority 

• For more information, visit  metro.net/jointdevelopment 
•  Find project and program documents here 

Contact Joint Development JointDevelopment@metro.net