1. Pre-Development

Our goal is to support your projects by providing comprehensive tools and information to assess the feasibility of your affordable housing project. This page offers multiple online resources such as zoning maps, environmental assessment guides, and financial resources. We want to ensure you can anticipate and address potential challenges early in the planning process.

We are committed to fostering successful affordable housing projects and are here to assist you in navigating the initial stages of development with confidence and clarity.

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Table of Contents

Financial Feasibility
Measure A (LACAHSA and ECRHA)
Measure ULA
Proposition HHH
Land Use
Accessibility and Design
Case Management
Trade Associations

Financial Feasibility

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Federal/State Housing Tax Credits - TCAC

CDLAC Website

Federal 4% Housing Tax Credits and Tax Exempt Bonds - CDLAC

Federal Funding - Build For The Future Funding Navigator

Federal Funding - Build for the Future Funding Navigator

HUD Funding Opportunities website

HUD Funding Opportunities

2024 and 2025 Small DDAs and QCTs

HUD 2024 and 2025 Small Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts

FHFA - Affordable Housing and Community Investment Programs

FHFA - Affordable Housing & Community Investment Programs

Federal Home Loan Bank's Affordable Housing Program (AHP)

FHFA - Federal Home Loan Bank's (FHLB) Affordable Housing Program (AHP)

FHLB's Office of Finance - AHP and 11 Regional Banks

FHLB's Office of Finance - Affordable Housing Program (AHP), The 11 Regional Banks, and Council of FHLBanks

Council of FHLB - Leadership page

FHLB - Leadership and Links to the 11 Regional Banks

State of California Funding Programs listed on a website screenshot

State of California Funding Programs - CaHCD

CaHCD Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing website

CaHCD Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)

TCAC & CaHCD Opportunity Area Maps website

CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Area Maps:

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CalHFA - Programs for Multifamily Developers and Managers

Statewide Housing Plan website

Statewide Housing Plan

California Grants Portal Website

California Grants Portal

NLIHC - California Data

California Data - National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)

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County of Los Angeles Funding Programs - LACDA

Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA)

Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA)

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City of Los Angeles Funding Programs - LAHD

LAHD Construction Services Landing Page

LAHD Loan & Bond - Construction Services Division

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Universal NOFA Application (UNOFA) - LAHD, LACDA, HACLA

HACLA Rental Subsidies website

HACLA Homeless Initiatives - Rental Subsidies

HACLA Innovative Partnerships

HACLA Innovative Partnerships

HACLA Acquisitions Program

HACLA Acquisition Program

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"Making It Pencil"

SCANPH Homepage

SCANPH - Background and Affordable Housing 101 Training Series

Completing the LIHTC Application: Joint Statement LAHD, LADBS, and Planning PDF

Completing the LIHTC Application: Joint Statement from LAHD (fka HCIDLA), LADBS, and Planning

Affordable Housing Finance Magazine

Affordable Housing Finance Magazine

Affordable Housing News Magazine

Affordable Housing News

Measure A (LACAHSA & ECRHA)

Origins of Measure A (Overview of AB 1607 and AB 1679)

Origins of Measure A (Overview of AB 1607 and AB 1679)

Measure A Ordinance

Measure A Ordinance

Measure A Website

Measure A Website

Measure A Labor Council Overview & Proposed Meeting Topics

Measure A Labor Council Overview & Proposed Meeting Topics

Senate Bill 679

SB 679

Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA)

Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA)

LACAHSA Transitional Guidelines

LACAHSA Transitional Guidelines

LACAHSA Approved Expenditure Plan and PowerPoint Deck (HR&A)

LACAHSA Approved Expenditure Plan and PowerPoint Deck (HR&A) Links

LACAHSA - Approved Expenditure Plan (FY 2025-26)

LACAHSA Approved Expenditure Plan (FY 2025-26)

LACAHSA - Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Presentation (HR&A)

LACAHSA's FY 2025-26 Budget Presentation (HR&A)

LACAHSA's Five Year Expenditure Forecast

LACAHSA 5 Year Expenditure Forecast and Department Budgets for FY 2025-26

LACAHSA Draft NOFA

LACAHSA Draft NOFA

LACAHSA RPHP - Emergency Rental Assistance Website

LACAHSA - Emergency Rental & Flexible Financial Assistance

LACAHSA - Rental Protection and Homelessness Prevention - Request For Proposal

LACAHSA's RPHP Request For Proposals (RFP)

Executive Committee for Regional Homeless Alignment

ECRHA (Executive Committee for Regional Homeless Alignment)

LA County Homelessness Regional Coordination

Los Angeles County Homelessness Regional Coordination

Measure ULA

Measure ULA

Measure United To House LA (ULA)

ULA Citizen's Oversight Committee

ULA Citizen’s Oversight Committee

LAHD's ULA Website

LAHD's ULA Website

ULA Program Guidelines and Recommendations

City Council File 23-0038-S8: ULA Program Guidelines and Implementations Recommendations

ULA Accelerator Program

City Council File 23-0038-S4: ULA Multifamily Accelerator Plus Program

City Council File 25-0690 - Homes For LA (ULA merges with AHMP)

City Council File 25-0690: Merger of Measure ULA + Managed Pipeline (AHMP) NOFA ("Homes For LA")

Homes For LA

LAHD's "Homes For LA" NOFA

Homes For LA Regulations

LAHD's "Homes For LA" Regulations

LAHD Homes For LA Presentation

LAHD Presentation on Homes For LA 2025 NOFA

Proposition HHH

HHH Dashboard

HHH Progress Dashboard

Proposition HHH Citizen's and Administrative Oversight Committee

HHH Oversight Committees (COC & AOC)

HHH Recent Progress Pictures

Recent Pictures of Construction Progress (as of June 2025)

HHH Project HomeKey 2.0 Project Update

HHH-Funded Project HomeKey 2.0 Status Report

Recent Oversight Committee Meeting

Recent HHH Oversight Committee Meeting

HHH Project Labor Agreements (PLA)

HHH Project Labor Agreements (PLA)

Land & Environmental Feasibility

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Zoning Search

New Zoning Code Landing Page

New Zoning Code (See Zoning Search for a Specific Property)

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Historic PlacesLA

Multi-layer map

NavigateLA

Multi-color map

LADWP Power Capacity Map

SoCal Gas Application for Residential New Construction Landing Page

SoCal Gas Application for Residential New Construction

Color-coded zoning map

SCAG Housing Element Parcel Tool

Multi-layer map of California

Site Check

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EnviroStor

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PolicyMap

CTCAC and HCD Opportunity Area Maps

TCAC & HCD High Resource & Opportunity Area Map

LA Metro - Affordable Housing Developments G.I.S. Map

LA METRO - Affordable Housing Developments

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Los Angeles County Assessor Portal

City of Los Angeles's Planning Department - CEQA Review webpage

CEQA - City of LA Planning Department

LAHD's NEPA Review website

LAHD's NEPA Review (Federally Funded Projects)

LAHD Replacement Unit Determination Landing Page for developers, lenders and service providers

LAHD's Replacement Unit Determination - Resident Protections Ordinance

LAHD's Accessibility and Design Review

LAHD Land Use Covenants Landing Page

Architectural Design Review

AcHP Overview Landing Page

AcHP - Overview

AcHP Compliance Landing Page

AcHP - Compliance

AcHP Affordable and Accessible Housing Landing Page

AcHP - Finding Affordable Housing and Accessible Rental Housing

AcHP Accessibility (ADA) Compliance Requirements Landing Page

AcHP - Accessibility and ADA Compliance

Accessible Housing Program TCO and CofO Procedures PDF

AcHP - TCO and CofO Procedures

Pre-Development Case Management

LADBS Affordable Housing Services Landing Page

Affordable Housing Services - LADBS

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Development Services Case Management (DSCM) - LADBS

Preliminary Plan Check website

Preliminary Plan Check - LADBS

BOE - Development Services Support website

BOE - Permit Case Management Division

LADWP Project PowerHouse homepage displaying an employee installing electric service connection

LADWP Project PowerHouse

LADWP - Construction Services website

LADWP Construction Services

LADWP - Electric Service website

LADWP - Electric Services Requests

Multi-color map

LADWP - Power Capacity Map

LADWP - Zero By Design

LADWP - Zero Design

LAFD Development Service webpage with image of firefighters connecting hoses to fire engines

LAFD Plan Check Procedures

LAFD Fire/Life Safety Approval Process Flowchart

LAFD's Fire/Life Safety Approval Process Flowchart

LAFD Fire Life Safety Plan Review Landing Page

LAFD’s Fire/Life Safety Plan Review

LAHD Land Use Covenants Landing Page

Land Use Covenants

LAHD - Information to Developers

Information To Developers (LAHD)

Bureau of Contract Administration Virtual Counter Landing Page

Bureau of Contract Administration Virtual Counter

SoCal Gas Builder Services Landing Page

SoCal Gas Builder Services

Recreation & Parks - Early Consultation

Recreation & Parks (RAP) - Early Consultation

Instructions for Affordable Housing Units

RAP - Affordable Housing Unit Instructions

Park Mitigation Fee (aka "Quimby Fee")

RAP Park Mitigation (aka "Quimby") Fees

RAP - Schedule An Appointment

RAP - Schedule An Appointment

Trade Associations

SCANPH Homepage

Southern California Association of Non Profit Housing (SCANPH)

Corporation for Supportive Housing Homepage

Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)

Organization homepage with mission statement

National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL)

NALHFA landing page with background information on the organization

National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (NALHFA)

AHIC Member Directory Landing Page

Affordable Housing Investors Council (AHIC)

Organization homepage with a link to their annual report

National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)

NCSHA Landing Page with a picture of a ground breaking ceremony.

National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA)

NCSHB Website

National Conference of State Housing Boards (NCSHB)

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)

African-American Real Estate Professionals Homepage

African-American Real Estate Professionals (AAREP-LA)

Real Estate Association of Latinx Professionals

Real Estate Association of Latinx Professionals (REAL)

National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals - Los Angeles Homepage

National Association of Hispanic Estate Professionals

Urban Land Institute Homepage

Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Housing California Homepage

Housing California

California Housing Consortium website

California Housing Consortium

Nonprofit Housing of Northern California (NPH)

Non-Profit Housing Association for Northern California (NPH)

The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA)

The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA)

Affordable Housing Management Association (AHMA) - Pacific Southwest

Affordable Housing Management Association (AHMA) - Pacific Southwest

Affordable Housing Finance Magazine - Top 50

Affordable Housing Finance - Top 50