The East Los Angeles community recently celebrated the grand opening of Las Dahlias, an affordable permanent supportive housing development located along the Metro E line. Las Dahlias is a four-story building that transformed a formerly empty lot into 78 affordable homes for households earning 30-60 percent of Area Median Income. Of those 78 homes, 39 are set aside for individuals and families exiting homelessness. 

A project of National CORE, Las Dahlias is supported by nearly $24 million from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, a program jointly administered by HCD and the Strategic Growth Council. The complex is near transit and vital services and has on-site amenities including a community center, park and rooftop verandas. 

Las Dahlias provides residents access to case management and crisis intervention services, as well as other programs and services, through the help of PATH and the Hope through Housing Foundation. With HCD’s new Homekey+ program, more permanent supportive housing is on the way. 

“It is complicated and it is hard to make affordable housing today,” said Executive Vice President of National CORE, Robert Dias, in his grand opening speech. “And we further know that none of that is possible, there cannot be success in that effort, without the commitment and dedication of our partners, so many of whom are here with us today.”