Mayor Bass Cuts Ribbon on Innovative New 100% Affordable Housing Project for Veterans in Koreatown

Former Craftsman Home Transformed into 19 Units of Affordable Housing for Veterans

LOS ANGELES - Mayor Karen Bass today cut the ribbon for an innovative new 100% affordable housing project providing homes for veterans in Koreatown. The project, a former craftsman home that was transformed into 19 individual housing units, is another example of Mayor Bass' commitment to delivering 100% affordable housing projects under her administration. Photos and b-roll available here.

"Affordable housing doesn't always mean large, high-rise buildings. We have to think creatively to reimagine some of the historic spaces that define our communities as we accelerate the creation of more housing," said Mayor Bass. "Today is a perfect example of that. I want to thank Holos Communities and all of our partners here today for dedicating this space to our veterans, who deserve a safe place to call home and should never have to sleep on our streets."

In her first week in office, Mayor Bass signed Executive Directive 1 to streamline the approval process for 100% affordable housing that has accelerated more than 47,000 units citywide. In December 2025, the City Council unanimously voted in favor of making Executive Directive 1 a permanent city ordinance.

Last month, Mayor Bass joined Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and affordable housing developers to unveil the largest affordable housing project created under her Executive Directive 1 to date. Viva L.A. at Warner Center is a ground-breaking, 2 million square foot, assisted living facility in Woodland Hills that will provide nearly 3,200 units of affordable housing for seniors. This summer, Mayor Bass also announced that more than 1,000 veterans have secured permanent housing through her House Our Vets initiative, marking a major milestone in her mission to end veteran homelessness.

In addition to signing Executive Directive 1 during her first week in office, Mayor Bass' efforts to accelerate the building of housing across Los Angeles include:

• Implementing the Citywide Housing Incentive Program (CHIP), the largest local rezoning program in modern history that creates the capacity for half a million new homes and opens up more of the city to housing - along major corridors, near transit, and in neighborhoods where people already live and work.
• Expanding the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance citywide to convert vacant office buildings and parking lots into housing, which could create more than 43,000 new homes across the city.
• Signing Executive Directive 19 to modernize and streamline how the City reviews and processes building applications, responding directly to the barriers that applicants, developers, and contractors have identified as impediments to building in Los Angeles.
• Releasing four Missing Middle LA draft ordinances to make it easier to build smaller, more affordable options for homebuyers and renters, like duplexes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs).