A 1911 Koreatown mansion is getting a second act, and this time it is all about supportive housing. At 711 S. New Hampshire Ave., a 100% affordable complex is rising that will pair the restored historic house with a new six-story apartment building, delivering 95 units in total, mostly studios plus two manager units. On-site services are planned for residents who have experienced homelessness, and the site sits just a block from the Wilshire/Vermont Metro station, tucked in among a wave of new market-rate high-rises.
Approvals and the unit mix
The project was approved under Transit Oriented Communities incentives, along with a site plan review. The applicant of record is Bridge New Hampshire, LP, an affiliate of BRIDGE Housing. According to City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning documents, the development will include 93 restricted affordable studio units and two manager units, for a total of 95 apartments. Eleven units are reserved for extremely low-income households, with the remaining units set aside for low-income households.
The filing also confirms that the site covers 3150–3160 W. 7th Street and 701–719 S. New Hampshire Avenue, and notes that a waiver of dedication and other TOC incentives were included in the approvals.
Design keeps the mansion and adds a courtyard
Architects at KTGY opted to keep the Renaissance Revival mansion and weave the new construction around it. The result is a campus-style layout, with the historic structure alongside a new podium-type six-story building and a shared courtyard tying the two together.
"A ground-floor covered breezeway traverses a middle courtyard and connects the two buildings," KTGY notes. The upper floors of the mansion are set to be converted into apartments, while the ground floor is planned for supportive services and case management space. The new building steps back above a brick-clad podium to keep the apparent height in check next to the historic mansion and to reveal a landscaped inner courtyard between the two structures.
One block from the subway
The site is about one block from the Wilshire/Vermont Metro station, on a stretch that has rapidly filled in with private development. Urbanize LA reports that the project sits across from a 38-story market-rate tower by Holland Partner Group and near a separate podium-style building now under construction by Harridge Development Group. Morley Builders, listed on the contractor's project portfolio, has been identified as the general contractor handling on-site work.
The placement puts subsidized affordable housing directly next to new market-rate construction, a combination planners say helps make transit-oriented housing work on the ground rather than just on paper.
Why it matters
Supportive housing developments like the one at 711 S. New Hampshire are a key piece of Los Angeles' strategy to move people from the street into long-term homes. LAHSA's 2025 count still found more than 72,000 people experiencing homelessness countywide, even as that number declined for a second straight year.
As LAHSA and the project design team emphasize, putting services such as case management and community rooms directly into the building is meant to improve housing stability for residents with complex needs. Developers and advocates also point to the reuse of historic buildings for supportive housing as a way to speed up production while maintaining the look and feel of existing neighborhoods.
Construction was reported to be underway in 2025 and is continuing into 2026, with the development team and contractor sharing updates as work moves ahead. A target completion date has not been made public. For those seeking subsidized housing or waiting-list details, the city’s housing portal at LA Housing and the county’s site at Los Angeles County Housing list current openings and application information.
