A five-story building at 1041 N. Martel Avenue in West Hollywood has finished construction, delivering 50 apartments for seniors aged 62 and older, with half of those units set aside specifically for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The project, called Marigold West, sits just south of Santa Monica Boulevard.
The project received a $3.63 million funding recommendation from the Los Angeles County Development Authority through its NOFA 28 program back in April 2023. The rest of the capital stack came together through 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, City of West Hollywood subsidies, and private financing from Wells Fargo, according to EAH Housing, the nonprofit developer behind the building. As Urbanize LA reported, the roughly 47,472-square-foot building was designed by KFA Architecture and developed by EAH Housing in partnership with St. Joseph Center.
Who Qualifies, and How They Get In
Units at Marigold West are restricted to seniors earning between 30% and 60% of the Area Median Income, per EAH Housing's property materials. EAH Housing's property materials also provide information about the apartments and their rents.
Twenty-five of the 50 apartments are permanent supportive housing units backed by project-based vouchers, leased strictly through referrals from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's Coordinated Entry System, the property flyer notes. The remaining 25 general affordable units went to eligible seniors through an open application lottery, a distinction that separates how unhoused older adults reach the building from how the broader pool of low-income seniors applies.
Built for Aging in Place
The building includes 16 ADA-compliant apartments split between 9 mobility units and 7 sensory units, according to the EAH Housing flyer. Urbanize LA's reporting also lists a community center, a lounge, a multipurpose room, and multiple amenity decks among the building's shared spaces, along with parking for 19 vehicles in a single subterranean level.
Construction on the site began in April 2024 after EAH Housing acquired the property using an acquisition loan from the City of West Hollywood, according to the developer. United Building Company served as general contractor on the five-story structure. Once residents move in, St. Joseph Center will serve as the on-site service partner, providing full-time case management, resource coordination, and health and wellness programming for formerly unhoused tenants, EAH Housing says.
Part of a Bigger Push Along Detroit and Martel
Marigold West arrives just after EAH Housing wrapped a nearby project at 1201 N. Detroit St. called Lexington Gardens, which had finished construction and contains 47 studio apartments plus a two-bedroom manager's unit, according to Archiwise. That project, designed by DE Architects and built by Walton Construction, drew on state, county, and municipal funding.
The back-to-back completions underscore the importance of housing for older residents in West Hollywood.
A Regional Homelessness Backdrop
The stakes extend beyond West Hollywood's borders. LAHSA's 2026 Point-in-Time count found homelessness in the city of Los Angeles rose 3.4% to 45,194 individuals, as reported by LAist. The regional housing crisis extends beyond West Hollywood.
Against that backdrop, Marigold West's 25 permanent supportive units represent a small but concrete dent in a much larger regional shortfall. With Lexington Gardens now open and Marigold West finished, EAH Housing has delivered nearly 100 units for vulnerable populations within the same West Hollywood corridor, pairing deeply affordable rents with the kind of on-site services that housing advocates say are necessary to keep older residents from cycling back onto the street.
