Construction has wrapped on Sunnyside Apartments, a four-story, 27-unit supportive housing building squeezed onto a roughly 6,000-square-foot corner lot at 1408 W. 62nd Street and 6201 S. Normandie Avenue in South Los Angeles. The project brings 26 affordable studio units plus a manager's unit to the Harvard Park neighborhood, along with a community room, a landscaped deck, and on-site social services for residents.
The completion was announced by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, as reported by Urbanize LA. It's worth noting that Urbanize LA's own headline listed the address as 1408 W. 162nd St., while other sources identify the building as 1408 W. 62nd Street in Harvard Park. Sunnyside was designed by Lehrer Architects and developed jointly by Restore Neighborhoods L.A. and Holos Communities, with Studio-MLA serving as landscape architect.
Cristian Ahumada, quoted in the original report, said Sunnyside demonstrates the impact a small lot can have when it is next to public transportation. Financing for the building drew on Measure HHH innovation dollars, Section 8 vouchers from HACLA, and leveraged low-income housing tax credits, per the same account.
A Model Built for Tight Infill Lots
Holos Communities marked the project's completion with a ceremonial grand opening on September 3, drawing L.A. City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, RNLA CEO John Perfitt, HACLA Assistant Director Christina Frausto-Lupo, Genesis LA CEO Tom De Simone, and Red Stone Equity VP Irene Choi, according to Holos Communities. Event materials from the L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design break down the building's unit mix in more detail: 23 units reserved for low-income residents, three for moderate-income households, and one manager's unit.
Architectural plans reviewed by the L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design show that Lehrer Architects incorporated stacked building volumes, exterior stair circulation, and passive heating and cooling through natural lighting. The project also includes native landscaping. Trillium Property Management Inc. is listed as the property's manager and leasing contact, while HOPICS provides on-site social services.
Part of a Larger Court-Mandated Push
Sunnyside is one of two small-lot joint-venture supportive housing projects co-developed by Holos Communities and Restore Neighborhoods L.A., following Loma Verde, an 18-unit complex on a 4,500-square-foot lot in Historic Filipinotown. Holos Communities and Restore Neighborhoods L.A. are also co-developing a similar project at 405 N. Westlake Avenue, also in Historic Filipinotown.
The Alliance Settlement Agreement is part of a larger citywide supportive-housing commitment. The funding model behind it dates back to 2019, when Restore Neighborhoods L.A. secured $10 million in Measure HHH Innovation Challenge funds, according to the Los Angeles Times, to build 95 supportive housing units across small infill lots without requiring zoning changes.
Two Organizations, Decades of Local Experience
Holos Communities describes its mission in terms of holistic housing, climate resilience, and environmental equity, according to its website. Restore Neighborhoods L.A. is led by Executive Director John Perfitt, whom the Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge identifies as an adjunct USC professor and RNLA founder with community-development and affordable-housing experience.
Together, the two groups are co-developing another project at 405 N. Westlake Avenue in Historic Filipinotown alongside Sunnyside in Harvard Park. Open questions remain about the exact timeline for full occupancy at Sunnyside, since applications flow through direct social service agency referrals managed by Trillium Property Management alongside HACLA Section 8 vouchers rather than a standard public waitlist.
