Who's building affordable housing in California?

Track records for leading LIHTC developers — sourced from TCAC award data and enriched with HCD Annual Progress Reports. SPV-unwound sponsor attribution.

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536,991

LI units built

6,631

TCAC projects

100,246

Units in pipeline

801

Developers tracked

248

Cities represented

Developer leaderboard

801 developers tracked — ranked by total low-income units built. Showing 26–50.

Related Development Company of California, LLC

33 projects · 32 JVs

97% JV+88 pipeline

3,322

units

Affordable Housing Access, Inc.

26 projects · 22 JVs

91% JV+77 pipeline

3,297

units

Retirement Housing Foundation

21 projects · 14 JVs

67% JV+109 pipeline

3,268

units

Western Community Housing, Inc.

37 projects · 29 JVs

79% JV

3,195

units

Community HousingWorks

30 projects · 22 JVs

85% JV+599 pipeline

3,111

units

Community Resident Services, Inc.

41 projects · 40 JVs

98% JV+154 pipeline

3,072

units

Foundation for Affordable Housing V, Inc.

36 projects · 29 JVs

80% JV+379 pipeline

3,015

units

Care Housing Services GP, LLC

28 projects · 21 JVs

73% JV

2,863

units

Foundation for Affordable Housing II, Inc.

22 projects · 18 JVs

83% JV

2,622

units

Abode Communities

32 projects · 21 JVs

66% JV+730 pipeline

2,618

units

Community Development Partners

32 projects · 30 JVs

94% JV+1,052 pipeline

2,596

units

Silvercrest, INC

43 projects · 42 JVs

96% JV+285 pipeline

2,566

units

AOF/Pacific Affordable Housing Corp.

34 projects · 33 JVs

94% JV

2,442

units

Islas Development, LLC

14 projects · 14 JVs

100% JV

2,401

units

USA Multifamily Development, Inc.

17 projects · 17 JVs

100% JV

2,304

units

Wasatch Advantage Group, LLC

12 projects · 12 JVs

100% JV

2,270

units

Community Revitalization Development Corporation

42 projects · 41 JVs

97% JV+92 pipeline

2,174

units

Community Revitilization and Development Corporati

23 projects · 20 JVs

87% JV

2,131

units

ROEM Development Corporation

20 projects · 20 JVs

100% JV+1,265 pipeline

2,113

units

RCC MGP LLC

19 projects · 18 JVs

90% JV+399 pipeline

2,063

units

Self-Help Enterprises

40 projects · 17 JVs

38% JV+552 pipeline

2,050

units

Highridge Costa Housing Partners, LLC

22 projects · 22 JVs

100% JV+112 pipeline

1,994

units

Resources for Community Development

34 projects · 23 JVs

70% JV+589 pipeline

1,967

units

Community Revitalization and Development Corporati

30 projects · 29 JVs

97% JV

1,928

units

Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation

17 projects · 17 JVs

100% JV+437 pipeline

1,924

units

Development model breakdown

Share of units built as sole sponsor vs. joint venture — developers 26–50.

Related Development Company of California, LLC

3% sole sponsor97% JV

Affordable Housing Access, Inc.

9% sole sponsor91% JV

Retirement Housing Foundation

33% sole sponsor67% JV

Western Community Housing, Inc.

21% sole sponsor79% JV

Community HousingWorks

15% sole sponsor85% JV

Community Resident Services, Inc.

2% sole sponsor98% JV

Foundation for Affordable Housing V, Inc.

20% sole sponsor80% JV

Care Housing Services GP, LLC

27% sole sponsor73% JV

Foundation for Affordable Housing II, Inc.

17% sole sponsor83% JV

Abode Communities

34% sole sponsor66% JV

Community Development Partners

6% sole sponsor94% JV

Silvercrest, INC

4% sole sponsor96% JV

AOF/Pacific Affordable Housing Corp.

6% sole sponsor94% JV

Islas Development, LLC

0% sole sponsor100% JV

USA Multifamily Development, Inc.

0% sole sponsor100% JV

Wasatch Advantage Group, LLC

0% sole sponsor100% JV

Community Revitalization Development Corporation

3% sole sponsor97% JV

Community Revitilization and Development Corporati

13% sole sponsor87% JV

ROEM Development Corporation

0% sole sponsor100% JV

RCC MGP LLC

10% sole sponsor90% JV

Self-Help Enterprises

62% sole sponsor38% JV

Highridge Costa Housing Partners, LLC

0% sole sponsor100% JV

Resources for Community Development

30% sole sponsor70% JV

Community Revitalization and Development Corporati

3% sole sponsor97% JV

Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation

0% sole sponsor100% JV

Top cities by affordable units built

Concentrated production across these California cities by the tracked developers.

#1Los Angeles

225 projects

15,017 units

#2San Jose

38 projects

4,917 units

#3San Diego

42 projects

3,793 units

#4San Francisco

37 projects

3,603 units

#5Sacramento

28 projects

2,650 units

#6Oakland

24 projects

1,943 units

#7Santa Rosa

28 projects

1,870 units

#8Chico

14 projects

1,122 units

#9San Marcos

12 projects

1,097 units

#10Fresno

16 projects

1,092 units

#11Fremont

12 projects

891 units

#12Palmdale

7 projects

797 units

Units in pipeline

Preliminary Reservation projects (awarded but not yet placed in service).

Pacific West Communities, Inc.

8,474

TPC Holdings IX, LLC

8,474

Central Valley Coalition for Affordable Housing

7,306

Riverside Charitable Corporation

2,984

Meta Housing Corporation

2,854

USA Multi-Family Development, Inc.

2,328

Community Revitalization and Development Corporation

2,276

Affirmed Housing Group, Inc.

2,143

PacH San Jose Holdings, LLC

2,104

CFAH Housing, LLC

1,906

Pacific Southwest Community Development Corporation

1,690

National Community Renaissance of California

1,673

Eden Housing, Inc.

1,582

Chelsea Investment Corporation

1,513

Las Palmas Foundation

1,464

Pacific Housing, Inc.

1,403

ROEM Development Corporation

1,265

CRP Affordable Housing

1,253

Mercy Housing California

1,187

MRK Partners, Inc.

1,167

JEMCOR Development Partners, LLC

1,146

BRIDGE Housing Corporation

1,140

Danco Communities

1,108

Community Development Partners

1,052

Corporation for Better Housing

985

About this data

Stats are derived from TCAC (California Tax Credit Allocation Committee) Low-Income Housing Tax Credit award records, enriched with HCD Annual Progress Reports (APR) joined on Assessor Parcel Numbers. Attribution uses SPV-unwinding — project-specific LLCs are collapsed into their controlling parent sponsors. "APR confirmed" units reflect buildings with a certificate of occupancy recorded in the HCD APR. Data covers 801 developers with 2+ built projects through 2025. "Pipeline" = Preliminary Reservation stage (TCAC award issued, project not yet placed in service). JV = joint venture where two or more independent sponsors share the tax credit project.

Scope: Primary source is TCAC LIHTC award data. It does not include affordable housing financed solely through HUD HOME loans, Section 8 project-based contracts, USDA Rural Development, local redevelopment funds, or bond financing without a tax credit award. Developers can submit non-TCAC projects via their dashboard; those verified by our team are included and marked self-reported in the leaderboard. Developers whose portfolios include a significant share of non-LIHTC affordable housing may still show lower counts than their own websites until those projects are submitted and approved.