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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347,995
LI units built
4,306
TCAC projects
63,991
Units in pipeline
775
Developers tracked
536
Cities represented

Developer leaderboard

775 developers tracked — ranked by total low-income units built. Showing 651675.

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651
Edison Plaza Partners, LP
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
116
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Fresno Edison Apartments Phase IIFresno63 unitsJV
Fresno Edison Apartments (Phase I)Fresno53 unitsJV
652
Northern Valley Catholic Social Service
4 projects · 4 JVs
100% JV+60 pipeline
116
units
Completed TCAC projects (4)
The WoodlandsRedding54 unitsJV
Burney CommonsBurney29 unitsJV
The Woodlands IIRedding19 unitsJV
Valley View ApartmentsChico14 unitsJV
653
Pacific West Companies
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
116
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
The MajesticHayward80 unitsJV
The Courtyards at Arcata IIArcata36 unitsJV
654
New Directions Sepulveda LLC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
115
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
ND Sepulveda IILos Angeles75 unitsJV
El Monte Veterans HousingEl Monte40 unitsJV
655
CEDC
3 projects · 2 JVs
43% JV
115
units
Completed TCAC projects (3)
Plaza del Sol ApartmentsSimi Valley34 unitsJV
Valle NaranjalPiru65 units
Rodney Fernandez Gardens, Phase IISanta Paula16 unitsJV
656
Sunrise Partners
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
115
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Lakewood Terrace AptsMadera · 202376 unitsJV
Westside Village ApartmentsNewman · 202239 unitsJV
657
WORKS
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
115
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
88th & VermontLos Angeles60 unitsJV
Eagle VistaLos Angeles55 unitsJV
658
RAC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
113
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
PalmdaliaPalmdale63 unitsJV
Franklin Street Family ApartmentsMountain View50 unitsJV
659
Acts Community Development Organization
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
112
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
94th and International ApartmentsOakland58 unitsJV
95th & International ApartmentsOakland54 unitsJV
660
Acts Community Development Corporation
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
112
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
94th and International ApartmentsOakland58 unitsJV
95th & International ApartmentsOakland54 unitsJV
661
KDI Cottonwood, LLC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
112
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Courtyards at CottonwoodMoreno Valley80 unitsJV
Courtyards at Cottonwood IIMoreno Valley · 202432 unitsJV
662
Santa Barbara Housing Asssitance Corporation
2 projects · 1 JVs
35% JV
112
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
El Patio Community Housing Phase IISanta Barbara · 202539 unitsJV
El Patio Community HousingSanta Barbara · 202273 units
663
Rancho Belago Developers, Inc.
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
112
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Courtyards at CottonwoodMoreno Valley80 unitsJV
Courtyards at Cottonwood IIMoreno Valley · 202432 unitsJV
664
MAAC Worthington Del Sol Family Apartments MGP LLC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
112
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Worthington La Luna Family ApartmentsImperial65 unitsJV
Worthington Del Sol Family ApartmentsImperial47 unitsJV
665
Kingdom AH I, LLC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
112
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Hacienda HillsDesert Hot Springs59 unitsJV
El VeranoAnaheim53 unitsJV
666
Squier Properties, LLC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
111
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Metropolitan City LightsGlendale64 unitsJV
FAME Santa Monica Senior Apartments (Site A)Santa Monica47 unitsJV
667
Madera Opportunities for Resident Enrichment & Ser
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
111
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Arborpoint ApartmentsMadera64 unitsJV
Downtown Madera Veterans & Family HousingMadera47 unitsJV
668
Great Valley Housing Development Corp.
2 projects · 1 JVs
50% JV
110
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Oak Leaf MeadowsOakdale55 unitsJV
Woodstone ApartmentsModesto · 202555 units
669
Chico Homes, Inc.
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
110
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Maple Park, Phase 1Live Oak55 unitsJV
Campbell CommonsChico · 202555 unitsJV
670
Investment Concepts, Inc.
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
110
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Villas at HesperiaHesperia31 unitsJV
Heritage IILompoc79 unitsJV
671
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment
2 projects
0% JV
109
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Pico Gramercy Family HsgLos Angeles · 202548 units
Grandview Nine ApartmentsLos Angeles · 202361 units
672
Global Premier Dev., Inc.
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
108
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Sunny View II ApartmentsDelano69 unitsJV
Cider Village Family ApartmentsNipomo39 unitsJV
673
PAHC Sheridan Apartments, Inc.
2 projects · 1 JVs
48% JV
108
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Oak Court ApartmentsPalo Alto52 unitsJV
The Sheridan ApartmentsPalo Alto · 202456 units
674
Rise Urban Partners, LLC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV+77 pipeline
107
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Mississippi ECBSan Diego60 unitsJV
Merge 56 AffordableSan Diego · 202447 unitsJV
675
Housing Auhtority of the County
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
107
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Lenzen GardensSan Jose92 unitsJV
Lucretia GardensSan Jose15 unitsJV

Development model breakdown

Share of units built as sole sponsor vs. joint venture — developers 651675.

Edison Plaza Partners, LP
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Northern Valley Catholic Social Service
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Pacific West Companies
0% sole sponsor100% JV
New Directions Sepulveda LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
CEDC
57% sole sponsor43% JV
Sunrise Partners
0% sole sponsor100% JV
WORKS
0% sole sponsor100% JV
RAC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Acts Community Development Organization
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Acts Community Development Corporation
0% sole sponsor100% JV
KDI Cottonwood, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Santa Barbara Housing Asssitance Corporation
65% sole sponsor35% JV
Rancho Belago Developers, Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
MAAC Worthington Del Sol Family Apartments MGP LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Kingdom AH I, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Squier Properties, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Madera Opportunities for Resident Enrichment & Ser
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Great Valley Housing Development Corp.
50% sole sponsor50% JV
Chico Homes, Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Investment Concepts, Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment
100% sole sponsor0% JV
Global Premier Dev., Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
PAHC Sheridan Apartments, Inc.
52% sole sponsor48% JV
Rise Urban Partners, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Housing Auhtority of the County
0% sole sponsor100% JV

Top cities by affordable units built

Concentrated production across these California cities by the tracked developers.

#1Los Angeles
587 projects
39,112 units
#2San Francisco
185 projects
18,181 units
#3San Jose
146 projects
17,446 units
#4Sacramento
130 projects
15,221 units
#5San Diego
150 projects
15,189 units
#6Oakland
85 projects
7,539 units
#7Fresno
65 projects
6,240 units
#8Bakersfield
54 projects
4,383 units
#9Long Beach
41 projects
4,289 units
#10Santa Rosa
50 projects
4,013 units
#11Anaheim
42 projects
3,766 units
#12Richmond
23 projects
3,323 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
Community Revitalization and Development Corporation
2,368
USA Multifamily Development, Inc.
2,328
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 775 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. The headline totals (units, projects, pipeline) count each project once — JV projects are de-duplicated by TCAC application number — while the developer leaderboard credits every co-sponsor's involvement, so per-developer unit counts add up to more than the distinct statewide totals.

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.