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 726750.

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726
Oakland Community Housing, Inc.
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
80
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
North Oakland Senior HousingOakland · 202564 unitsJV
Bishop Roy C. Nichols fka Downs Senior HousingOakland · 202516 unitsJV
727
Dan Chandler
2 projects
0% JV
80
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Casa Seville / Memory ParkNorth Hills · 202352 units
Casa MadridLos Angeles · 202328 units
728
Mecca Housing Associates
2 projects · 1 JVs
61% JV
80
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Villas Oscar RomeroMecca49 unitsJV
Nueva Vista AptsMecca · 202131 units
729
Oldtimers Housing Development Corp. IV
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
79
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
James Wood ApartmentsLos Angeles60 unitsJV
Middleton PlaceHuntington Park19 unitsJV
730
West Hollywood CHC
3 projects
0% JV
79
units
Completed TCAC projects (3)
Havenhurst ApartmentsWest Hollywood23 units
Detroit Street Family HousingWest Hollywood9 units
Hayworth HouseWest Hollywood47 units
731
Shield of Faith Economic Development
2 projects · 1 JVs
77% JV
79
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Compton GardenCompton18 units
Holt & Hamilton Family ApartmentsPomona61 unitsJV
732
Preservation Western America Development, LLC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
79
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Duarte Manor ApartmentsDuarte40 unitsJV
Vista Park Chino ApartmentsChino39 unitsJV
733
Miles Avenue Housing Inc.
2 projects · 1 JVs
56% JV
79
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Geel PlaceRiverside44 unitsJV
La Hacienda ApartmentsIndio · 202435 units
734
For the Future Housing Inc.
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV+249 pipeline
78
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Taylor Oaks ApartmentsSan Jose58 unitsJV
Riverwalk ApartmentsSanta Cruz20 unitsJV
735
Joseph Fryzer
5 projects · 2 JVs
53% JV
75
units
Completed TCAC projects (5)
4553 Willis ApartmentsSherman Oaks · 20239 unitsJV
4573 Willis ApartmentsSherman Oaks · 20226 units
14955 Dickens Court EastSherman Oaks · 20224 units
Balboa Place ApartmentsNorth Hills · 201831 unitsJV
4701 Natick ApartmentsSherman Oaks · 201825 units
736
Mammoth Lakes Housing, Inc.
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
75
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Aspen Village at Mammoth CreekMammoth Lakes47 unitsJV
The Jeffreys (Site A)Mammoth Lakes28 unitsJV
737
Oak Forest Apartments, Inc.
3 projects · 1 JVs
47% JV
74
units
Completed TCAC projects (3)
Templeton PlaceTempleton · 202528 units
Belridge Street ApartmentsOceano · 201911 units
Storke Ranch Family ApartmentsGoleta · 201835 unitsJV
738
Cordes Development 2, LLC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
74
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Westside Palm ApartmentsTulare39 unitsJV
Manzanita Garden ApartmentsSan Jacinto35 unitsJV
739
FAME Housing Corporation
2 projects
0% JV
73
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Eugene Thomas ManorLos Angeles · 202437 units
Adams Senior Gardens (Site A)Los Angeles · 202436 units
740
Chinatown Service Center, Inc.
2 projects · 1 JVs
36% JV
72
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Cesar Chavez GardensLos Angeles46 units
Casanova GardensLos Angeles · 202326 unitsJV
741
PEP Housing
2 projects · 1 JVs
19% JV+48 pipeline
70
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Casa Grande Senior ApartmentsPetaluma57 units
Toussin Senior ApartmentsKentfield13 unitsJV
742
Deep Green Housing
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
69
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Coronado Place ApartmentsLos Angeles40 unitsJV
Slauson Station ApartmentsLos Angeles29 unitsJV
743
Casa Esperanza Holdings, LLC
3 projects · 1 JVs
49% JV
68
units
Completed TCAC projects (3)
AmistadLos Angeles · 202223 units
SenderosLos Angeles · 202112 units
Villa EsperanzaLos Angeles · 202033 unitsJV
744
Valley Initative for Affordable Housing
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
67
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Pacifica ApartmentsWatsonville19 unitsJV
The Orchards on NewcastleLivingston48 unitsJV
745
Century Pacific Equity Corporation
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
65
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Serrano ApartmentsLos Angeles · 202341 unitsJV
Roscoe ApartmentsWinnetka · 202224 unitsJV
746
AHDF-Nevada Meadows-Commons G/P, LLC
2 projects · 1 JVs
48% JV
64
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Nevada CommonsGrass Valley · 202531 unitsJV
Nevada MeadowsGrass Valley · 202433 units
747
Catholic Charities Community Development
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
64
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
San Felipe HomesLos Angeles · 202320 unitsJV
Marion HotelLos Angeles · 202144 unitsJV
748
La Habra Neighborhood Housing Services
2 projects
0% JV
63
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Walnut Village ApartmentsBrea · 202146 units
Garnet Lane ApartmentsFullerton · 202017 units
749
WCH Affordable XXXIX, LLC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
63
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Main Street Plaza ApartmentsRoseville43 unitsJV
Main Street Plaza ApartmentsRoseville20 unitsJV
750
Petaluma Ecumenical Projects
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
62
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Caulfield Lane ApartmentsPetaluma · 202322 unitsJV
Vallejo Street Senior ApartmentsPetaluma · 202040 unitsJV

Development model breakdown

Share of units built as sole sponsor vs. joint venture — developers 726750.

Oakland Community Housing, Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Dan Chandler
100% sole sponsor0% JV
Mecca Housing Associates
39% sole sponsor61% JV
Oldtimers Housing Development Corp. IV
0% sole sponsor100% JV
West Hollywood CHC
100% sole sponsor0% JV
Shield of Faith Economic Development
23% sole sponsor77% JV
Preservation Western America Development, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Miles Avenue Housing Inc.
44% sole sponsor56% JV
For the Future Housing Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Joseph Fryzer
47% sole sponsor53% JV
Mammoth Lakes Housing, Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Oak Forest Apartments, Inc.
53% sole sponsor47% JV
Cordes Development 2, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
FAME Housing Corporation
100% sole sponsor0% JV
Chinatown Service Center, Inc.
64% sole sponsor36% JV
PEP Housing
81% sole sponsor19% JV
Deep Green Housing
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Casa Esperanza Holdings, LLC
51% sole sponsor49% JV
Valley Initative for Affordable Housing
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Century Pacific Equity Corporation
0% sole sponsor100% JV
AHDF-Nevada Meadows-Commons G/P, LLC
52% sole sponsor48% JV
Catholic Charities Community Development
0% sole sponsor100% JV
La Habra Neighborhood Housing Services
100% sole sponsor0% JV
WCH Affordable XXXIX, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Petaluma Ecumenical Projects
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.