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 151–175.
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151
17 projects · 17 JVs
762
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 17)
Manitou Vistas47 unitsJV
Vassar City Lights70 unitsJV
Glendale City Lights67 unitsJV
Yale Terrace Apartments54 unitsJV
Menlo Park48 unitsJV
Springbrook Grove43 unitsJV
+ 11 more projects
152
10 projects · 10 JVs
759
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 10)
Orchard at Hilltop -fka Hilltop and Euclid Family111 unitsJV
The Helm77 unitsJV
Lincoln Avenue Senior Housing70 unitsJV
NOVA Apartments56 unitsJV
The Link86 unitsJV
Vela Apartments85 unitsJV
+ 4 more projects
153
16 projects · 16 JVs
750
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 16)
Manitou Vistas47 unitsJV
Vassar City Lights70 unitsJV
Glendale City Lights67 unitsJV
Yale Terrace Apartments54 unitsJV
Menlo Park48 unitsJV
Springbrook Grove43 unitsJV
+ 10 more projects
154
3 projects · 3 JVs
748
units
Completed TCAC projects (3)
Antioch Senior and Family Apartments390 unitsJV
Hillside Views297 unitsJV
Oceanview Garden Apartments (Site 1)61 unitsJV
155
15 projects · 7 JVs
744
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 15)
The Shadows Apartments147 unitsJV
Paseo Del Rio Apartments85 unitsJV
Paseo Santa Clara Apartments53 unitsJV
Plaza del Sol Apartments34 unitsJV
Harvard Court Apartments34 units
Santa Paulan Apartments 148 units
+ 9 more projects
156
5 projects · 5 JVs
741
units
Completed TCAC projects (5)
Park Western Apartments214 unitsJV
Granger Apartments178 unitsJV
Lakeview Terrace Apartments126 unitsJV
La Villa Puente Apartments120 unitsJV
Woodman Arleta Apartments103 unitsJV
157
9 projects · 9 JVs
738
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 9)
Alabama Street Senior Housing24 unitsJV
Polk & Geary Senior Housing109 unitsJV
Folsom/Dore Apartments96 unitsJV
Altenheim Senior Housing92 unitsJV
Alabama Street Family Housing92 unitsJV
The Altenheim Senior Housing, Phase 280 unitsJV
+ 3 more projects
158
9 projects · 8 JVs
737
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 9)
Poco Way Apartments129 unitsJV
Cypress Gardens123 unitsJV
Lenzen Gardens92 unitsJV
Rincon Gardens - A Senior Housing Development198 unitsJV
Sunset Gardens73 unitsJV
Miramar Way15 unitsJV
+ 3 more projects
159
8 projects · 8 JVs
734
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 8)
Alexander Crossing Apartments27 unitsJV
Anton Hacienda Apartments35 unitsJV
The Savannah at Southport118 unitsJV
Anton Monaco Apartments229 unitsJV
Granite City Apartments80 unitsJV
La Moraga Apartments57 unitsJV
+ 2 more projects
160
14 projects · 14 JVs
731
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 14)
Pacific Gardens Apartments55 unitsJV
Yosemite Village68 unitsJV
Parc Grove Commons Northwest147 unitsJV
Fresno Edison Apartments Phase II63 unitsJV
Renaissance at Trinity Apartments20 unitsJV
Droge Apartments aka CityView at Van Ness44 unitsJV
+ 8 more projects
161
5 projects · 3 JVs
731
units
Completed TCAC projects (5)
Seniors on Broadway41 unitsJV
Hillside Views297 unitsJV
Mercado Apartments142 unitsJV
San Martin De Porres Apartments 115 units
Laurel Tree Apartments136 units
162
7 projects · 7 JVs
730
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 7)
Witmer Manor Preservation Project238 unitsJV
Windward Apartments (Site A)221 unitsJV
Banneker Homes107 unitsJV
Lexington Apartments (LA Preservation III) (Site B)0 unitsJV
Leeward Apartments (Site A)0 unitsJV
Hayden Parkway Apartments93 unitsJV
+ 1 more projects
163
7 projects · 3 JVs
726
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 7)
Pilgrim Tower Apartments108 units
San Fernando Senior Housing (Site A)96 unitsJV
Vista Tower228 unitsJV
Towne Square Apartments50 units
Simpson Arbor Apartments82 units
San Fernando Community Housing61 unitsJV
+ 1 more projects
164
13 projects · 13 JVs
724
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 13)
North Creek Crossings at Meriam Park105 unitsJV
Harvest Park89 unitsJV
Riverbend Family Apartments71 unitsJV
North Creek Crossings at Meriam Park (Phase 2)53 unitsJV
Riverbend Family Apartments II48 unitsJV
1200 Park Avenue Apartments106 unitsJV
+ 7 more projects
165
10 projects · 8 JVs
723
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 10)
Villaggio on Route 66131 unitsJV
Sunset Heights Apartments116 unitsJV
Summer Terrace79 unitsJV
San Antonio Vista Apartments74 unitsJV
East Rancho Verde Village39 unitsJV
Desert Meadows Apartments79 unitsJV
+ 4 more projects
166
9 projects · 2 JVs
721
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 9)
Gonzales Family RAD (Site A)28 units
Salinas Family RAD (Site A)155 units
Haciendas Apartments II45 units
Haciendas Senior Development40 units
Oak Park Apartments II69 unitsJV
South County RAD (Casa de Oro, Los Ositos) (Site A)68 units
+ 3 more projects
167
5 projects · 5 JVs
718
units
Completed TCAC projects (5)
Oakwood Apartments239 unitsJV
Creekside Apartments183 unitsJV
Breezewood Village Apartments80 unitsJV
Salandini Villa146 unitsJV
Vintage Woods Apartments70 unitsJV
168
8 projects · 8 JVs
716
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 8)
Worthington Del Sol Family Apartments47 unitsJV
Shiloh Terrace133 unitsJV
Konocti Gardens101 unitsJV
Valencia Pointe101 unitsJV
Napa Cove Apartments65 unitsJV
Redwood Views51 unitsJV
+ 2 more projects
169
6 projects · 6 JVs
715
units
Completed TCAC projects (6)
Pueblo del Sol Phase I200 unitsJV
Pueblo del Sol Phase II175 unitsJV
Sunnyvale Block 1589 unitsJV
Sugar Pine Village Phase 1A67 unitsJV
95th & International Apartments54 unitsJV
Balboa Park Upper Yard130 unitsJV
170
7 projects · 7 JVs
712
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 7)
Inglewood Meadows198 unitsJV
Drake Manor108 unitsJV
Regent Plaza104 unitsJV
Leffingwell Manor88 unitsJV
Cherrylee Gardens77 unitsJV
Casa Lucerna74 unitsJV
+ 1 more projects
171
8 projects · 8 JVs
712
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 8)
Oakley Apartments205 unitsJV
Westminster Senior Apartments91 unitsJV
Cottonwood Village aka Camellia Village Apartments85 unitsJV
Cottonwood Court Apartments85 unitsJV
Edison Village80 unitsJV
Porterville Family Apartments77 unitsJV
+ 2 more projects
172
11 projects · 10 JVs
708
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 11)
Downey: The View49 unitsJV
Mission Village Senior Apartments101 unitsJV
Talmadge Senior Village90 unitsJV
Juniper Senior Village60 unitsJV
Vista Del Cielo Apartments49 unitsJV
Jeffrey Lynne Neighborhood Revitalization Phase IV (Site B)0 unitsJV
+ 5 more projects
173
5 projects · 5 JVs
708
units
Completed TCAC projects (5)
Cinnabar Commons243 unitsJV
Villa Vasona Apartments105 unitsJV
Riverview Terrace Apartments58 unitsJV
Twin Oaks Apartments46 unitsJV
Yerba Buena Commons256 unitsJV
174
9 projects · 9 JVs
703
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 9)
Anderson Portfolio (Site A)98 unitsJV
Dos Palos Apts/Meredith Manor Apts (Site A)78 unitsJV
Triangle Court/Friendship Manor (Site A)153 unitsJV
Madison Park Apartments96 unitsJV
Tiburon Place67 unitsJV
CHISPA East Garrison Apartments65 unitsJV
+ 3 more projects
175
5 projects · 5 JVs
700
units
Completed TCAC projects (5)
Copeland Creek Apartments170 unitsJV
Bigby Villa Apartments178 unitsJV
Pioneer Park Plaza159 unitsJV
The Greenery Apartments94 unitsJV
Westgate Gardens Apartments99 unitsJV
Development model breakdown
Share of units built as sole sponsor vs. joint venture — developers 151–175.
Advanced Development
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Nexus MGP LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Investment Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Kingdom Development, Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation
50% sole sponsor50% JV
SDG Housing Partners
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Citizens Housing Corporation
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Avenida Espana HDC, Inc.
11% sole sponsor89% JV
PH La Moraga Holdings, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Housing Authority of the City of Fresno
0% sole sponsor100% JV
MAAC Project
34% sole sponsor66% JV
Hampstead Partners, Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Brookmore Apartment Corporation
47% sole sponsor53% JV
Butte County Affordable Housing Development Corpor
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Southern California Housing Development Corporatio
16% sole sponsor84% JV
Monterey County HA Development Corporation
79% sole sponsor21% JV
Alpha III Development, Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
CRP Affordable Housing
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Related Irvine Development Company
0% sole sponsor100% JV
KBS Housing, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Lynx Realty & Management
0% sole sponsor100% JV
The Southern California Housing Development Corpor
14% sole sponsor86% JV
MHDC CA MGP, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
TBD
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Gung Ho - Partners, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Top cities by affordable units built
Concentrated production across these California cities by the tracked developers.
#1Los Angeles
587 projects39,112 units
#2San Francisco
185 projects18,181 units
#3San Jose
146 projects17,446 units
#4Sacramento
130 projects15,221 units
#5San Diego
150 projects15,189 units
#6Oakland
85 projects7,539 units
#7Fresno
65 projects6,240 units
#8Bakersfield
54 projects4,383 units
#9Long Beach
41 projects4,289 units
#10Santa Rosa
50 projects4,013 units
#11Anaheim
42 projects3,766 units
#12Richmond
23 projects3,323 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.