Many faith leaders are eager to support housing construction on church land.
Several Southern California churches are eagerly jumping on the opportunity to develop some of their properties into housing, reports Amancai Biraben in Orange County Register.
In Santa Ana, a formerly abandoned lot owned by Santa Ana United Methodist Church is being developed into a 93-unit housing complex for at-risk and low-income families. In Santa Monica, affordable housing developer Community Corporation just broke ground on a 95-unit complex slated to open in 2028. In Los Angeles, Logos Faith Development, a developer that builds housing exclusively with churches, is working on a 56-unit complex for formerly incarcerated people.
According to UC Berkeley’s Terner Center Policy Director David Garcia, "A lot of the best land goes to market rate developers because they can pay higher prices for it. Partnering with faith based organizations can make a lot of sense for an affordable housing developer who otherwise may have to compete for buildable lands with the broader market."
Read the full story: How Southern California churches are turning unused land into affordable housing
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