The Planning and Housing Development Division of
SRO Housing Corporation oversees all new housing
development projects undertaken by the organization.

Projects include the reconstruction and rehabilitation of existing
buildings, capital improvements to existing buildings and the
construction of new sites. Staff members oversee projects from
conception to completion, beginning by seeking funding from agencies such as the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), the Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA), the State of California Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD), the City of Industry and
the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC). They then weigh
in on preliminary design concepts, the selection of architects,
consultants and general contractors, as well as site design issues such
as colors and furnishings. Finally, the project is handed over to the
Property Management Division to achieve occupancy. Planning and
Housing Development staff also work at the macro level, scanning the
horizon for new funding opportunities and projects.

SRO Housing Corporation has worked with award-winning architects
such as Michael Lehrer of Lehrer Architects, Killefer Flammang Architects
and Dvoretzky Bardovi Bunnell Architects. General contractors include
Westport Development and Dreyfuss Construction.

Based on our accomplishments as an affordable housing developer, SRO
Housing Corporation was asked by the Los Angeles Homeless Services
Authority (LAHSA) to build the Downtown Homeless Drop-In Center.
Completed in 1999, the Downtown Homeless Drop-In Center is an
8,000 square foot facility that offers showers, community space,
emergency shelter beds, storage space and case management services
to the homeless community. Today, the Drop-In Center is operated by
Volunteers of America Los Angeles, a local homeless services provider.
The Downtown Homeless Drop-In Center was the first facility of its kind,
earning awards for its design and construction.