Arctaris Impact Investors, LLC and Housing Diversity Corporation (HDC) announced the opening of Liv DTLA, an eight-story, 227-unit affordable housing development designed to address Los Angeles’ severe housing shortage. The project was co-sponsored and developed by HDC, while Arctaris Impact provided critical project funding. 

The privately funded, all-studio housing project, located in an Opportunity Zone at 1411 S. Flower St., is positioned near the Los Angeles Convention Center and Pico Metro Station on the A and E Lines. Through a five-year master lease with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the building will provide permanent supportive housing with wraparound services by The People Concern. Reportedly it is the county’s largest master-leased housing development.

“The innovative master lease structure with LA County allows developers to house low-income families without relying on federal subsidies, while also completing the project more efficiently than other affordable housing options,” said Nihar Sait, managing director and head of real estate at Arctaris.

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Arctaris Impact Investors, LLC, a Boston-based impact investment firm that supports revitalization projects in underserved communities, made a lead equity investment in Liv DTLA, a $67-million market-rate affordable housing development in the South Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The transaction marks Arctaris Impact’s first Opportunity Zone investment in Los Angeles.

Funding for the project includes Arctaris’ $13.6-million equity investment, a $34.9-million loan facilitated by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ Affordable Housing Initiative, and $18.1 million of equity previously raised through CrowdStreet and other impact-oriented high-net-worth individuals.

The all-studio housing project, located at 1411 S. Flower St., is being developed by Housing Diversity Corp., a Seattle-based large-scale multifamily real estate manager. Construction is 85% complete and the finished project is expected to consist of 227 units, with 40% reserved for extremely low-income and voucher-subsidized households.

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