Depot at Hyde Park celebrated a grand ribbon-cutting event that drew the esteemed presence of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. The event displayed community unity with families from all corners of the city converging to witness this historic moment. The air buzzed as the Mayor took center stage to address the crowd, emphasizing the significance of two new affordable housing developments. The event featured captivating guest speakers who shared their visions for the Depot's future as a vital neighborhood resource. This gathering epitomized the spirit of Crenshaw boulevard's renaissance by fostering a sense of togetherness and leaving its mark on the community's history.

UBC sponsored another one of our UBC Team Appreciation luncheons at our PCH/MLK building in Long Beach. The luncheon not only provided an opportunity to relax and unwind, but also fostered stronger connections among our subcontractors and team members, reinforcing our sense of camaraderie and unity.

At its meeting yesterday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to approve new funding for a proposed affordable and permanent supportive housing complex on a vacant lot at 1435 W. 3rd Street in Westlake,

The project site, previously entitled for a mixed-use, mostly market-rate apartment building, is now slated for the construction of a fully affordable 104-unit development by West Hollywood Community Housing Corp. The proposed project.....

In a unanimous vote, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moved earlier today to authorize applications for a combined total of nearly $60 million in bond financing that would go toward the construction of two affordable housing developments in Santa Fe Springs and Huntington Park. The two projects, when completed, would create a combined total of 150 income-restricted homes.

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West Hollywood, California (March 14, 2023) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, community leaders and new residents celebrated the grand opening of West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation’s (WHCHC) all-new affordable apartment community, Berendo Sage, on Friday, March 10, 2023.

“This is very exciting,” Mayor Bass exclaimed. “This is the goal.”
West Hollywood, California (March 14, 2023) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, community leaders and new residents celebrated the grand opening of West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation’s (WHCHC) all-new affordable apartment community, Berendo Sage, on Friday, March 10, 2023.

“This is very exciting,” Mayor Bass exclaimed. “This is the goal.”

Located in the Koreatown/Pico-Union neighborhoods of Los Angeles, Berendo Sage provides 42 high-quality affordable rental apartments for families with limited income, with 21 units reserved as permanent supportive housing for households who have experienced homelessness.

The UBC team enjoyed its “ Polka in Paradise” summer picnic this year under sunny skies in Malibu.

Along with Hollywood Community Housing Corporation we celebrated the topping off event at Palm Vista which will create 91 apartments for homeless and low-income households in Winnetka.

With the curtailment of Covid restrictions throughout Los Angeles, UBC sponsored another one of our UBC Team Appreciation luncheons at our Berendo building in Koreatown.

Here, at these events, we say THANK YOU to our subcontractors, our field team and all the hardworking professionals that, each and very day, work to expand the City’s supply of affordable housing for families, seniors, Veterans of the U.S. Military, those experiencing homelessness, as well as to each community in which we build!



Thank you from United Building Company!

United Building Company is please to announce the start of three new jobs in the first quarter of 2022, including two where the clients held Groundbreaking ceremonies: My Angel and MLK/ PCH.

A short walk south at 6527-6549 S. Crenshaw Boulevard, wood framing is now complete for the Depot at Hyde Park, a similar project from co-developers GTM Holdings and WORKS.

​The five-story development, which replaced a 10-unit apartment, will create a total of 43 residential units above 1,500 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 22-car parking garage. Plans also call for on-site supportive services and open space for residents.

As part of its consent calendar, the Los Angeles City Council has approved the issuance of more than $58 million in bond financing for the construction of two affordable and permanent supportive housing developments.The first, called Palm Vista, is being developed through a partnership between Hollywood Community Housing Corporation and GTM Holdings. Plans call for razing a collection of automobile-related businesses at 20116-20128 Sherman Way in Winnetka to make way for a new four-story edifice featuring 44 supportive housing units, 45 low-income housing units, and two manager's apartments.

In the Pico-Union neighborhood, United Building Company was selected to build Berendo Sage, the latest in a series of new affordable housing complex from West Hollywood Community Housing Corp.The building, located on a City-owned property at 1035 S. Berendo Street, will consist of a six-story building featuring 42 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in addition, split between formerly homeless individuals and general lower-income households.

Santa Monica’s largest affordable housing developer selected UBC to construct 48 apartments on Pico Boulevard across the street from Santa Monica College.

Community Corporation of Santa Monica is demolishing a church at 1819 Pico Blvd. to construct a four-story building for low-income renters. In addition to apartments, the 46-foot-tall building will house a food hall and community room on its ground floor, according to an Architectural Review Board report. Community Corp. plans to include 49 underground parking spaces and 109 bicycle stalls in the project.

In 2016, Los Angeles voters signed off on a ballot measure (Proposition HHH) setting aside more than $1 billion for construction of permanent housing to alleviate the city's homeless crisis.

On Monday, more than three years later, local officials celebrated the opening of the first five dozen affordable apartments funded by the measure. Residents began moving into the South LA housing complex, called 88th and Vermont, in December 2019. The property is now 100% occupied.