Plans Released For Chatsworth Affordable Housing Project

CHATSWORTH, CA — The Los Angeles City Council recently voted to allocate $10.4 million in Measure HHH funding for a four-story apartment in Chatsworth for the unhoused.

The development, known simply as “Devonshire,” would replace a collection of car repair businesses at the corner of Devonshire Street and Eton Avenue. The building will consist of 99 apartment units for unhoused persons, one manager’s unit, and parking for 11 vehicles, according to a report in Urbanize Los Angeles. Each unit would be modular, factory-created studios set on a concrete platform, according to plans recently filed with the city. Construction is expected to begin November 2022 and finish in 2023.

Amenities will include a community room, landscaped outdoor areas, and outdoor community and dining spaces.

“Devonshire is designed with a holistic approach in ind, to address community needs and the physical context of the immediate neighborhood,” the development team wrote in application documents obtained by “What Now Los Angeles.” “It also addresses the need to be referential to a traditional style reminiscent of the Western Pioneer heritage of the region, such as Spanish Revival.”

The project would also feature studio floor plans priced for households earning at or below 30-50 percent of the area median income. They are expected to cost a total of $43 million, with an estimated per-unit cost of $430,000. It is being developed by affordable housing developer Adobe Communities, and nonprofits Mercy Housing and LA Family Housing.

No Measure HHH-funded projects have broken ground yet in CD12. The Chatsworth community has been largely opposed to the 55-unit Topanga Apartments, which they say are too tall and near an elementary school. Councilmember John Lee put forth a motion to rescind $7 million of HHH funding allocated to the Topanga Project, but the move was unanimously rejected by the Los Angeles City Council Homelessness and Poverty Committee. The proposal is now headed to the general City Council.

See also:

Lee's HHH Motion Rejected By LA Council Homelessness Committee

Lee Backs Motion To Rescind Funds For Proposed Homeless Housing