Two housing projects set aside for veterans officially got underway at the end of May. On May 31 two separate buildings that would add 87 new housing units on the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus broke ground, part of a wider plan to add more than 1,000 new homes for veterans.
The two new buildings are being built by a coalition of developers and veteran-focused nonprofits. One, Building 158, will add 49 new units, being built by Century Housing. The other, Building 210 from U.S. Vets, will create 38 housing units specifically for women veterans. Renderings from architecture firms show a pair of low-rise structures with plazas, walkways and plenty of trees around them. Both are being built on the West LA VA North Campus, on an 80-acre parcel of land that, if the plan is realized, would create the largest amount of veteran housing in the nation.