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Staying In LA - Affordable Home Ownership And Land Trusts
A firsthand account of the challenges families face when facing buying a home, and how Community Land Trusts can help fill in the gap of affordable homes in Los Angeles.
How Can We Reimagine Funding Sources For Housing?
As Holos Communities has explored how to build more homes faster, we’ve realized that we need to focus our efforts to creating new financial models that move away from the capital stack model, which holds back production of homes. Moving towards new models that streamlines funding and expedites construction of homes for the unhoused can be the solution to the housing crisis.
Holos Communities Hosts Denali Open House
Holos Communities hosted a community forum to talk about Denali, our first high-rise project and our 5th in Long Beach.
Holos Communities Breaks Ground on Celebrates Laurel Grove, Our Second Project Homekey Site
Holos Communities hosted elected officials and Whittier community members at our second Project Homekey site, Laurel Grove, on April 6th.
How can Green Spaces Create Community and Drive Innovation?
Green spaces have several positive effects for a community, and implementing and maintaining parks provides sustainable benefits and helps build community.
How can we use existing buildings to reduce our carbon footprint?
As developers of affordable housing, we are poised to be lead efforts in reducing our carbon footprint before and after construction. Currently-existing buildings can lead the way in reducing emissions and reaching the goal of net zero operations.
How Can An Office Space Serve as an Innovations Testing Ground?
Learn how the concept of the Living Lab - our offices as a testing ground - was born. At our office, we utilize the space we have to launch innovations that can one day scale up at our properties.
How to Build New Housing and Curb Global Warming
Learn how reducing embodied carbon is crucial to mitigate global warming. Specifically, operational carbon that’s calculated from a building's energy use, can be reduced or eliminated by efficiencies and renewable energy sources.
How Sustainability Can Drive Equitable Holistic Affordable Housing
Creating net-zero operating buildings means not only helping the planet, but also helping the communities that surround these buildings.
Holos Communities, Flyaway Homes and The People Concern Will Bring Two New Properties to Wilmington
Holos Communities is excited to share updates to our portfolio! From new awards to new properties, it’s been a busy start of the year at Holos Communities.
Holos Connects with Community Members
The Holos Communities team took part in a couple of experiences with the community last week to share insights about our work with students in North Hollywood, and connect with residents and neighbors in Mid-City.
Holos and Fernish Upgrade Residential Spaces and Combat Global Warming
We are excited to announce a new partnership with Fernish, a furniture rental company dedicated to making people feel at home and reducing the amount of furniture waste that ends up in landfills.
Isla Intersections Update - Crane Removal!
Check out the removal of the building cranes from Isla Intersections’s construction site!
2023 Housing Predictions
As we come to the end of a consequential year for our organization, the affordable housing community and the region as a whole, we’ve taken some time to give some thought to what we might see in the year ahead. This includes topics ranging from the impacts of global warming to the evolution of the American Dream, as well as how we, Holos Communities, plans to address them through our work.
Transformation Mural Unveiled at Metamorphosis at Foothill
We're excited to share a recently completed mural at - and depicting the theme of - Metamorphosis, featuring images of monarch butterflies to reflect the spirit of transformation and transition.
Construction Updates from Corazón Del Valle
Progress on Corazón del Valle reaches new heights, with the addition of wood framing on the property!
Holos Communities’ Call For Accountability At Los Angeles City Council
Holos Communities joins our peers in calling for the resignations of Council Members Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo, and we support reforms like the creation of an independent redistricting commission.
Holos Communities Adds 4 Buildings to Pre-Development Pipeline
Holos Communities is pleased to announce four new buildings in our pipeline across Southern California, bringing the total number of units in our pre-development and construction pipeline to 830.
Holos Communities receives Enterprise’s Community Partner of the Year Award
Holos Communities was honored to receive the Community Partner of the Year Award from Enterprise Community Partners on September 29th at Enterprise’s 2022 Southland Social gala.
Lessons Learned at the Vienna Social Housing Academy
Holos CEO Cristian Ahumada recalls lessons from the Vienna Social Housing Academy