{"id":232571,"date":"2026-03-23T14:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/232571\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:04:07","slug":"affordable-housing-starts-work-at-854-e-7th-st-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/232571\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable housing starts work at 854 E. 7th St. in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linchousing.org\/news_releases\/linc-housing-starts-construction-on-64-senior-affordable-apartments-in-long-beach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Developer Linc Housing Corp. has broken ground<\/a> on a project that will transform<a href=\"https:\/\/la.urbanize.city\/post\/long-beach-armory-could-be-converted-arts-and-housing-complex\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> the 1930s Long Beach Armory into an affordable housing complex.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The project, located at 854 E. 7th Street, will reuse the long-vacant Armory building and add five stories of new construction next door, creating 64 one- and two-bedroom apartments for low-income seniors age 55 years and older earning between<a href=\"https:\/\/la.urbanize.city\/post\/here-are-californias-affordable-housing-income-limits-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 30 and 70 percent of the area median income level.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevelopments like Armory Arts Collective show what\u2019s possible when we align housing production with equity, sustainability, and preservation,\u201d said Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson in a news release. \u201cBy reactivating a historic landmark and adding new density near transit, we\u2019re expanding affordable housing options for older adults on fixed incomes, while strengthening the long-term livability and economic resilience of the City of Long Beach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-and-caption\">\n<a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/la.urbanize.city\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1140w\/public\/field\/image\/long%20beach%20armory%20map.JPG?itok=wVy8CEmc\" rel=\"article-image-set nofollow noopener\" title=\"City of Long Beach\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-950w article-inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/long beach armory map.JPG\" width=\"950\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nLocation of the Long Beach Armory at 854 E 7th StreetCity of Long Beach<\/p>\n<p>The historic Armory building is to be converted to resident amenities such as a community room and an art studio. Other common features will include a landscaped courtyard and an outdoor deck.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/la.urbanize.city\/tags\/studio-one-eleven\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Studio One Eleven <\/a>is designing the project, with Howard CDM serving as a consultant and Walton Construction, Inc. as general contractor.<\/p>\n<p>Completion of the Armory Arts Collective is expected in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on social media:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UrbanizeLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbanizela\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/urbanize-la\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@urbanizela\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a> \/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/urbanizela\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/urbanizela.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking for affordable housing? Visit<a href=\"https:\/\/lahousing.lacity.org\/aahr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> lahousing.lacity.org\/aahr<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/housing.lacounty.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">housing.lacounty.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/la.urbanize.city\/post\/here-are-californias-affordable-housing-income-limits-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">California&#8217;s 2025 state income limits<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanize.la\/post\/affordable-housing-resources\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for additional affordable housing resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Developer Linc Housing Corp. has broken ground on a project that will transform the 1930s Long Beach Armory&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232572,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-232571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}