The Watt Companies is a 70-year-old real estate development company based in Los Angeles. Watt is dedicated to and focused on long-term investment in Los Angeles, continuing its tradition as a developer of over 100,000 homes, master planned communities, shopping centers, office buildings, and hotels in the region. Watt has built enduring projects that are integral to the future of the neighborhoods they serve. The company’s thorough and collaborative approach is embedded in its reputation and has helped it garner broad support and approvals for its projects across the city.

Richman Group of California was founded in 1986 to syndicate and develop affordable housing. Since then, the firm has grown, diversified and evolved across the United States and its territories. Richman Group is one of the nation’s largest affordable housing participants with in-house expertise necessary to execute all phases of the business, including: land acquisition, processing governmental approvals and entitlements, designing and constructing properties, arranging equity and mortgage financing for itself and its clients, and conducting long term asset and property management. Richman Group strives to create a great residential experience for all residents and optimize economic returns for developer clients, partners and investors. Richman Group, with a long demonstrated commitment to ESG, designs its properties with a concern for the environment and the communities in which properties are located.

West Angeles CDC was founded in early 1994 as an outreach program of West Angeles Church of God in Christ, then a 15,000-member congregation in the Crenshaw District of Los Angeles. Dr. Lula Ballton and Bishop Charles E. Blake, together with Trustees of West Angeles Church, founded the CDC to expand the compassionate outreach and neighborhood development ministries of the church in the face of mounting problems of poverty and injustice in the surrounding community.

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (“HACLA”) was established in 1938 and has grown to become one of the nation’s largest and leading public housing authorities, providing the largest supply of quality affordable housing to residents of the City of Los Angeles. Founded by HACLA in December 1973 as a not-for-profit entity, La Cienega LOMOD’s original mission was to help provide good quality housing for low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities. Through La Cienega LOMOD, HACLA continues to explore alternative funding sources and has built numerous key partnerships with City and State agencies, nonprofit foundations, community-based organizations and private developers. Currently, La Cienega LOMOD has 797 properties in its portfolio amounting to 55,358 units.

The Asian American Drug Abuse Program (“AADAP”) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to serving Asian Pacific Islanders and other underserved communities with substance abuse services throughout Los Angeles County. Programs and services are provided to all individuals regardless of race or ethnicity. Since 1972, AADAP began with the mission to improve community health through providing prevention education, treating substance abuse, and facilitating economic development to increase job skills and employment opportunities. Their programs have expanded to include HIV/AIDS outreach, Drug Court Services for the Inglewood Municipal Courts, tobacco education, and a for-profit business venture, MTC Construction. West Adams WorkSource Center, which is housed within AADAP headquarters, connects vulnerable youth and adults to job training and employment opportunities and businesses to skilled workers and resources. West Adams WorkSource Center is an equal opportunity employer/program that provides universal access to a variety of training and employment services for free.

Since 2003, SVA Architects has delivered innovative architectural design and planning services to public and private clients in California and throughout the western United States. Our work has included prominent civic, cultural, educational, mixed-use, residential, military, and commercial projects that prioritize health for both the user and their greater community. SVA works closely and collaboratively with its clients to help them meet their objectives in a transparent and communicative process. A staff of over 50 talented professionals provides a wealth of experience and expertise that brings complex projects with diverse stakeholders to fruition. The SVA team is committed to providing creative and sustainable design solutions that endure.