LONG BEACH, CA – Linc Housing, a Long Beach-based nonprofit developer of affordable and supportive housing, joined Zephyr residents, officials from Los Angeles County and the City of Long Beach, as well as other development partners to celebrate the completed renovations of two California Project Homekey sites – Zephyr and Crescent.
“I think the public appreciates that we are using existing buildings to create housing faster, smarter, more cost-effectively than ever before,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn. “The State’s Project Homekey program has been a game changer for us. By partnering with Linc Housing and using state funding to convert these two buildings, we have 177 new apartments for the people who most need them in Long Beach. We need to address the homelessness crisis with the urgency it demands, and I appreciate the City of Long Beach and Mayor Rex Richardson for being my partner in this work and being willing to embrace solutions.”
According to the 2025 point-in-time count, 3,595 people in the City of Long Beach were experiencing homelessness, representing a 6.5% increase from the previous year. As the region continues to confront an urgent housing shortage and rising homelessness, these new communities mark critical progress in expanding access to permanent, service-enriched homes that help people rebuild their lives…