WILMINGTON, LOS ANGELES, CA – Holos Communities’ Executive Director & CEO Cristian Ahumada, with TPC Homes Executive Director John Maceri, were joined by Danielle Thompson, Financial Development Officer of LAHD, Andrew Wong, Senior Vice President of Comerica Bank, Natasha Pfieffer, Senior Loan Office of Rocky Mountain Community Reinvestment Corporation, and NEF’s Managing Director, Todd Fabian, for the ceremonial groundbreaking of Safe Harbor II.
Safe Harbor II is a partnership between Holos Communities and TPC Homes, delivering 40 units of permanent supportive housing to the community of Wilmington. The four-story building will include 39 two-bedroom residences and one manager’s unit, alongside three courtyards, a native drought-tolerant garden, community room, supportive service offices, and on-site property management. The development will serve formerly unhoused families in LA County Service Planning Area 8, pairing stable homes with on-site services to support long-term housing stability. This project complements Safe Harbor I, Holos Communities’ neighboring collaboration with TPC Homes, which will be breaking ground later this year.
The site’s landscape design plays a central role in both sustainability and community well-being. Safe Harbor II is designed to support water conservation, drought resistance, and community building. The outdoor spaces will feature 19 species of native and drought-tolerant plants, vines, bamboo, and three types of trees, including Chinese Elm trees. These elements will create a calming, colorful environment that contributes to cooling and long-term climate resilience.
Safe Harbor II has shared laundry rooms on each floor as well as a fourth-floor roof deck that provides seating, planters, and beautiful views. The development will include a children’s play area, a courtyard barbecue space for community gatherings, shaded seating areas, and a dog run emphasizing the project’s focus on quality of life and family-centered design.
Safe Harbor II is located near essential services and community amenities. Wilmington’s commercial core along Avalon and Anaheim Street is less than half a mile away, with Wilmington Urgent Care and Family Clinic nearby as well. For recreation, Wilmington Recreation Center is a 10-minute walk from the site, and Wilmington Waterfront Park is about 15 minutes away. In addition, nearby bus lines connect the project to Downtown Long Beach, long-term and short-term bicycle parking will be provided to encourage alternative transportation options Residents will also enjoy excellent access to daily needs, with Food 4 Less just a two-minute walk.
About Holos Communities
Founded in 2005, Holos Communities is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating spaces for all people to lead fuller lives. We approach the creation of spaces through a holistic lens as we work to end homelessness, combat global warming, and reverse racial inequity. Our spaces provide homes, services and jobs to individuals, families, and businesses while helping to strengthen neighborhoods and local economies.
www.holoscommunities.org
About The People Concern/TPC Homes
Building on The People Concern’s more than 60-year legacy of serving individuals experiencing homelessness and award-winning approaches to innovative development, TPC Homes is an owner-operator, property manager, and developer of affordable and permanent supportive housing. The People Concern is one of the largest social services agencies in Los Angeles County. Through their core principles of trauma-informed care, Housing First and harm reduction, they focus primarily on individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness, often with a behavioral health condition or substance use disorder.
www.thepeopleconcern.org / tpchomesla.org