New development brings 97 affordable apartments to Lincoln Heights

Brine Residential, an affordable housing development in Lincoln Heights, opened its doors Friday.

The complex brings 97 units of affordable housing to the Eastside neighborhood, including 72 Permanent Supportive Housing units for adults, transition-aged youth and families experiencing homelessness. 

Units include a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments for those making $29,460-58,920 a year, 30 to 60 percent of the city’s average median income of $98,200. 

Inside a Brine Residential apartment. Photos courtesy of DERCO Corporation.

Residents have access to on-site supportive services from case management and job readiness programs to financial literacy support and mental health counseling.

“Brine Residential in Lincoln Heights is exactly the kind of project we need more of across Los Angeles County – one that combines housing with services, and vision with action,” said County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the property.

“We are not just addressing homelessness – we are building healthier, more resilient neighborhoods where every resident has the opportunity to thrive.”

The name “Brine Residential” is a reference to the site’s history, which was once home to the A-1 Eastern Homemade Pickle Company. Amenities at the property include a community library, teaching kitchen, art room, courtyard, secure bike parking and laundry facilities. 

Twenty-eight thousand square feet of ground-floor space is designated for commercial use to support local businesses, nonprofits and community-serving enterprises. 

As of Monday, 82 out of the 97 units were occupied.

CD 14 Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, also in attendance at the celebration, called the development “an important step forward and a meaningful investment in the physical, social, and emotional well-being of residents who will get to call this building home.”

“As a lifelong Angeleno and the proud representative of Lincoln Heights, I know how urgently our communities need thoughtful, equitable development,” Jurado added. 

Brine Residential was developed by the DERCO Corporation, a nonprofit affordable housing developer in California, with a total cost of almost $70 million.

Funding for the apartments came from a mix of public and private sources including the Los Angeles Housing Department, L.A. County Development Authority, Redstone Equity Partners, Citibank, Measure H and the Housing Authority of the City of L.A.