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Los Angeles (CNN) - Jonelle Kilgore tapped away at his online homework with Jasmine the puppy on his lap in their South Los Angeles home. The 12-year-old boy and his dog sat on a couch in not just any home, but one made from four recycled shipping containers. "I like it, I liked moving in here," Jonelle told CNN on a recent September day. "It's a home for us."...Continue reading

"FlyawayHomes continues its mission of building alternative housing for the homeless"- The People Concern #integrare_group #20000by2028 #housedhealthysafe #EveryoneIn

"The $15-million project - which includes $4.1 million in HHH funds - would cost roughly $360,000 per residential unit. Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2021 and conclude by the fourth quarter of the same year. The second FlyawayHomes development would rise from a property at 828 W. Anaheim Street in Wilmington. The proposed modular apartment complex would include 49 two-bedroom dwellings, in addition to offices for services and open space amenities ...for residents. FlyawayHomes anticipates a $17.2-million price tag for the project, with $4.9 million of the cost footed by Measure HHH funds. The per-unit cost for the development is approximately $345,000. As with the South Los Angeles project, construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2021 and conclude by the fourth quarter of the same year." #housedhealthysafe #integrare_group The People Concern Bella Vista Property Management Incorporated Gensler Los Angeles CBRE

FlyawayHomes Builds Affordable Housing Fast and Cheap By Kate Cagle Los Angeles PUBLISHED 12:51 AM ET Aug. 24, 2020 They once carried goods across the Pacific, but Kevin Hirai says a few walls, cabinets and plumbing transforms a shipping container into a home.... These are pretty straightforward and are meant to be pretty simple in design because what we’re doing is we’re replicating and then we’re stacking these, said Hirai, the founder of Flyaway Homes, as he stood inside a refurbished shipping container in South LA. What You Need To Know Flyaway Homes is a private-sector development company that is pioneering modular design in 837 W 82nd Street The company aims to do it in a third of the time at a third of the cost As many as one in five California renters is at risk of losing their apartment once a state-wide eviction moratorium ends later this year The companies goal is to turn affordable housing into a business that cares about more than just the bottom line The private-sector development company is pioneering modular design at 837 W 82nd Street. It is the company’s second affordable housing project in the neighborhood. The project is financed with private equity and Hirai says investors can expect about a five percent return. With the city of Los Angeles spending about $500,000 to build a single affordable apartment, Hirai’s company has a mission to do it in a third of the time at a third of the cost. As the United States faces a possible eviction avalanche in the wake of COVID-19, the need for the company’s developments is greater than ever. As many as one in five California renters is at risk of losing their apartment once a state-wide eviction moratorium ends later this year. I think people are starting to realize how important a home is and how close a lot of us are to not having a home, Hirai said. The company’s first development at 820 West Colden Avenue was built in 7 months for $3.85 million and currently houses 32 formerly-homeless individuals. The apartments are managed by The People Concern. The company just closed on another property and two more are in escrow, according to the company’s spokesperson Mike Mena. With the goal of turning affordable housing into a business that cares about more than just the bottom line.

The private-sector development company is pioneering modular design at 837 W 82nd Street Spectrum News 1 SoCal visited 82nd Street to learn more about the supportive housing production model being pioneered by Teams at ThePeople Concern and FlyawayHomes. #housedhealthysafe #20000by2028 #integrare_group

Coming up on two years open and our pilot development is looking as beautiful as ever. Thanks to Jonathan Young Photography for the great images and thanks to ThePeople Concern for keeping our residents housed, healthy and safe!

Coming up on two years open and the FlyawayHomes pilot development at 820 West Colden Avenue is looking as beautiful as ever. Thanks to Jonathan Young Photography for the great images and thanks to The People Concern for keeping our residents housed, healthy and safe!

Craning in the first modular shipping container on 82nd Street

FlyawayHomes is interested in hiring Minority Business Enterprises, Woman Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises and Labor Surplus Area Businesses (collectively referred as Priority Businesses) to assist in its development of permanent supportive housing projects in the City of Los Angeles. FlyawayHomes would like to ensure Priority Businesses are provided opportunities to contract for the delivery of goods and services for our projects and we are soliciting help with this effort. We are looking for vendors in the areas of grading, site utilities, concrete, plumbing, electrical and A-permit work. Our projects are located in zip codes 90744 and 90003. If you are interested in participating please contact us via phone or email for more information. Phone # (310) 437-7764 or [email protected]. Thank you!

The only way we are going to be able to solve the homeless situation in Los Angeles is to get more housing on the ground faster and cheaper, said Michael Parks, chief executive of FlyawayHomes Los Angeles Business Journal #20000by2028 #EveryoneIn

"Entertainment industry leaders have been conspicuously absent," says Gary Foster, producer of The Soloist, which was set on Skid Row, and a board member of social service agency ThePeople Concern. "The world sees L.A. as Hollywood. We need the entertainment industry to step up for L.A." #EveryoneIn #20000by2028

82nd Street modular factory built housing in production... #20000by2028 #EveryoneIn