Daylight Community development is an affordable real estate development company focused on building housing for LA’s homeless population. By taking advantage of recent zoning and regulation changes, newly available public funding sources, and modular construction, we are able to build this critical housing faster and CHEAPER TO MAXIMIZE OUR Social impact.
projects
WATTS WORKS
25 Unit Permanent Supportive Housing Development
9502 COMPTON AVE., LOS ANGELES, CA 90002
We are partnering with Decro Corporation and The People Concern to build 25 units for chronically homeless individuals, providing wraparound social services such as counseling, community-based health care, treatment, and employment training.
McDANIEL HOUSE
47 Unit Senior Permanent Supportive Housing Development
1043 S. HARVARD BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90006
This 47 unit supportive housing development will target seniors experiencing homelessness. This project – as part of our HHH Innovation Platform – utilizes modular construction in a dense in-fill setting.
THE MAHALIA
49 Unit Permanent Supportive Housing Development
11604 VANOWEN ST., NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91606
This three-story low-rise supportive housing development will offer critical supportive housing in North Hollywood for homeless individuals and transition-aged youth.
97 Unit AFFORDABLE + Permanent Supportive Housing Development
3016 N. MAIN ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90031
We are co-developing the project alongside Decro Corporation and Violence Intervention Program. The Brine Residential is a 97 units affordable and supportive housing development in Lincoln Heights, and is part of a larger-scale master planned development that includes community retail, medical office, and other community-serving uses.
NOHO 5050
40 unit affordable and supportive housing development
5050 BAKMAN AVE., NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91601
We are partnering alongside Decro Corporation and the Downtown Women’s Center to provide 32 PSH units for women experiencing homelessness, as well as seven affordable units to qualifying low-income families.
OATSIE’S PLACE
46 Unit Permanent Supportive Housing Development
16015 W. SHERMAN WAY, VAN NUYS, CA 91405
We are partnering alongside Decro Corporation and the Downtown Women’s Center to provide 45 units of supportive housing for women experiencing homelessness and survivors of domestic violence.
98 Unit Permanent Supportive Housing Development
501 E FIFTH ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90013
We are partnering with the Downtown Women’s Center and GTM Holdings to develop this 100% supportive housing development serving women experiencing homelessness. This project is part of DWC’s larger campus on Skid Row, and has been designed by Gensler to interact with DWC’s existing supportive and healthcare services at their DTLA headquarters.
100 UNIT FAMILY WORKFORCE HOUSING WITH SUppORTIVE HouSING UNITS
23036 VENTURA BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 91364
We are developing this project within the Woodland Hills neighborhood, which will deliver 75 units of workforce rent-restricted affordable housing targeting working families, as well as 25 units of permanent supportive housing with high-quality wrap-around services. By developing this residential community on a vacant hillside parcel next to the 101 freeway, we envision a beautiful community with numerous on-site amenities, such as community rooms, case management and service offices, gardens, terraces, among others.
Unit Mix: 2 Studios // 45 1 BRs // 25 2 BRs // 27 3 BRs
Target Affordability: 30% - 80% AMI (100% Affordable)
Populations: Working Households Making up to $95,000 per Year (2022 TCAC Income Limits) // Unhoused Individuals Currently Living in the San Fernando Valley
Please note entitlements are on-going and project is subject to change.
Awards
Selected for Grant and In-Kind Support from the Home for Good Accelerating Permanent Supportive Housing RFP, administered through United Way of Greater LA
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Finalists in LA County's Housing Innovation Challenge
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Selected from Mayor Garcetti’s $120mm Prop HHH Innovation RFP with a $23.8mm corporate commitment to build 3 supportive housing developments.
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Greg comanor
Partner
Greg Comanor is a native Angeleno focused on affordable housing and public policy. He completed his undergraduate degree at Washington University in St Louis and completed his MBA at UCLA Anderson School of Management. He’s worked in investment banking, consulting, and affordable housing development before founding Daylight Community Development. He is an avid Philadelphia sports fan and fully Trusts The Process.
Greg@daylight.la
Aaron Sassounian
Partner
Aaron Sassounian is a native Angeleno with a background in real estate and venture capital. He completed his MBA at UCLA Anderson as president of the Anderson Real Estate Association. He graduated with a concentration in Real Estate. Aaron co-founded Daylight Community Development in 2018 to combat LA’s affordable and homeless housing crises.
Aaron@daylight.la
Sonya Falcone
Partner
Sonya Falcone graduated from UCLA Anderson with a concentration in Real Estate. Before joining Daylight Community Development, Sonya was the Director of Real Estate for the LA-based Runyon Group, managing acquisitions and working on fundraising for future development projects. Sonya was Associate at LocalConstruct, a multifamily developer based in Los Angeles, with major holdings across the Western United States. Outside of California, Sonya works with the Allyn Foundation, a family-run foundation working to improve quality of life in Syracuse, New York.
Sonya@daylight.la
