Housing Diversity Corporation in the News
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Seattle developer has 5 attainable housing projects in the works in L.A. — with ‘zero parking’
None of Housing Diversity Corp.’s L.A. projects will offer what might seem to be a must in the auto-centric city. But there’s a reason for that.
Micro-Housing Developer Pitches Eight-Story Project For Koreatown
The 102-foot-tall building would include 92 units Seattle-based micro-housing developer Housing Diversity Corporation has plans for an eight-story, 92-unit community to replace a two-story commercial building in Koreatown, according to a...
Seattle micro-housing developer extends LA push in Koreatown
Housing Diversity Corporation specializes in urban infill, has two other projects in works A Seattle-based micro-housing developer is making a play in Koreatown to grow its already sizable stake in central Los Angeles. Housing Diversity...
OZ Navigator Announces 245-Unit JV Development in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District
Seattle, WA. – April 6, 2021 – OZ Navigator announced today its redevelopment plans for 701 South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. The mixed-use project will be developed in partnership with the Mar family,...
8-story opportunity zone project planned for Seattle’s Chinatown-International District
Seattle native Barry Mar was dedicated to providing affordable housing, so in the 1970s he managed the conversion of his family's Atlas Hotel property in the Chinatown-International District (CID) into low-income apartments. This legacy...
Micro-housing to rise in DTLA Opportunity Zone
A Seattle-based developer is betting big on micro-housing in Los Angeles. Housing Diversity Corporation is filing plans for an eight-story, 227-unit rental project at 1411 South Flower Street in Downtown Los Angeles’ South Park...
Housing Diversity Corp. Plans Third Micro-Housing Project in LA
The development would add 230 units in a federally designated opportunity zone BY GREG CORNFIELD With no end in sight to Los Angeles’ affordability crisis, Housing Diversity Corporation is again expanding its micro-housing strategy,...
273 affordable units now planned near Othello Station
OZ Navigator LLC owns one property at 7324 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., near Othello Station, which it plans to redevelop with apartments. That eight-story proposal has now been enlarged in scale, from 164 to 273 units, with the pending...
Is Micro-Housing Viable in the Age of Coronavirus? One Developer Is Betting on It in Los Angeles
BY JOSEPH PIMENTEL LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES — When the coronavirus crisis hit, several of Brad Padden's investors began bombarding him with questions about the viability of micro-housing projects during a pandemic. Padden is the CEO of...
Speaking Engagements
CAL-ALHFA is a non-profit organization with a broad based membership including public and private agencies which develop, finance, and administer programs to create affordable housing in California.
Brad joined representatives from the Seattle Office of Emergency Management and the National Development Council at the Main Street Now Conference, presented by Main Street America, an organization focused on revitalizing older and historic commercial districts.
The Coliving Summit brings together leaders in real estate, investment, lending, and design for a day of practitioner-led discussions, networking, and deal-making,