Weingart Center Association and Related California officially celebrated the grand opening of the largest permanent supportive housing development in Los Angeles.

Dubbed 600 San Pedro, the downtown project is a 17-story high-rise, mixed-used building with 302 units, all of which has been designated for permanent supportive housing, according to a release from downtown housing supportive provider Weingart Center and Irvine-based developer Related California.

Located on a former parking lot site, Weingart Center and Related California broke ground in October 2023 and wrapped up construction ahead of its original schedule of June 2025.

The complex, which has fully furnished studio apartments, has been designed for people living in interim housing to transition into permanent housing with services. New residents will have access to on-site case managers who will provide support in an array of services including job training and educational assistance. 

Kevin Murray, president and chief executive officer at the Weingart Center, sees the new complex as a space that promotes safety and a positive well-being for its residents.

“600 San Pedro stands as a powerful example of how thoughtful, compassionate housing solutions can transform lives,” said Murray, who once served as state senator from 1998 to 2006, in a statement.

‘Solutions are possible’

Weingart has an existing supportive housing complex across the street from 600 San Pedro, which is housed on a 1.12-acre site. The new development also marked the start of a partnership between Weingart and Related California.

“We are proud to partner with Weingart to bring 600 San Pedro to life – a development that will help provide much-needed permanent supportive housing to Angelenos experiencing homelessness,” said Bill Witte, Related California chairman and chief executive officer, in a statement.

“We hope 600 San Pedro demonstrates that solutions are possible, collaborations work and doing nothing is not an option. Public-private partnerships are a key component to addressing the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles and California,” Witte said.

Pankow Builders served as the project’s general contractor. Total costs for the development were not disclosed.

Mayor Karen Bass, L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis and several local leaders were on hand to mark the grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Bass has had to face the city’s homelessness crisis since taking office in 2022. Within two years of her tenure, the city has reduced street homelessness by 10%, the first double-digit decline in at least nine years.

“Los Angeles needs all of us, from government to nonprofit and the private sectors, working together to urgently confront our homelessness crisis by building more housing and providing lifesaving services,” said Bass. “I want to thank Related and Weingart for their ongoing commitment to building more permanent supportive housing so that people who come inside from tents and encampments can move into homes and communities where they can live healthy, full lives.”

Solis said, “safe and dignified supportive housing is the key to ending homelessness,” and that she will continue to work with organizations like Weingart to develop more projects and provide resources for the homeless – “ensure that everyone has the opportunity to come indoors and thrive.”

Other officials on hand for the ceremony included Lourdes Castro Ramirez, president and chief executive of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA); Tracie Mann, chief of programs at the Los Angeles County Development Authority; Marqueece Harris-Dawson, president of the Los Angeles City Council; and state Assemblywoman Sade Elhawary.

Beyond housing

HACLA has awarded nearly 300 housing vouchers, valued at $194 million in housing assistance payments, to Weingart Center’s new residents, Castro Ramirez said: “Rental assistance programs are not just housing solutions – they are lifelines that open doors and unlock opportunity, stability and hope.”

Of the 302 units, 298 were slated for new residents within Section 8 and the remaining four units were for managers. To be eligible for Section 8 housing, individuals must have an income below 50% of the area’s median income. 

Outside of providing people housing, 600 San Pedro is offering a variety of “high-quality wraparound services” designed to help residents transition into their new living environment. The services include “on-site case management, mental and physical health care, substance use services, employment and job training assistance, educational support and more,” the release said.

Also, the complex has a pet-relief area, community garden, fitness gym, library, career center and laundry room. Residents also have access to a separate four-story parking structure with retail space housed on the ground floor.