California Construction News staff writer
A new tiny home village in East Hollywood broke ground Sunday, marking the start of a project that will provide interim housing for more than 50 unhoused people, including 10 beds dedicated to transitional-age youth.
“My career began in the emergency room, where I cared for patients coming off the streets and saw firsthand the devastating toll of homelessness,” said Mayor Karen Bass. “I watched entirely treatable illnesses become deadly simply because people had no access to care and no safe place to recover.
“These tiny homes will provide safe, stable interim housing for more than 50 of our unhoused neighbors. But this is about more than four walls and a roof — it is about dignity, and giving people a real chance to start again.”
Located on Sierra Vista Avenue, the development is part of a broader citywide effort to expand tiny home communities, supported by a $33 million investment from Governor Gavin Newsom and the State of California.
The project is supported by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Hope the Mission, BOSS (Built On Site Systems), Lehrer Architects, and the Zegar Family Foundation.
“At Boss Homes, we believe every person deserves dignity, safety, and a pathway toward stability. Projects like Sierra Vista demonstrate how innovative construction solutions and strong partnerships can help cities respond to homelessness with urgency, compassion, and long-term impact. The Sierra Vista tiny home village is expected to open in early 2027,” the company said in a statement.
The project is part of the Inside Safe encampment strategy launched after a state of emergency on homelessness was declared, with outreach teams moving people indoors and connecting them with services. Since then, homelessness in Los Angeles has declined for two consecutive years, while increasing in most other major U.S. cities, according to city figures.
The Sierra Vista tiny home village is expected to open in early 2027.
