A Community of Friends welcomed over 300 guests at the Walt Disney Concert Hall for our 25th Anniversary Gala. At our event, we honored Assembly member Richard Bloom, Paul Hastings LLP, James Preis and Kalina Nichols for their work to end homelessness. Thank you to all who attended you made the evening a truly special … Continue reading 25th Anniversary Gala

On May 1, 2013, A Community of Friends (ACOF) celebrated the groundbreaking of Avalon Apartments, a new construction, three-story building of 54 apartments in the Willowbrook neighborhood of Los Angeles. This $14.7 million project will provide high quality affordable housing to low income families and individuals and families who have been homeless and have a … Continue reading Avalon Groundbreaking

Vendome Palms was recently awarded a Multifamily Excellence Award by the Los Angeles Housing Department! (This article originally appeared at http://www.nalhfa.org/) The project is a complete gut-rehabilitation of an existing 43 unit masonry apartment building originally constructed in 1926. The rehabilitation included replacement of all major building systems that created 36 efficiency units, home to homeless individuals … Continue reading Vendome Palms Apartments

This year, A Community of Friends (ACOF) celebrates our 25th Anniversary! From ACOF’s early beginnings of six founding board members, two part-time consultants and several advisors, ACOF has flourished into a robust company with 15 board members, 67 employees, a $5.8 million operating budget, and over $185 million in assets. ACOF has completed 41 buildings … Continue reading 25th Anniversary