10/09/2026
Today Community HousingWorks and Laing Companies celebrated the groundbreaking of Covina Senior Apartments, a new 60-unit community being developed in Covina, California. In their first project together CHW and Laing Companies are thrilled to be bringing additional homes for seniors to the San Gabriel Valley. Designated for adults 62 years and older, Covina senior apartments focuses on inclusive design for older adults. "Senior housing is a growing necessity in the San Gabriel Valley we're excited to break ground on an affordable housing development that will address residents' needs as they age, both now and into the future, with dedicated set-aside units for blind and low-vision residents," shared Alexis Laing, President and CEO of Laing Companies.
The six-story building will offer one-bedroom apartments for residents 62 and older earning 30% to 70% of area median income, including 15 units reserved for residents with vision impairment. Indoor and outdoor common spaces are designed to encourage social connection and support residents' independence. Priority will be given to occupancy preference to households affected by those fires and future Los Angeles County wildfires that result in a FEMA major disaster declaration.
Many thanks to everyone who joined us at today's groundbreaking, including our speakers Alexis Laing, President and CEO of Laing Companies; Kevin Leichner, Senior Vice President of Housing and Real Estate Development at CHW; Ruby Harris, Board Member of Community HousingWorks and Senior Director, Capital Solutions & Partnerships Southern California, Enterprise; Gustavo Velasquez, Director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development; Dan Millsap, Deputy Director of Real Estate Services Division of the California Department of General Services; Tim Parham, Assistant Deputy Director of the Housing Development and Finance Committee; Marina Brookins-Odom, Senior Relationship Manager II of First Citizens Bank; Sooji Yang, Assistant Project Manager at Laing Companies; and Natalie Tong, District Representative for California State Senator Susan Rubio.
In addition to Covina Senior Apartments, CHW and Laing Companies have more projects in the works together. "Building on our success in Covina, our next project in the works with Laing Companies is 129 family apartments in Fresno and we continue to look for more partnership opportunities. We were able to come alongside Alexis Laing’s development expertise with our successful track record, project management team and balance sheet, and we are thrilled that we could be part of Laing Companies' first project to break ground," says Kevin Leichner.
