# Karen Bass cuts ribbon on $72M homeless housing project in LA, costing taxpayers nearly $650K per unit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/karen-bass-cuts-ribbon-on-72m-homeless-housing-project-in-la-costing-taxpayers-nearly-650k-per-unit/
- Published: 2026-11-13T00:26:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T01:24:29+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/karen-bass-cuts-ribbon-on-72m-homeless-housing-project-in-la/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- LA opens a 111-unit homeless housing project.
- The project cost $72 million, about $648,649 per unit.
- Regional public investment in Homekey projects is about $2.6 billion.

## Summary

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has opened a 111-unit homeless housing project in a former North Hills Motel 6, part of efforts to turn hotels and motels into accommodation with support services. The project’s reported $72 million cost has renewed questions about the expense of addressing homelessness amid pressure on public budgets.

The property was bought for about $40 million in 2023, with a further $32 million spent on conversion, or roughly $648,649 per unit. Hope the Mission will provide residents with meals, case management, housing navigation and counselling. The project is part of California’s Homekey programme; since 2020, public bodies have committed about $2.6 billion to housing developments in the Los Angeles region, including acquisitions, renovations, construction and operations.

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