WHAT
WE DO
A successful project is winning by nature: it is financially viable, architecturally pleasing, affirmatively marketed with fairly selected tenants, service enriched, well built and maintained, and compliant with all funder requirements.
This is what Meta Housing does.
Since 1993, Meta Housing has built one of the industry’s most successful track records, developing more than 7,900 residential units.
Our strategy is straightforward: We are experts in securing and leveraging state and federal tax credits, and in arranging complex finance structures that ensure the highest and best use of available funds.
Our team develops affordable and mixed-income apartment communities that infuse vibrancy, inspire community, and support individuals.
Our bottom-line business acumen, strong sense of social advocacy, and interest in innovation enable us to sustain strong relationships with public and private partners and to continually develop award-winning projects.
Such innovative projects include a much-needed grocery store in South Los Angeles, adaptive reuse of a nine-story bank building in Chinatown for senior housing, numerous arts colonies, housing for veterans and formerly homeless individuals and families, along with many transit-oriented and inclusionary housing developments.
OUR
WORK
AT A
GLANCE
SENIOR
HOUSING
43
PROJECTS
4,495
UNITS
$948.6M
FAMILY
HOUSING
48
PROJECTS
4,005
UNITS
$1.66B
MIXED INCOME/TODS
9
PROJECTS
1,469
UNITS
$297M
SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING
12
PROJECTS
805
UNITS
$442.8M
ARTS
COLONIES
9
PROJECTS
772
UNITS
$161M
INCLUSIONARY
HOUSING
2
PROJECTS
429
UNITS
$91M
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
FULL SERVICE
Meta has the ability to carry out all aspects of multifamily affordable housing development.
TRACK RECORD
With more than 20 years of experience, our track record is a standout in the industry.
PUBLIC FUNDING
We specialize in securing state and federal funds, and in arranging complex finance structures to best leverage these limited public resources.
PREMIUM TERMS
Our projects garner premium financing terms, based on our longstanding financial relationships.
EXPERT TEAM
Our team includes experienced professionals who are proficient and proactive at every level of the intricate development process.
OUR HISTORY
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1993
Meta Housing Corporation is established.
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1994
Meta Housing completes its first rehabilitation project.
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1996
Meta Housing completes its first new construction project with Valley Village in North Hollywood, California.
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2002
Meta Housing completes its first mixed-income project, The Piedmont in North Hollywood, California.
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2005
Meta Housing completes its first senior arts colony: The Burbank Senior Artists Colony.
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2012
Meta Housing begins construction on its 50th project, bringing the firm’s total units developed to more than 4,900 units.
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2013
Meta Housing begins construction on its 10th transit-oriented development, bringing the firm’s total transit-oriented units to more than 1,000.
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2013
Meta Housing reaches 450 units of inclusionary housing under construction.
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2014
Meta Housing delivers its 50th project with the completion of Cotton’s Point Senior Apartments in San Clemente.
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2015
Meta Housing completes its first family arts colony: Pac Arts.
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2018
Meta starts construction on its 20th supporting housing deal bringing total supportive housing units to over 600.
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2020
Meta Housing completes its 75th affordable housing project, surpassing more than 7,500 units developed.
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2021
Meta Housing broke ground on 293 units utilizing federal disaster credits, delivering much needed housing to communities in California that have been impacted by natural disasters.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
JOHN M. HUSKEY › Chairman and CEO KASEY M. BURKE › President GEORGE M. RUSSO › EVP / Chief Financial Officer
CHRIS MAFFRIS › Executive Vice President AARON MANDEL › Executive Vice President
TIM SOULE › Vice President › STEPHANIE BERGER › Senior Vice President / Controller LOUIE PEREZ › Director of Asset Management
ROSS FERRERA › Vice President / Director of Operations TAYLOR RASMUSSEN › Vice President of Development LOREN MESSERI › Vice President of Development
AWARDS
Meta Housing has won more than 104 awards since 2001,
and has been recognized for its innovative design, services, and sustainability measures.
The company continues to build award-winning projects.
To see our awards, click here.
AWARDS
2022
Main Street Plaza Apartments
- National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO): Award of Merit
Westminster Crossing
- The Kennedy Commission Affordable Housing Awards – Best Large Family Development
Arboleda Apartments
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit: Best Affordable Senior Housing Community
2021
Santa Ana Arts Collective
- AIA OC: Honor Award
- AIA Long Beach: South Bay Honor Award
- Interior Design: Best of Year Awards – 2021 Finalist
- Gold Nugget Award of Merit: Best Renovated, Restored or Adaptive Re-Use Residential Project
- Gold Nugget Award of Merit: Best Affordable Housing Community – 30 to 60 DU/Acre
Metro at Buckingham
- Gold Nugget Award of Merit: Best Affordable Senior Housing Community
Metro at Western
- ArchDaily: Building of the Year Award Nominee
Carson Arts
- Affordable Housing Finance: Readers’ Choice Awards Finalist
2020
Santa Ana Arts Collective
- SCANPH: Rehabilitation Development of the Year
- SCDF: Adaptive Reuse Renovation Historic Preservation
Carson Arts Colony
- National Association of Home Builders: Best in American Living Award
The Cannery at Lewis Street
- Gold Award: Best in American Living Award – Best Affordable in Multifamily
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – Best Affordable Housing Community – 30 to 60 du/acre
Metro @ Western
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – Best Affordable Housing Community – 30 to 60 du/acre
Courson Arts Colony East
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – Best Affordable Housing Community – 30 to 60 du/acre
2019
Loma Linda Veterans’ Village
- SCANPH: Supportive Housing Development of the Year
- NAHB Finalist: Multifamily Pillars of the Industry – Best Military or Veterans Housing Community
Metro at Western
- AIA|LA Design Award: Typology: Multi-Unit Residential Citation Award
Zinnia
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – Best Affordable Housing Community – 30 to 60 du/acre
Sylmar Court
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – Best Affordable Housing Community – 60 Units/Acre or More
2018
Zinnia
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – Best On-the-Boards Affordable Housing Community
- SCANPH Homes Within Reach Award – Honorable Mention
ACE/121
- Multi-Housing News Excellence Award – Best New Development and Design
- 2018 NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Award – Winner Best Affordable Development (up to 100 Units)
Meta Housing
- Named one of Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top Commercial Real Estate Developers
2017
ACE/121
- SCANPH Homes Within Reach Award – Honorable Mention
Long Beach & 21st
- 2017 Hardie Design Contest Finalist
5400 Hollywood Family Apartments
- Los Angeles County: 2017 Congressional Recognition of Excellence Award
2016
Long Beach & 21st
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – “Best Senior” Housing Community
2015
Cotton’s Point Senior Apartments
- NAHB: Silver Achievement Award – Best 50+ Affordable Rental Community
Oakland 34
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – Best Seniors Housing Community – Active Adult / Independent Living
Pacific Avenue Arts Colony
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – Best Affordable Housing Community – 30 to 60 du/acre
2014
Cotton’s Point Senior Apartments
- 50+ Housing Council: SAGE Awards – Project of the Year
- SCANPH: Senior Project of the Year
Long Beach Senior Arts Colony
- Los Angeles Business Journal: Multi-Family Project of the Year
- San Fernando Valley Business Journal: Gold Award – Best Multi-Family Project
- NAHB: Best 50+ Affordable Project
NoHo Senior Arts Colony
- AIA San Fernando Valley: AIA/San Fernando Valley Residential Design Award
- San Fernando Valley Business Journal: Silver Honoree – Best Mixed-Use Land
- NAHB: Best 50+ Market Rate Project
- NAHB: Best 50+ Overall Community
Tavarua Senior Apartments
- Ruby Award: Housing Project of the Year – Special Needs
Long Beach & 21st
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – “On The Boards”
Metro @ Hollywood
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – Best Senior Housing Community
2013
Long Beach Senior Arts Colony
- PCBC: Grand Award Honors – Best Seniors Housing Community
- Multi-Housing News Awards of Excellence, Gold Award
- Multi-Family Executive (MFE) Best New Development Senior Project of the Year
- American Institute of Architects Long Beach/South Bay Honor Award for Excellence in Design
- SAGE Project of the Year (Affordable, 55+)
- NAHB, Pillars of Industry, Best Affordable Multi-Family Community Finalist
NoHo Senior Arts Colony
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Best Senior Housing Community
Vermont Avenue Apartments
- PCBC: Grand Award Honors – Best Multi-Generation Housing Concept
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Affordable Project – 30 du/acre or more
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Affordable Project – Built or “On-the-Boards”
The Metro @ Hollywood Senior Apartments
- NAHB’s Best of 50+ Housing Council Gold Achievement Award – Best Affordable Rental Community “On the Boards”
2012
Affordable Living For The Aging Sheldon W. Andelson Award Honoree
- – John M. Huskey
Figueroa Senior Apartments
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Best Senior Housing Community “On-the-Boards”
Long Beach Senior Arts Colony
- NAHB’s Best of 50+ Housing Council Gold Achievement Award – Best Affordable Rental “On the Boards”
2011
The Metro @ Hollywood Senior Apartments
- BIA Southern California 55+ Housing Council: SAGE Award – “On The Boards” Project of the Year
Adams & Central Mixed Use Development
- Los Angeles Business Council Architectural Award – Housing Mixed-Use Award – Winner
Long Beach & Anaheim
- BIA Southern California 50+ Housing Council: SAGE Award – Best “On-the-Boards” Project Of The Year
Long Beach and Burnett
- SCAG Compass Blueprint Awards – Nominee Recognition
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Affordable Project – 30 du/acre or more
- The Apartment Association (Greater Los Angeles) – Affordable Housing of the Year
Long Beach Senior Arts Colony
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Grand Award – Best “On-the-Boards” Multifamily Community
2010
Adams & Central Mixed Use Development
- NAHB 50+ Housing Council – Finalist of the Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Award – Best Affordable Apartment Community of the Year
- Westside Urban Forum (Los Angeles) – Westside Prize Design Award
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Best Mixed-Use Project
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Affordable Project – 30 du/acre or more
- Adams & Central Mixed Use Development
- Westside Urban Forum: 2010 Westside Prize – Urban Marketplace at the Center of Los Angeles
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Best Mixed Use Project –
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Best Affordable Project (30 DU/Acre or More)
Belmont Station
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Best Affordable Project (30 DU/Acre or More)
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Best Multi-Family Housing Project (Over 6 Stories)
Long Beach & Anaheim
- NAHB 50+ Housing Council – 2010 Pillars Builder and Firm Awards Finalist of the MultiFamily Pillars of the Industry Award – Best Affordable Apartment Community
Long Beach Senior Arts Colony
- 50+ Housing Council: SAGE Award – Best “On-the-Boards” Project of the Year
- NAHB 50+ Housing Council – 2010 Pillars Builder and Firm Awards Finalist of the Multi-Family Pillars of the Industry Award – Best Affordable Apartment Community
2009
Adams & Central Mixed Use Development
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Outstanding On-The-Boards Apartment Project
NoHo Senior Arts Colony
- BIA Southern California 55+ Housing Council: SAGE Award – Best “On-the-Boards” Project Of The Year
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Outstanding On-The-Boards Seniors Community
- BIA 50+ Housing Council Awards – Gold Achievement Award for Multifamily Housing Overall Market Rate Rental Community On-The-Boards
2008
Engage Award Honoree – Meta Housing Corporation
- Senior Olympics
Garden Grove “The Grove” Senior Apartments
- BIA 50+Housing Council Awards – Gold Award Winner – Multifamily Housing: Overall Community
2007
Burbank Senior Artists Colony
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council Pillars of the Industry Awards – Best Clubhouse at a Multifamily Community
Cortina D’Arroyo
- NAHB’s Best of 50+ Housing Gold Achievement Award – Overall Community
- NAHB’s Best of 50+ Housing Gold Achievement Award – Common Area Interior Design
Dorado Senior Apartments
- NAHB 50+ Housing Council Gold Achievement Award – Project of the Year
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council Pillars of the Industry Awards – Most Creative Financing of an Affordable Apartment Community
- NAHB’s Best of 50+ Housing Silver Achievement Award – Overall Community
- NAHB’s Best of 50+ Housing Silver Achievement Award – Common Area Interior Design
Garden Grove “The Grove” Senior Apartments
- 50+Builder Magazine named “Project of the Year” – December 2007
- 50+ Housing Council Award – Certificate of Merit – Finalist – Project of the Year
2006
Burbank Senior Artists Colony
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council Gold Award – Clubhouses – Small (Up to 6,000 sq. ft.)
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council Gold Award – Multifamily Housing: Overall Community – Rental Apartments
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council Silver Award – Active Adult Housing: Condominium Community (Any Size)
- National Endowment for the Arts: Creativity and Aging – Best Practices
2005
Burbank Senior Artists Colony
- BIA Southern California 55+ Housing Council: SAGE Awards – Project of the Year
The Jasmine at Founders Village
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council Silver Achievement Award – Best Rental Apartments
2004
The Jasmine at Founders Village
- BIA Southern California 55+ Housing Council: SAGE Award – Certificate of Merit – Project of the Year
The Piedmont
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council Platinum Achievement Award- Active Adult Housing Overall Community – Small
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council Gold Achievement Award – Multifamily Housing Overall Community – Rental Apartments
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council Juror’s Innovation Award
- San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Award for “Most Innovative Senior Community”
2003
Burbank Senior Artists Colony
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council /NCOSH Gold Medal for Best of Senior’s Housing Design – On the Boards
The Piedmont
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Award of Merit – Best Apartment Project – 4 or more Stories
- PCBC:Award of Merit – Best of Seniors Project – Active Adult
2002
Park Plaza
- NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council Gold Achievement Award – Best Seniors Housing, Most Outstanding Affordable Senior Apartment Project
2001
Park Plaza
- PCBC: Gold Nugget Merit Award – Best Senior Project – Active Adult
- BIA Southern California 55+ Housing Council: SAGE Awards – Merit Award