FlyawayHomes, Inc.

Developing Permanent Supportive Housing to house our most vulnerable neighbors.

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Ready for foundation layout

Marking the corners

Precision measurement

Rough outline

Building footprint

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation form excavation

Foundation forms

Foundation forms

Foundation forms

Steel plates set in cement

Build a bridge…

Build a bridge…

Foundation forms

Foundation forms

Foundation forms

Foundation forms

Foundation forms

Pouring cement

Pouring cement

Tall boom

Trucks lining up

Pouring cement

Pouring cement

Pouring cement

Into cement pump…

Pouring cement

Stripping forms

Stripping forms

Stripping forms

Stripping forms

Stripping forms

Finished foundation

Finished foundation

Finished foundation

Plates for welding superstructure

Attachment bolt

Finished foundation

Finished foundation

Finished foundation

Building Permanent Supportive Housing 101: Step 4 – Foundation

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LISTEN: CBS Radio Interviews FlyawayHomes COO Kevin Hirai

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Laying out main sewer line and beginning to trench

Backhoe starting to dig

Bulldozer on the ready

Digging deep trenches

One shovel at a time…

Serious spoils from trenching

4 feet deep and ready to lay pipe

    Managing two trades onsite at the same time

Trenches complete and ready to for pipe

Temporary power energized and ready for use

Making connections

Preparing assembly

PVC pipe connections

Main line installed, sanded and ready for inspection

Reviewing plans

Checking…approved!

Beginning to backfill

Compacting fill soil

Back filling trenches

Taking a break

Compacting backfill

Start to finish two weeks to complete main sewer line installation

Next up, excavating for foundation footings

Building Permanent Supportive Housing 101: Step 3 – Main Sewer Line Plumbing

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Surveying for site walls and site utilities

Marking the East site wall footing

  Marking the West site wall footing

  2′ x 3′ footings per LADBS

Tight fit digging

East site wall

West site wall

East wall rebar

West wall rebar

Five cement trucks for site wall footings

Pouring East footing cement

Wet setting first course

First course drying

Pouring footing cement

Laying first course

Back-filled and ready for second course

Masons hard at work

Finishing West wall

Finishing East wall

Deep, raked joints for 3-dimensional effect

Pumping grout for the East site wall

Digging for sewer lines

Deep trenches 

Laying out laterals

Long main sewer line

Don’t fall in the trench!

Ready for piping

Building Permanent Supportive Housing 101: Step 2 – “The Great Wall of Colden”

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On a lot in South Los Angeles, one company is working to prove a point — that private enterprise can help solve the homelessness crisis even while making a profit.

Amid skyrocketing rents and a spike in the homeless population across Los Angeles County, a pilot project by FlyawayHomes will turn dozens of unused metal shipping containers into housing units. The metal cargo containers, familiar…

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Building Permanent Supportive Housing 101: Step 1 - Site Preparation

Building Permanent Supportive Housing 101: Step 1 – Site Preparation

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Puts things into perspective with a CAT in the background

First order of business is to test the soil conditions

Soil testing drilling rig under the Raffi’s careful supervision

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Core samples taken at various depths to…

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“An area in South LA is getting a type of housing that will help homeless people receive shelter!” – LA This Week features FlyawayHomes

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BIG Thank You To Habit Burger Grill For Supporting FlyawayHomes!

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Innovative LA Competition : Brookfield's DesignHive Another Great Example of NextGen Design

Innovative LA Competition : Brookfield’s DesignHive Another Great Example of NextGen Design

March 26, 2017

America has always been a forward-thinking Nation and Brookfield’s DesignHive is a prime example of how this creative spirit can lead to amazing things. From popular concepts like WeWork’s co-working office space – featuring ping pong tables and beer on tap – to the revolutionary modular shipping container model that FlyawayHomes will use to house…

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Featured on NBC News - FlyawayHomes Introduces Equity That Impacts Homelessness

Featured on NBC News – FlyawayHomes Introduces Equity That Impacts Homelessness

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VTBS Architects Designs Permanent Supportive Housing for FlyawayHomes

The primary goal of Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh (VTBS Architects) is to provide meaningful design solutions that effectively respond to the needs of our clients and the inhabitants of our buildings, while respecting the sensitive balance of community and the environment. The firm is widely acknowledged as a creative design firm with substantial technical abilities in designing a wide range…

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Rex Hohlbein is the Executive Director of the nonprofit “Facing Homelessness” and is an Architect/Principal at Rex Hohlbein Architects in Seattle This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this stirring and eye-opening talk, Rex Hohlbein shows how we can take our own small and meaningful steps to end homelessness and admit and respond to the inequality in our midst.

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Bella Vista Property Management Receives 2017 Best of Long Beach Award

Bella Vista Property Management Receives 2017 Best of Long Beach Award

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Bella Vista Property Management Receives 2017 Best of Long Beach Award

Long Beach Award Program Honors the Achievement

LONG BEACH March 4, 2017 — Bella Vista Property Management has been selected for the 2017 Best of Long Beach Award in the Property Management Company category by the Long Beach Award Program.

Each year, the Long Beach Award Program identifies companies that…

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Steaven Jones Development Company, Inc. Founded June 1965 by Steaven K. Jones

Steaven Jones Development Company, Inc. Founded June 1965 by Steaven K. Jones

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50th Anniversary Video Courtesy of iStreem

For the first 25 years, SJDC was an opportunistic development company – finding a piece of land and developing it to its highest and best use. During this period of time, SJDC developed over 100 commercial projects: fast food restaurants, office buildings, shopping centers and automotive care centers,…

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Can homelessness be solved? John Maceri, Executive Director of The People Concern at TEDxUCLA

Can homelessness be solved? John Maceri, Executive Director of The People Concern at TEDxUCLA

John Maceri talks about an issue that is lingering across the US that unfortunately fails to be addressed on a daily basis. He reminds us that there is indeed something that can be done to help alleviate this issue and get our citizens off the streets.

John Maceri is the Executive Director of The People Concern, a nonprofit social…

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FlyawayHomes Announces Equity Investment That Impacts Homelessness

FlyawayHomes Announces Equity Investment That Impacts Homelessness

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LOS ANGELES–March 07, 2017–

FlyawayHomes announces the site of the organization’s first permanent supportive housing development funded by Social Impact Equity. FlyawayHomes is closing on a 10,000 square foot plot of land located at 820 West Colden Avenue, Los Angeles 90044 with the intention of building…

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VTBS Architects Designs Permanent Supportive Housing for FlyawayHomes

VTBS Architects Designs Permanent Supportive Housing for FlyawayHomes

The primary goal of Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh (VTBS Architects) is to provide meaningful design solutions that effectively respond to the needs of our clients and the inhabitants of our buildings, while respecting the sensitive balance of community and the environment. The firm is widely acknowledged as a creative design firm with substantial technical abilities in designing a wide range…

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