Design Build Affordable
Thoughtful design and responsible construction can, and must, coexist with accessibility.
OVERVIEW
Design Build Affordable (DBA) is a mission-driven development company based in Los Angeles, proving that safe, sustainable housing and thoughtful design can remain genuinely affordable, combining responsible construction with accessibility and community impact across San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Columbus, Spokane, Shelburne, and Oklahoma City.
The firm’s work spans new affordable and mixed-income multifamily development, adaptive reuse of existing buildings, LEED-aligned eco-friendly construction, and design-build consulting on entitlements, zoning, and financing.
Design Build Affordable LLC is a subsidiary of Kaufman & Company.
- Sector
- Affordable & Mixed-Income Housing
- Markets
- San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA · Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · Spokane, WA · Shelburne, VT · Oklahoma City, OK
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Website
- designbuildaffordable.com
- Social
- Instagram @designbuildaffordable · X/Twitter @dbareca
- Pipeline
- 460+ units planned across 4 active projects
WHY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The US is short an estimated 7.2 million affordable rental homes for its lowest-income renters, and the gap is widest in exactly the markets where Design Build Affordable works. This is the setup behind the platform’s affordable and mixed-income housing pipeline across Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Columbus, Spokane, Shelburne, and Oklahoma City.
Share of renter households that are severely cost-burdened (paying more than 50% of income on rent), by income bracket. Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, The State of the Nation’s Housing 2024.
Hourly wage required to afford a fair-market-rent home at 30% of income, compared to the federal minimum wage and the average renter’s actual hourly wage. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2026.
CURRENT PROJECTS
OUR COMMUNITIES
IN CONSTRUCTION
