Analysis by Joshua Cappell
Last Updated: December, 2nd 2025
This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental housing assistance in Santa Monica, California.
The Santa Monica Below Market Rate (BMR) Housing program currently has affordable units available for application. The program provides affordable rental and ownership opportunities for low and moderate-income households on a project-by-project basis.
Current Opportunities:
Contact Information:
Santa Monica Housing and Economic Development
1901 Main Street, Room B
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310) 458-8341
Email: housing@smgov.net
Visit www.santamonica.gov/housing for current listings and application instructions.
The application may be completed online at https://www.santamonica.gov/housing.
Below Market Rate Housing (BMR) has preferences for: Live, Work, or Attend School Locally. Preferences are not required but Project-Based applicants that meet these criteria will be moved up the waiting list.
Below Market Rate Housing (BMR) Project-Based Waiting List is managed by Santa Monica Housing and Economic Development.
Santa Monica Housing and Economic Development provides affordable housing for up to 1,182 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
This housing agency serves Santa Monica, California.
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