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New North Hills Apartments Offer $1,510 One-Bedrooms by Lottery

The Rigby on Rayen Street is filling 29 income-restricted homes for households earning 50% to 60% of area median income.

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A new four-story affordable housing apartment building on a quiet North Hills corner under an overcast sky, next to a park's trees.
Photo illustration: a new four-story apartment building on Rayen Street at Columbus Avenue in North Hills. (Photo illustration: The LA Globe)

A one-bedroom in a brand-new North Hills building rents for $1,510 a month, and the only way in is a lottery. Secret Los Angeles reported Monday that The Rigby, a four-story building at 15314 W. Rayen St., is taking applications for 29 income-restricted homes through the city's Access Housing LA portal.

The window is already open, and it's short. Applications opened Oct. 28 and close Nov. 30, according to the building's listing from EAH Housing, the company that manages it. That leaves three weeks.

Rent depends on the unit and on which income bracket a household falls into, Secret Los Angeles reported, citing the city listing. Two-bedrooms rent for $1,808 or $2,183. Three-bedrooms rent for $2,086 or $2,519.

The income cutoff is 50% to 60% of area median income, according to EAH's listing. Secret Los Angeles reported that the exact limit varies by unit and shifts with the size of the household.

Not every door goes through the drawing. Of the building's 64 homes, 33 are permanent supportive housing. EAH's listing says The Rigby will house low-income families, transition-age youth and people who've been chronically homeless.

It sits on the corner of Rayen Street and Columbus Avenue, next to North Hills Community Park and a short walk from the bus lines on Sepulveda Boulevard, EAH says. Secret Los Angeles reported that most units have a balcony or patio and that pets are allowed. The developer's own page adds a roof deck on the top floor.

Applications go through the Los Angeles Housing Department's Access Housing LA portal, according to Secret Los Angeles. EAH's listing also posts a paper application and a leasing line at (747) 221-7617.

The paperwork behind the building reads like a record collection. Abbey Road Inc. developed it, and the on-site services come from Penny Lane Centers, a nonprofit Urbanize LA reported was named for the 1967 Beatles song. The building, of course, is The Rigby.

When Penny Lane first filed plans with the city in 2020, a small event center stood on the lot, Urbanize reported. Six years later, the 29 lottery homes go to whoever's drawn on Dec. 10.

Source: eahhousing.org, retrieved November 9, 2026. Other sources: abbey-road.org, la.urbanize.city.

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