LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a loan increase of up to $15 million to advance permanent supportive housing at the Metropolitan State Hospital campus in Norwalk.

The housing is part of the LA County Care Community, a project led by Supervisor Janice Hahn to transform six long-vacant buildings into a campus offering mental health treatment, interim housing and permanent supportive housing.

Built in the 1920s, the six buildings have been vacant since the state stopped using them in the early 2000s. Construction began following a groundbreaking ceremony in March.

Two buildings are being converted into separate 16-bed locked Mental Health Rehabilitation Centers for transitional-aged youth. A third will become a 70-bed interim housing facility offering mental health care and wraparound support services.

The newly approved financing will support the redevelopment of the remaining three buildings. Two will provide 60 studio and one-bedroom apartments for adults who were previously homeless and are ready for long-term independent living with continued on-site mental health support.

The final building will serve as a community space for residents, with a kitchen, case-management offices, wellness and flexible-use areas, and a computer lounge.

“These buildings have done no one any good sitting vacant for years,” Hahn said. “We are transforming them into a mental healthcare village where people can get the help and treatment they need.”

The additional loan will go to PATH Ventures, the nonprofit developing the permanent supportive housing facilities. Funding will come from California’s No Place Like Home program, which finances supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness who need mental health services.

The County had previously approved $20 million in No Place Like Home funding for the project. The latest action adds up to $15 million more.

The interim housing facility is scheduled for completion in December 2027, followed by the Mental Health Rehabilitation Centers in January 2028. The permanent supportive housing is expected to open in 2029.