Veradia Collective · Los Angeles
We partner with developers, builders and cities to turn vacant and underused land into safe, beautiful homes for the people who need them most.
Our Name
Honest numbers, clear roles and promises we keep, with the people we house and the cities we build with.
Short for diameter, the line that turns a plan into a building. Design and construction that are made to last.
Every community on the West Coast deserves well-designed homes it can afford, and land that once sat idle can become lasting community capital.
Why Now
Thousands of Los Angeles families lost homes to fire. Many still wait on insurance, with jobs and children in local schools and nowhere nearby to stay.
Many survivors of domestic violence have nowhere safe to go once a shelter stay ends. That gap is where too many return to danger.
Vacant lots, empty motels and overlooked public parcels sit unused across the city, waiting for a purpose.
What We Believe
Durable buildings, durable finances, durable promises.
Homes residents are proud to come home to.
Physical, financial and emotional safety.
Better work alongside developers, cities and service providers.
We measure what we do and publish the results.
What We Build
Safe, secured apartments with stays of up to two years and trained service partners on hand.
Furnished apartments with flexible leases, close to the neighborhoods families are rebuilding.
Long-term rentals for households earning a modest income.
Added as the right partners and funding come together.
How We Partner
We don't try to do everything ourselves. Veradia brings the mission, community trust and access to public and philanthropic funding, and works alongside experienced developers and builders. Every community is owned for the long term.
Roadmap
Nonprofit formed, bylaws adopted, first board members seated.
Tax-exemption application filed, fiscal sponsor in place if needed.
First development-partner agreement in negotiation.
First site under review with city staff.
First project submitted for public funding.
Two or three neighborhoods and our first one to three projects.
Nearby cities with public land and local partners.
Northern California, Oregon and Washington, one deliberate step at a time.
Join the Collective
The Collective is the open door to Veradia. Large or small, formal or grassroots, there is a place for you.
Co-develop with a mission partner.
Put idle public land to work.
Offer, sell or donate a site for a purpose.
Bring care, counseling or training to residents.
Help launch the first projects.
Lend your voice, time or skills.
The People
Founder
Founded Veradia to turn idle land into homes for the people who need them most. Shiva leads the vision, partnerships and fundraising, and holds a California real estate license and an NMLS license, with Wharton training in commercial real estate investment analysis.
CA DRE #02251909 · NMLS #2779492
Co-Founder
Brings deep real estate experience and an eye for buildings with the potential to become homes. He leads community and partner relationships, keeping developers, cities and neighbors connected, and holds a California real estate license.
CA DRE #02279413
Chief Operating Officer
Has kept the books on large-scale construction projects and major Hollywood productions. Trevor runs operations and accounting across Veradia, so every dollar and every deadline is tracked.
Licenses shown are held by each individual, not by Veradia Collective or its affiliated organizations. Verify licenses at dre.ca.gov and nmlsconsumeraccess.org.
The Veradia Family
The people and partners: community voice, co-design and the network that carries projects through.
The funding engine: public and philanthropic dollars for mixed-use community buildings.
The private-capital side: guidance and lender introductions for investors.
Contact
Tell us who you are and how you'd like to be involved. We read every message.
Los Angeles, California
