Filling the ‘missing middle’ in LA’s housing market is focus of new government program. Will it pay off? Listen 8 min MORE The Oceanaire apartment complex in downtown Long Beach was originally a luxury building, with a studio costing $2450 in rent per month. Now thanks to a government program, the same studio could cost $1841/month for some tenants. Photo by Anna Scott/KCRW. The Oceanaire apartment complex in downtown Long Beach, a short walk from waterfront, opened two years ago as a typical luxury project: sleek architecture, amenities like a 24-hour gym and jacuzzi, and rents starting around $2,450 a month for a studio.