County awards millions of dollars to nine affordable housing projects

Amber Coakley
·2 min read

SAN DIEGO — Millions of dollars will be provided by the County of San Diego towards affordable housing projects across the region.

According to the County Communications Office, nine developments with a collective 872 homes will be supported from a dispersed $42 million in funds.

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The nine selected developments came from a pool of 24 proposal requests, county officials explained. Three of the projects will be on county excess land and other two will be on publicly owned land belonging to the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System.

Here’s a breakdown of each proposed development, including location and number of affordable housing units:

— Navajo Family Apartments

  • 7005 Navajo Rd., San Diego

  • Total units: 45 (8 for extremely low income)

  • Developer: Community Housing Works

  • Funding: $2.72 million

— Terrasini (Mt. Etna’s fourth development)

  • 5255 Mt. Etna Dr., San Diego (County excess property)

  • Total units: 95 (10 for extremely low income)

  • Developer: Chelsea Investment Corporation

  • Funding: $7.25 million

— Spring Street Trolley Station

  • 4250 Spring St., La Mesa

  • Total units: 150 (33 for extremely low income)

  • Developer: Affirmed Housing Group

  • Funding: $2 million

— Beyer Boulevard Trolley Village

  • 4055 Beyer Blvd., San Diego

  • Total units: 100 (30 for extremely low income)

  • Developer: Affirmed Housing Group

  • Funding: $3 million

— Mission Village

  • 213 & 225 W Elder St., Fallbrook

  • Total units: 61 (30 for extremely low income)

  • Developer: San Diego Community Housing Corporation and National CORE

  • Funding: $7.9 million

73rd Street Apartments

  • 5001 73rd St., San Diego (County excess property)

  • Total units: 120 (38 for extremely low income)

  • Developer: Eden Housing

  • Funding: $6.9 million

Kindred

  • 1501/1555 6th Ave., San Diego (County excess property)

  • Total units: 124 (63 for extremely low income)

  • Developer: BRIDGE Housing

  • Funding: $4 million

Paseo Del Rey Apartments

  • 610 Paseo Del Rey, Chula Vista

  • Total units: 96 (33 for extremely low income)

  • Developer: Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation

  • Funding: $8 million

Southwest Village

  • 323, 333-335, 337-338 Willie James Jones Ave., San Diego

  • Total units: 81 (23 for extremely low income)

  • Developer: Related California

  • Funding: $854,322

According to the county, the total number of affordable units supported by the county will reach nearly 7,600 when all the developments in the pipeline are complete. This is expected to provide homes to more than 16,700 people.

The distribution of these funds was previously approved by the County Board of Supervisors.

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