By Macy Meinhardt, Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer
Nine new affordable housing developments are set to be built within the county that will provide 872 homes across the region.
As an alarming number of San Diegans struggle to pay for housing and other basic needs, especially those who are Black or Latino, the push for more affordable housing has been gradually more enforced by Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta in municipalities across the state.
Of the nine developments, three will be on County Excess land and two on publicly owned land belonging to the MTS, according to the County News Center.
The affordable home projects will be in the Allied Garden community, La Mesa, Fallbrook, Chula Vista, Lincoln Park, and Downtown San Diego.
The breakdown provided by the county are as follows:
The County of San 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
The development plans align with the region’s Housing Blueprint, which serves as the County’s guide and ongoing response to the regional housing crisis
Since 2017, 1,660 new affordable units have opened, supported by an investment of $235 million by the county— 2,926 additional units are on the way.
