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Current News - Updated April 17, 2008
San Diego is currently facing an affordable housing crisis. The Redevelopment Agency (San Diego City Council) is committed to addressing this serious issue and is taking a proactive role through the effective use of its authority, scope and financial resources to augment affordable housing development.
Affordable Housing Collaborative Program
Background
In November 2001, the City of San Diego assembled the Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy
Collaborative (the "Collaborative"), which consists of the Redevelopment Agency (the City Redevelopment Division
housed in the Community and Economic Development Department, Centre City Development Corporation,
and Southeastern Economic Development Corporation) and the San Diego Housing Commission.
The Collaborative was formed to work together to create the Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy while making the best use of their combined resources.
The Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy identified
a five-year (1999-2004) affordable housing goal of 2,185 units. This goal was 10% of the estimated five-year affordable housing need.
On August 6, 2002, the City Council declared a Housing State of Emergency in the City of San Diego and subsequently approved the Collaborative's proposal to
leverage the redevelopment Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Fund to create a $55 million pool of secured assets to assist in developing affordable housing units Citywide.
In February 2003, the City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to seek proposals from qualified developers and development teams to
construct residential or mixed-use developments; housing that is all low-income or mixed-income; multi- and/or single-family dwelling units; as well as rental and/or for-sale units.
To date, approximately $48 million of the original $55 million NOFA has been approved for expenditure by the Agency to create 720 affordable units. Demand for funding exceeds the original $55 million NOFA
with $64 million in requested subsidies still in the pipeline.
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$55 Million NOFA - Status of Projects
Executive Loan Committee - Current Meeting Agenda
Other Affordable Housing Resource Information
- Affordable Housing Programs in San Diego (PDF: 42K): The City of San Diego - through its Housing Commission and Redevelopment Agency - offers a number of programs to help San Diegans afford rental and for-sale housing. These include first-time homebuyers programs, rental assistance, publicly owned apartments and affordable housing created in partnerships with developers.
- City of San Diego Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy: City Manager's report outlining the recommendations for a Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy, which was approved by the City Council in August of 2002.
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City of San Diego Inclusionary Housing Ordinance: San Diego Housing Commission report outlining a recommendation to create an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance in the City of San Diego, which was approved by the City Council in August of 2002.
- Public Notice of Proposed Negative Declaration: (PDF: 73K) Prepared on February 3, 2003 by the City of San Diego Land Development Review Division.
- Negative Declaration Notice Distribution: (PDF: 716K) Listing of draft copies or notice distribution.
- Initial Study: (PDF: 43K) Identifies the potential for significant environmental impacts which could be associated with a project, pursuant to Section 15063 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Prepared by the City of San Diego Land Development Review Division.
- Initial Study Checklist: (PDF: 74K) Provides a means to facilitate early environmental assessment. Prepared by the City of San Diego Land Development Review Division.
NOFA Documents
Contacts/Links
City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency
City Planning & Community Investment Department
Michele St. Bernard, Project Manager
1200 Third Avenue, 14th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-6531
E-mail:mstbernard@sandiego.gov
Centre City Development Corporation
225 Broadway, Suite 1100
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 235-2200
Southeastern Economic Development Corporation
4393 Imperial Avenue, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92113
(619) 527-7345
San Diego Housing Commission
1625 Newton Avenue
San Diego CA 92113-1038
(619) 231-9400
City of San Diego Affordable Housing Task Force: In June 2003, the Task Force made recommendations to improve affordable housing options and strategies in the City of San Diego. Recommendations included financial strategies, housing production goals and current regulatory impediments.
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