San Diego Gives Initial Thumbs up to Lease 101 Ash for Low-Income Housing

San Diego gives initial thumbs up to lease 101 Ash for low-income housing

San Diego leaders are embracing a development team’s $250 million proposal to convert the asbestos-ridden, city-owned office tower at 101 Ash St. into hundreds of residential units reserved for low-income families. On Wednesday, San Diego’s Land Use and Housing Committee voted unanimously in favor of recommending approval of a 60-year ground lease with housing developers MRK Partners and Create Dev LLC. The action tees up consideration of the tr…

Low-income housing project inches forward

A project to offer low-income housing in northeast Livingston made some headway this week as city commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance to rezone the property.

Plan to turn 101 Ash St. into affordable housing moves to full San Diego City Council

The project details said developers would build 247 affordable residential rental units.