More than 160 affordable housing units opened at old Mission Valley hotel

More than 160 affordable housing units opened at old Mission Valley hotel

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — More than 160 affordable housing units opened last month in Mission Valley after the completion of a project to rehabilitate an aged extended-stay hotel and convert it into rental apartments. The San Diego Housing Commission broke ground on the project, referred to as Presidio Palms, last fall as part of regional efforts to expand long-term, supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness by repurposing underutil…

County’s Innovative Housing Trust Fund Receives Unspent Grant Money

As part of San Diego County’s ongoing commitment to affordable housing, the Board of Supervisors voted to move $2 million in available funding from the Capital Emergency Solutions Grant Program to the Innovative Housing Trust Fund (IHTF) and Landlord Incentive Program.  Since 2017, IHTF funding has supported 36 affordable housing projects that upon completion will add 3,054 units spread across 23 communities.