San Diego Uses Public-Private Collaboration to Develop Family Apartments
The Community Before
Barrio Logan is a historic, culturally-vibrant and ethnically-diverse community in South San Diego.
Unfortunately, in recent years, the community has been plagued with boarded up and dilapidated commercial and residential buildings. The rundown area has attracted vandalism, graffiti and littering. The area is in desperate need of community improvements and affordable housing.
The Future
The
Gateway I Family Apartments, which will break ground in Summer
2005 and anticipates completion in Spring 2006, is an example of
public-private collaborative effort between the City of San
Diego, Simpson Housing Solutions and United Community Inc.
It will assist in eliminating blight while preserving the neighborhood’s distinctive character.
The project includes:
- Creating 42 for rent units of affordable housing for low- to moderate-income families
- Creating 16 two bedroom, two bath units and 25 three bedroom, two bath units for low-income families
- Enhancing the community with a multi purpose room, full
service kitchen, children’s play area with public restroom, media
center, entertainment center with large screen TV, computer
center with fax and business services for residents including
free internet service
