Work on the $102 million project that will replace the county’s old Family Court with affordable housing for seniors and families with low incomes began in earnest Tuesday.
The Kindred Apartments, with 126 units, will remain affordable for 99 years for households earning no more than 60% of San Diego’s area median income. That’s $99,240 a year for a family of four as of 2025, officials said.
“Today is proof of what can happen when the city and the county work together with our nonprofit partners to get big and bold things done, and I look forward to more collaboration to make sure that we’re continuing to serve our shared constituents to the best of our respective abilities,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said.
Bridge Housing is developing the Cortez Hill project in collaboration with the San Diego Housing Commission and other partners. The development, at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Beech Street, will include 4,400 square feet of commercial retail space.
The commission awarded 84 housing vouchers to Kindred, 63 of which are for seniors who have been homeless. The remaining 21 vouchers will assist eligible families with low incomes.
“We are here celebrating this site that was once a family courthouse and temporary migrant shelter – it will now become a space of hope, healing and opportunity,” San Diego County Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe said. “Today’s groundbreaking is more than just the start of construction. It’s the beginning of a new chapter for this community and so many people who will benefit from this space.”
The development, scheduled to be completed in early 2027, includes one unrestricted manager’s unit. San Ysidro Health will provide supportive services through the San Diego Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly for senior residents. There will be case management and social services for all residents.
The housing commission’s Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development Colin Miller called the units to come “life-changing for seniors who have experienced homelessness and families struggling financially in San Diego’s high-cost rental market.”
Funding for the project comes from a variety of sources, including a loan of up to $7.95 million from the commission – consisting of federal, state and local funds the agency administers – and $4 million from the county’s Innovative Housing Trust Fund.
The county also provided the land, identified as a surplus property, valued at $6.9 million, for Kindred. Two other affordable housing projects on county surplus land have opened, in Linda Vista and Clairemont Mesa, with a third, in Little Italy, due to be completed this summer.
The collaboration between the city and county comes at a time when both are tightening their belts and some seeds of distrust have been germinating. In January’s State of the City Address, Gloria urged the county to take a greater role in the city’s homelessness response.
Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, acting chair of the board, responded in her State of the County Address earlier this month and other public statements. She asked the county to free up some of its reserves to help build more affordable housing.
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