The state Tuesday awarded two blocks of Downtown San Diego to the Michaels Organization to develop into affordable housing, as well as market-rate units, office space and retail.
The property is bordered by West Ash to the north, West A to the south, State Street to the west and Front Street to the east, and contains an excess state office building, 1350 Front Street, which is expected to be demolished.
"Working to meet the state's need of 2.5 million new housing units by 2030 requires commitment, creativity and collaboration at every level of government and community,'' said Gustavo Velasquez, director of the Department of Housing and Community Development. "As we look to making the highest and best use of public lands, we must center affordable housing and climate solutions, and this project does just that.''
The state and city of San Diego issued a request for interested developers in November 2021 for the project. "The city of San Diego has been proud to be a partner in selecting a developer to transform these two underused blocks of state property and create homes for San Diegans,'' said San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, who authored a 2019 law to promote the use of excess state properties for housing."Turning these blocks into hundreds of affordable homes as quickly as possible will help address our housing crisis and revitalize a part of our urban core that, frankly, has seen better days.
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