{"id":1010567,"date":"2026-08-19T10:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1010567\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:31:23","slug":"county-approves-affordable-housing-and-health-facility-in-logan-heights-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1010567\/","title":{"rendered":"County Approves Affordable Housing and Health Facility in Logan Heights | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tReading Time:   2 minutes<\/p>\n<p>The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved the construction of 121 affordable homes and a health care facility on surplus County property in Logan Heights.\u00a0For the first time in the County\u2019s surplus-land housing program, the\u00a0development\u00a0includes replacing an aging health clinic on the site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>New Affordable Homes for Local Families<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seniors, families, those at risk of homelessness, veterans and former foster youth will call this development home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All units\u00a0will be\u00a0reserved\u00a0for\u00a0people\u00a0earning\u00a0up to\u00a060%\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/sdhcd\/rental-assistance\/income-limits-ami\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">area median income<\/a>\u00a0per\u00a0household.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222150 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ocean-View-East-Facing-Clinic-350x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"173\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222151 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ocean-View-Aerial-350x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"224\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Development Shaped by Community Input<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The County conducted a\u00a0robust\u00a0community engagement campaign,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engage.sandiegocounty.gov\/3177-ocean-view-blvd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">including online activities on Engage San Diego County<\/a>\u00a0after declaring the land surplus.\u00a0Residents emphasized the importance of\u00a0maintaining\u00a0uninterrupted access to health care\u00a0onsite.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response,\u00a0the County issued a request for proposals\u00a0in 2023\u00a0requiring\u00a0a modern\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcare.gov\/glossary\/federally-qualified-health-center-fqhc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Federally Qualified Health Center<\/a>\u00a0along with the housing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgehousing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BRIDGE Housing Corporation<\/a>\u00a0was selected to develop the affordable housing. San Ysidro Health will operate the health care facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Homes will exceed state energy-efficiency standards and meet\u00a0GreenPoint Silver certification. Planned community amenities include a garden, barbecue area, and children\u2019s play space.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Expanded Health Care Access for Underserved Residents<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>San Ysidro Health will build a 23,800\u2011square\u2011foot health care facility with its own parking garage. The organization will\u00a0continue\u00a0serving\u00a0patients\u00a0on an adjacent parcel during construction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The health facility will meet LEED Silver green building standards. The County will require\u00a0the property\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0used\u00a0as a health care facility\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0full\u00a099\u2011year lease term.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Looking\u00a0Ahead<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a099\u2011year\u00a0lease\u00a0requires\u00a0the homes\u00a0remain\u00a0affordable\u00a0for the entire term.\u00a0The\u00a0County will\u00a0deposit\u00a0initial rent\u00a0payments\u00a0into\u00a0the Innovative Housing Trust Fund to support future affordable housing development.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0location\u00a0is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gis-portal.sandiegocounty.gov\/arcgis\/apps\/storymaps\/stories\/90dd9b4f71d44b75a1fc9288f62307e5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">one\u00a0of\u00a012\u00a0surplus properties\u00a0identified for\u00a0affordable housing<\/a>.\u00a0Three\u00a0developments are complete,\u00a0one\u00a0is under construction,\u00a0seven are expected to\u00a0break ground\u00a0in the next three years\u00a0and\u00a0one\u00a0is in\u00a0the\u00a0planning\u00a0process.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-222147 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/affordable-housing-map-1-350x232.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Since 2017, the County has invested more than $330 million in affordable housing through efforts such as using\u00a0surplus\u00a0County land and loans through the Innovative Housing Trust Fund. These investments have created over 3,900 new homes, with\u00a0another\u00a0nearly\u00a02,200\u00a0in\u00a0the pipeline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Explore the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/sdc\/sdhcd\/data_insights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>County\u2019s interactive dashboard<\/b><\/a> for data on the County\u2019s affordable housing inventory\u00a0and\u00a0visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/sdc\/housing-hub.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>Housing for All Hub<\/b><\/a>\u00a0for services, resources, and property information through its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/ffef4c6b7ab94e5bbc6477e673444754\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>Affordable Housing Map.<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reading Time: 2 minutes The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved the construction of 121 affordable homes and a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1010568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5134],"tags":[852,5229,1582,276,36596,7065,39254,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-1010567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-affordable-housing","tag-america","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-community-engagement","tag-housing","tag-logan-heights","tag-san-diego","tag-sandiego","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117121719448856021","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1010567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1010568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1010567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1010567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1010567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}