Alpha Street plan amendment
Case R-2026-402
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San Diego Meetings
City Council - 2026-04-20 - Monday Agenda, April 20, 2026
Approves Affordable Housing Loan Agreement for 40th and Alpha Apartments, 8-0
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What happened
The San Diego City Council approved an affordable housing loan agreement (Item 201) providing a $4.5 million loan to Alpha Street Housing LP for the 40th and Alpha Apartments, a 91-unit affordable housing project developed by Community Housing Works in the South Crest neighborhoo…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- San Diego, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Affordable Housing Loan Agreement for 40th and Alpha Apartments
Approval of a $4.5 million affordable housing loan agreement with Alpha Street Housing LP for the 40th and Alpha Street Apartments, developed by Community Housing Works on a vacant city-owned half-acre site on Z Street in South Crest. Project includes a six-story and three-story building with 69 one-bedroom and 22 two-bedroom apartments (91 affordable units) plus one manager's unit and a 2,400 sq ft childcare center, for families at 30-60% AMI. Loan at 3% simple interest, 55-year term. Also authorized $25,000 developer deposit. Passed unanimously 8-0 with Council Member Von Wilpert absent.
- 55-year affordability restriction at 30-60% of area median income
- $25,000 developer deposit for city costs and loan repayments deposited to the low and moderate income housing asset fund
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Meeting Summary
The San Diego City Council approved an affordable housing loan agreement (Item 201) providing a $4.5 million loan to Alpha Street Housing LP for the 40th and Alpha Apartments, a 91-unit affordable housing project developed by Community Housing Works in the South Crest neighborhoo…
Key Decisions (3)
Approved
Affordable Housing Loan Agreement for 40th and Alpha Apartments
Vote: 8-0Conditions attached
Other
Fiscal Year 2027 Draft Budget Presentation
Approved
Settlement in Daniel Patz v. City of San Diego
Vote: 6-1
Development Activity (1)
40th and Alpha Apartments
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Council members repeatedly identified affordable housing as the number one…
Infrastructure
The city faces a $7.8 billion unfunded capital infrastructure backlog…
Sentiment
Home sales are slowing (about 11,000 projected vs. 16,000 in…
Who Spoke (20)
ChairMayorCouncilmember · 2Staff · 4ClerkAttorneyPublic · 3
On the record: the chair, the mayor, 2 councilmembers, 4 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, and 3 members of the public.
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