November 5, 2025
Groundbreaking Celebrates New Development to Create 47 Affordable Apartments for Low-Income Families and Unhoused Veterans
SAN DIEGO, CA — Families with lower incomes, including veterans experiencing homelessness, will have more opportunities for rental homes they can afford when The Grant at Mission Trails—a development in collaboration with the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) that celebrated its groundbreaking today—is completed.
“We are talking often about the work that we need to do and whether or not affordable housing is a radical concept,” California State Assemblymember Chris Ward said. “There’s nothing radical about trying to make sure that this is a part of our community and that these are great spaces with a place where people can have a dignified life to be able to be a part of our community, for them to have a roof over their head, and for there to be services to be able to help them when they need that help.”
CRP Affordable Housing and Community Development (CRP) is transforming a former underutilized shopping center site into The Grant at Mission Trails, a transit-oriented development, in collaboration with multiple partners, including the State of California, the County of San Diego, the City of San Diego, and SDHC.
“Having a stable, affordable place to call home is an essential foundation for all aspects of daily life. But for many families with lower income in our community, finding a home they can afford is a struggle,” SDHC Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development Colin Miller said. “Groundbreakings like today’s event for Grant at Mission Trails are so important because they move us that much closer to making more affordable homes available for the families in our community who need them.”All housing units at the development will remain affordable for 55 years for households with income between 30 and 60 percent of San Diego’s Area Median Income (AMI), currently $49,600 to $99,240 for a family of four. There will also be one unrestricted manager’s unit.
SDHC awarded a $2.2 million loan to the development, consisting of a combination of local and federal funds SDHC administers (HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awards to the City of San Diego and the City of San Diego’s Affordable Housing Fund).
SDHC also awarded 12 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers to help pay rent for 12 veterans experiencing homelessness who will reside at The Grant at Mission Trails. These VASH vouchers are tied to the development, so when a household moves on, the voucher remains to help another eligible veteran.
The City of San Diego provided a $2.5 million loan for the development through the City’s Bridge to Home program. The County of San Diego awarded $2.75 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds toward the development.
“As we all know, the State of California is experiencing a housing crisis and San Diego County is in no way exempt in this crisis,” said Kelly Salmons, Deputy Director of Housing and Community Development Services at the County of San Diego. “The Grant at Mission Trails is a significant step towards the effort of addressing our housing crisis.”
The veterans who experienced homelessness before moving into The Grant at Mission Trails will receive supportive services from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego Healthcare System, with secondary support from Townspeople, which will also provide services for two households that will not receive housing voucher assistance.
“Homes like this do not happen by accident. They happen because a city and a county and a community chooses to prioritize affordability because partners come together in good faith because we collectively believe that those who serve our nation deserves stability, dignity, and opportunity,” said Jack Burlison, Director of CRP Affordable.
Pacific Southwest Community Development Corporation (PSCDC), the project’s general development partner, will provide an activity coordinator for all residents and adult education courses, including a no-cost after-school program for children that includes homework assistance, tutoring and arts, and adults can receive on-site assistance with job counseling, financial education and food distribution programs.
“In essence, our overall objective is to promote self-sufficiency and economic stability of our residents, while building a community that in turn will contribute to the economic development objectives of the City of San Diego,” PSCDC Executive Director Juan P. Arroyo said.
Additional funding sources for the development include more than $17.3 million in Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and more than $7.6 in state LIHTC funding, as well as tax-exempt bonds issued by the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA).
The development is transit-oriented, with the Grantville Trolley Station less than a half mile away and a bus stop just 250 feet from the property.
The seven-story development will consist of 12 one-bedroom, 23 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom affordable apartments and one unrestricted two-bedroom manager’s unit. The first floor will include the common area, while the other six floors are residential.
Unit amenities will include a refrigerator, stove/oven, garbage disposal, window coverings, Balcony or patios, hardwood floors and central air conditioning units.
Site amenities available in the common area will include clubhouse/community room, computer room, central laundry facility, on-site management, Wi-Fi, tot lot with recreation room/facilities, picnic area, and courtyard.
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Scott Marshall,
Vice President of Communications
San Diego Housing Commission
619-578-7138
scottm@sdhc.org
