Affirmed Housing, a leading provider of affordable, multifamily
housing throughout California, and the Metropolitan Transit System
(MTS) are pleased to announce the completion of ShoreLINE, a new,
100% affordable, transit-oriented housing development for
households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median
income (AMI).
“Transit-oriented developments are smart investments that help
pave the way for healthy cities and citizens, and ShoreLINE goes
above and beyond to demonstrate exactly that,” said Jimmy
Silverwood, president of Affirmed Housing. “This project provides
hard working families and individuals with more than just a roof
over their head. It recognizes their contribution to society and
gives them the access and resources to live their best lives.
Affirmed Housing is proud to partner with MTS in developing
impactful, forward-looking projects that help make San Diego one of
the best places to live.”
The new $62.6 million affordable housing community is located at
the Grantville Transit Center on Alvarado Canyon Road. A grand
opening celebration was held on April 30 with Mayor Todd Gloria,
MTS Board Chair and San Diego City Councilmember Stephen Whitburn,
Councilmember Raul Campillo and regional housing leaders in
attendance.
“ShoreLINE is another example of how MTS is repurposing park and
ride locations to provide much-needed relief to our region’s
housing crisis,” said Stephen Whitburn, MTS Board Chair and San
Diego City Councilmember. “This transit-oriented development has
proven to be a successful opportunity for the public and private
sectors to partner to offer affordable housing along with
sustainable transit options for San Diegans.”
ShoreLINE was developed to support residents’ holistic healthy
living and wellbeing. The new, seven-story building features 126
studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes and a wide
array of amenities and services to foster community engagement and
enhance quality of life goals.
“I am proud to support ShoreLINE because it prioritizes
hard-working, lower-income San Diegans and their families by
delivering homes that they can afford along with the resources that
will enhance their quality of life,” said Mayor Todd Gloria. “Being
located directly at a trolley stop will provide residents with easy
access to transit and help the City reach its climate goals. I
appreciate the work Affirmed Housing and MTS are doing to bring
ShoreLINE and other transit-oriented projects like it to
fruition.”
Shared indoor amenities include laundry facilities on every
level, bike storage, a computer lab, kitchen and a community room
with gathering space. ShoreLINE’s outside space includes parking,
an expansive courtyard, outdoor gardens and additional gathering
spaces with built-in seating, an enclosed tot-lot play area and a
barbecue station. A large paseo leading to the main entrance and
several paths through and around the building connect to the
transit station to encourage pedestrian and bike activity.
Residents also have exclusive access to onsite supportive services,
such as after-school programs for children and adult education
programs that focus on health and wellness, skills and career
building, human services and more.
ShoreLINE is part of a larger plan to redevelop MTS’ top-tier
park and ride locations into transit-oriented developments. The
site replaces an existing MTS parking lot, with the affordable
development situated on the western half and a separate,
neighboring, market-rate development for students, developed by
Greystar, located on the eastern side of the lot. Affirmed Housing
worked closely with the team at Greystar to master plan the overall
site in a way that was most beneficial to MTS’s goals as landowner.
As part of ShoreLINE’s development, Affirmed Housing leveraged
various types of funding and tax credit resources, and although the
project’s plan adhered to the land use guidelines governing the
site, the company engaged and worked closely with the San Diego
Development Services Department to ensure a smooth process and
engaged in community outreach to neighbors and planning groups.
ShoreLINE is one of four affordable housing projects that stem
from an Affirmed Housing and MTS partnership. The team recently
broke ground on SkyLINE, located at the Rancho Bernardo Transit
Station, which will include 100 affordable apartment homes and
roughly 14,000 square feet of commercial space that will be
Affirmed Housing’s new corporate headquarters. Other top-tier
properties MTS is in the process of redeveloping include:
- Rancho Bernardo Transit Station
- Palm Avenue Trolley Station
- Spring Street Station
- 12th & Imperial Transit Center
- El Cajon Transit Center
- E Street Transit Center
- Beyer Boulevard Transit Center
Additionally, MTS has existing transit-oriented developments at
the Morena Linda Vista Station, Grossmont Station, 62nd Street
Station, 47th Street Station and Grantville Station, with 1,155
apartments homes completed and occupied, and an additional 100
currently under construction.
Affirmed Housing’s development and design partners on ShoreLINE
include MTS, San Diego Housing Commission, the California
Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the City of
San Diego, Boston Financial, Cal Bank & Trust, Banner Bank,
Studio E Architects, HA Builder Group, Compass for Affordable
Housing, CONAM Management Corporation and more.
About Affirmed HousingAffirmed Housing is a
leader in affordable, multifamily housing development, delivering
safe, sustainable, high-quality communities for families, veterans,
seniors and people experiencing homelessness. The company works
with municipalities and private owners throughout California to
promote housing stability and neighborhood well-being by leveraging
deep expertise in public finance, low-income housing tax credits,
and tax-exempt bond finance, as well as site selection,
engineering, architecture, construction, relocation and marketing.
Since 1992, Affirmed Housing has financed more than $2.8 billion in
affordable and supportive development, with 5,800 units developed
or under development in 70 communities. The company has offices in
San Diego and San Jose. Visit: www.affirmedhousing.com.
About MTSThe Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)
operates 97 bus routes and three Trolley lines in 10 cities and
unincorporated areas of San Diego. MTS is a leader in advancing
initiatives to create a greener, cleaner and better-connected
transit system in San Diego. Each weekday more than 250,000
passenger trips are taken throughout the MTS system taking people
to work, school, health appointments and other essential trips. In
FY 2023, MTS served more than 68 million riders. For service
schedule updates, news, alerts and more information on how you can
use public transportation, go to www.sdmts.com.
Contacts:
Vicky Jay, Blattel Communications
415-413-4526
vicky@blattel.com
Hector Zermeño, MTS
951-230-4604
Hector.Zermeno@sdmts.com