50-unit senior affordable housing on Don Juan Avenue
Summary
The city will sell 1.8 acres it bought for $2.35 million to C&C Development for a 50-unit, 100-percent-affordable senior project — a far cry from the 107-unit, 14-parking-space tower state law would have allowed. A one-to-one parking ratio and an overnight-parking ban on Don Juan Avenue address neighbors' concerns.
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Last discussed Aug 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city bought the site for $2.35 million in housing in-lieu funds; additional dedicated housing funds may be recommended at the July 21 hearing.
Low-income seniors 62 and older, with a leasing preference for San Juan residents; the Don Juan neighborhood gets a far smaller, better-parked project.
None identified at the hearing; the surrounding neighborhood's earlier concerns about density, height, and parking shaped the project design.
Mentions & discussions (6)
City Council and Housing Authority Meeting - Aug 4, 2026
The city is selling land it bought in 2024 to C&C Development for 50 units of affordable senior housing, replacing a private developer's rejected six-story, 107-unit proposal with a neighborhood-compatible three-story project. Residents testified about the affordability crisis and asked for Spanish-language outreach and local leasing priority — both now built into the agreement.
City Council and Successor Agency Meeting - Jul 21, 2026
The city is selling 1.8 acres of its own land to C&C Development for 50 affordable senior apartments. Residents testified that local seniors are priced out of $3,000/month rents and asked for Spanish-language outreach so eligible families can apply.
City Council, Housing Authority, Successor Agency Meeting and Public Financing Authority - Jun 16, 2026
The city will sell 1.8 acres it bought for $2.35 million to C&C Development for a 50-unit, 100-percent-affordable senior project — a far cry from the 107-unit, 14-parking-space tower state law would have allowed. A one-to-one parking ratio and an overnight-parking ban on Don Juan Avenue address neighbors' concerns.
City Council Meeting (Executive Session) - May 19, 2026
The city is negotiating price and terms on two other properties — a strip at the end of Don Juan Avenue with developer C&C Development, and a small parcel on Rosenbaum Road with a church and a local resident. Details stay confidential under state law.
City Council Meeting (Executive Session) - Apr 7, 2026
The city is negotiating price and terms with C&C Development over the property at the end of Don Juan Avenue (31283–31297). The eventual deal could shape what gets built near that corridor.
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