Current Redevelopment & Housing Projects
Planning for Revitalization in Key Areas
Redevelopment & Housing works closely with other City departments to ensure larger "catalyst" projects and employers are brought to Chula Vista. Efforts focus on key corridors or areas that have high opportunity for revitalization.
H Street Corridor
H Street serves as a major comercial and office corridor connecting the undeveloped Bayfront with the historic Third Avenue area. With several large property owners and expansion interests, as well as potential for redevelopment of the Chula Vista Center and a new hotel/convention center on the Bayfront, H Street provides tremendous opportunity for revitalization. Staff is proposing to contract with the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to bring in an expert panel of real estate professionals to develop strategies and recommendations for implementation of the 2005 General Plan Update and 2007 Urban Core Specific Plan along the H Street Corridor.
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E Street Transit Focus Area
The E Street Transit Focus Area (TFA) is a critical catalyst location for strategically "kick-starting" redevelopment of western Chula Vista, and is one of three TFAs designated by the General Plan Update to allow for the greatest densities and heights in the City.
Neighborhood Improvements
One of the priorities of Redevelopmetn & Housing is to ensure that families have safe and adequate housing and infrastructure that transform communities into cohesive neighborhoods. Over the past year, Redevelopment & Housing has partnered with the City to secure and dedicate millions of dollars in funding toward neighborhood improvements in Southwest Chula Vista.
Castle Park Improvements
Redevelopment & Housing staff secured $10.3 million in federal grants to improve infrastructure such as streets, sidewalks, drainage, and public facilities in the Castle Park area over the next several years.
Palomar Gateway Improvements
The Redevelopment Agency provided $500,000 to match the $2.1 million SANDAG Transit Oriented Development grant for traffic calming, landscaping, and streetscape amenity improvements along Palomar Street, Industiral Boulevard, and the Palomar Trolley Station.
Safe and Affordable Housing
Los Vecinos Affordable Rental Apartments
Los Vecinos will be a new affordable housing development at 1501 Broadway, and will provide 41 affordable apartments for families. The project, developed by Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation, eliminated a blighted vacant motel that had been closed for years due to a high number of crime calls and code violations. The development wil include several energy-efficient "green design" features, including rooftop solar panels to generate at least 90 percent of the building's energy. Redevelopment & Housing is a key partner in the project; $5 million in low-moderate housing redevelopment funds were alllocated to the project. Construction is currently underway.
The Landings
In 2007, Chelsea Investment Co. was approved to develop 92 affordable rental apartments as an inclusionary obligation for Otay Ranch Village 11. The project will include 92 units and is located near the Otay Ranch Towne Center in Eastern Chula Vista. All units, which will be 3-bedroom townhomes with 2-car garages, will be affordable to very low- and low-income persons.