WESTMINSTER APARTMENTS A BRIDGE TO HOUSING FOR HOMELESS
A NOTE FROM MARTIN…
Yes, the coronavirus pandemic is throwing off virtually everything along Orange County’s coast, with nearly every business – including real estate – strongly impacted. But as a longtime columnist for Orange County’s premier lifestyle publication, I know this too will pass. While so much of real estate development is on hold, there is nevertheless still building planned for the future, and this column is dedicated to keeping you informed.
Ground has been broken for Westminster Crossing, a three-story apartment complex in the city of Westminster, with 20 of the units to be reserved for “individuals experiencing various degrees of homelessness.”
Developer Meta Housing, Los Angeles, purchased the 2.3-acre site in 2019 for $7.2 million. A 45,480-square-foot retail building that occupied the site has been razed in preparation for the new project. Development will be partnered with non-profit Western Community Housing, Costa Mesa. The new complex’s $42 million price tag will be financed by Meta with funding by seven public and private organizations to provide the affordable units.
Designed by Y&M Architects, Los Angeles, the 142,000-square-foot Westminster Crossing will feature an art studio, gymnasium, and outdoor recreation areas designed by MJS Landscape Architecture, Newport Beach. Opening is scheduled for the fall of 2021.
SJC TO SEE NEW CITY HALL & HOUSING
A new city hall for the city of San Juan Capistrano and 40 units of affordable housing are expected to result from an agreement being worked out between the city and nonprofit Jamboree Housing Corporation, Irvine.
San Juan Capistrano’s 1970 city hall needs extensive repairs, but land for a new city hall is expensive. So in 2016 the city rezoned its current 5.7-acre site for up to 61 units of affordable housing.
Along came the San Juan Capistrano-Jamboree Housing partnership. Jamboree Housing will lease the 5.7-acre site from the city and will develop a new two-story city hall in the front of the property and develop 40 units of affordable residential in the rear. The units will be for those of “very low income and homeless or at-risk for being homeless.” Jamboree Housing and the county will offer vocational training and counseling for residents. Private and public financing will be sought for the $23 million project before work can begin.
NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS REPLACE OLD IN IRVINE
Plans are underway to develop two low-rise office buildings on a 5-acre site in Irvine near the intersection of Barranca Parkway and Von Karman Avenue. Developer Gemdale USA Corp., China, purchased the site in 2017 for $16.9 million. Currently on the site is a 45-year-old, 70,000-square-foot office building, which will be demolished.
NEW FIREHOUSE GETS THE ‘LIDO LOOK’
A “Lido look” for a new fire station in Newport Beach near Lido Island has been selected by the Newport Beach City Council. Fire Station Number 2, one of eight in the city, will replace an outdated facility. On a half-acre site of a former McDonald’s acquired by the city for $4 million, the new fire station on Newport Avenue is planned for start of construction in 2021 with opening in May 2022. Designed by WLA Architects, the two-story building will present gray-toned siding, a gable roof, rounded corners and a lighthouse feature. Cost, in addition to the land, is pegged at $9.6 million.
HB AIMS TO COVER HOUSING SHORTFALL
To settle a lawsuit brought by the state of California against the city of Huntington Beach in 2019 because the city’s general plan did not provide for enough affordable housing (419 units short to be exact) the city has revised its land use plan, with the new plan now approved by the state. By not abiding by state requirements, the city stood to lose a significant amount of state funding.
There will be no public hearings on the new plan, which calls for zoning permitting 413 affordable residential units (close enough to the 419-unit shortfall) in the northeast area of the city. In 2015, Huntington Beach residents voted to limit apartment construction in the city, a typical action by residents of a city dominated by single-family homes.
The city’s new plan allows for high-density residential development as long as 20 percent of the units are reserved for low-income residents.
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