College Community Redevelopment
Project Area
Current News - Updated September 19, 2008
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Upcoming College Community Redevelopment Project Area Committee (PAC) Elections
On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, the College Community Redevelopment Project Area Committee (PAC) will hold its annual election at the Faith Presbyterian Church located at 5075 Campanile Drive, Room 1; San Diego, CA 92115. The election will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Interested members of the community are urged to participate as voters and as candidates.
The 6 seats open for election are as follow:
- 1 residential tenant;
- 1 residential owner occupant;
- 1 business owner;
- 1 student enrolled in SDSU;
- 1 sorority representative; and,
- 1 representative from an existing community organization.
Candidates and voters must be at least 18 years of age and must reside, own a business or property located in the College Community Redevelopment Project Area. Community Organizations that serve the College Community Project Area may also qualify to participate, see the PAC Formation Procedures for additional information. Candidate information with eligibility documentation as outlined in the PAC Formation Procedures (PDF: 48K) must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2008, prior to the PAC election, for candidates to be eligible to run for a seat. Voters must bring the proper documentation, as outlined in the PAC Formation Procedures, with valid photo identification to the election to vote. Please submit candidate information by mailing it to Redevelopment Agency, 1200 Third Avenue, 14th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101, Attention: Eliana Barreiros - College Community Project Manager. Please call Eliana at 619-236-6267 to verify that the Agency has received any information submitted. For more information, please contact Eliana or see the PAC election announcement (PDF: 37K).
Interested parties are encouraged to review the following candidate registration forms and other pertinent information:
General Project Area Information
The City of San Diego's 131-acre College Community Redevelopment Project Area focuses on student housing needs, transportation
planning, parking and public improvements. The City is working with private developers to provide adequate student housing.
Development has begun on several student housing projects, and a large mixed-use project is in the planning stage.
The project area is located immediately adjacent to the southern boundary of San Diego State University. It is primarily
bounded by College Avenue to the east, the SDSU campus on the north, Montezuma Road to the south, and 55th Street to the west.
The project area also includes the Montezuma Elementary School and a portion of the Alvarado Medical Plaza.
Redevelopment Incentives
- Site assembly
- Fee reductions
- Permitting assistance
- Off-site improvements
- Housing programs
- Facade rebates
- Special public/private financing opportunities
- Minimized/streamlined environmental review and processing
Development Objectives
- Enhanced transportation and parking facilities
- Maintain established family neighborhoods
- Relocate university office facilities to improved Alvarado Plaza
- Mixed-use activity center to become a focal point for students
Project Area Documents and Overlapping Programs
To report difficulty accessing these documents or to request the documents in an alternative format, contact Eliana Barreiros at
(619) 236-6267.
Demographic Information
- Total Population - 2,603
- Median Household Income - $23,277
- Total Housing Units - 688
- Total Labor Force - 1,309
- Adult Population with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher- 52 percent
Project Area Committee (PAC) Information
The College Community Project Area Committee (PAC) meets on the first Tuesday of each even numbered month at 7 p.m. at
Faith Presbyterian Church, Room 1, 5075 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92115
- PAC Meeting Agendas
- PAC Meeting Minutes
Completed Redevelopment Projects
College Manor
This is the third phase of the College Manor Project. Each of the first two phases included 60 one- and two-bedroom
apartment units. The first two phases were constructed along the north side of Montezuma Road between 55th Street and Campanile
Drive. The third phase includes 59 one- and two-bedroom units. College Manor was financed by developer Erich Aragon. The third
phase of this project was completed in August 2005.
The Sanctuary Suites & Retail
This project is located at 5840 Hardy Avenue and consists of approximately 1,800 square feet of ground floor retail and eleven
(11) two- and three-bedroom apartment units above. The developer of this project is Restoration and Renovation, LLC. The project
was completed in August 2004.
Piedra del Sol
Award-winning Piedra del Sol is the first development by SDSU Foundation in the College Community Redevelopment Project.
The four-story, 66-unit apartment complex accommodates up to 230 students in two-, three- and four-bedroom units, and has been 100
percent occupied since the complex opened its doors in 1999. Located on campus, Piedra del Sol is an $8.5 million project financed
through tax-exempt bonds.
Fraternity Row
Fraternity Row is a $14.3 million project consisting of eight chapter houses encircling a 62-unit apartment building. The
first-of-its-kind project houses over 250 fraternity members. The apartment units were financed through tax-exempt bonds. The two-story
chapter houses were financed through conventional financing. Locating fraternity members closer to campus and away from nearby
neighborhoods was major objective. Fraternity Row was developed by the SDSU Foundation.
Project Area Contact Information
For more information about the College Community, please contact the following:
Eliana Barreiros
Project Area Manager
(619) 236-6267
ebarreiros@sandiego.gov
To be added to the College Community mailing list, E-mail
ebarreiros@sandiego.gov
The Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego
1200 Third Avenue, 14th Floor, MS 56D
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-6700
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