by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and other guests held up a ceremonial ribbon for 95-year-old resident Alice Goldman and her enormous pair of scissors at the Cerro Pueblo Apartments reopening event in Bay Park.
Goldman has spent 20 years living in Cerro Pueblo. Her apartment, along with forty-five others in the complex, is classified as affordable housing for seniors earning between thirty and sixty percent of the average median income in the San Diego area, or between $34,750 and $69,500 for a single person.
Constructed in 1978, the complex faced the possibility of losing its affordability classification in 2022 because to the expiration of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development subsidies.
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According to a press release, RAHD Group, a San Diego affordable housing developer, was able to renovate the units with a $17.7 million investment from the Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego.According to a RAHD spokesperson, Cerro Pueblo was mandated by the state to modify 10% of its units to comply with the most recent ADA standards. The building now satisfies every HUD code accessibility requirement.
While their apartments were being renovated, Goldman and other residents were moved temporarily—at no expense to them—to a nearby hotel. On Wednesday, they celebrated their comeback.
During the restorations, Cerro Pueblo’s units were updated, and the complex’s roofs and laundry facilities were also replaced.
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In addition to the physical upgrades, Catholic Charities received a grant from HUD to offer social services on-site, such as 24-hour management and a full-time activity coordinator.
Tim Walsh, a partner at RAHD Group, stated that the improvements provide comfort to senior citizens.
“These buildings will serve as guaranteed homes for generations of seniors by revitalizing the site and extending the affordability of these homes for decades to come,” Walsh added.
