SkyLINE affordable housing community scheduled to open by winter
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San Diego – Today, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), Affirmed Housing, a leading provider of affordable and supportive housing throughout California, and regional housing leaders celebrated a key construction milestone for the SkyLINE Apartments at the Rancho Bernardo Transit Station. Construction crews recently completed the building’s structural framework (topped out) on the seven-story complex.
“Today is a great milestone to celebrate as this much needed housing project is now nearing completion,” said Stephen Whitburn, MTS Board Chair and San Diego City Councilmember, District 3. “I’d like to thank the construction crews for making significant progress and keeping it all on track for opening this winter. SkyLINE isn’t just about housing; it’s about giving families a safe, stable place to live, grow, and thrive.”
The new mixed-use, transit-oriented, affordable housing development in San Diego’s Rancho Bernardo neighborhood will include 100 apartment homes and roughly 14,000 square feet of commercial space that will be Affirmed Housing’s new company headquarters. SkyLINE is expected to open by winter 2025-26.
“SkyLINE’s topping out marks an important step toward bringing much-needed affordable housing to the high-opportunity community of Rancho Bernardo. Projects like this demonstrate how thoughtful collaboration can create lasting value by connecting people to opportunity, services, and each other,” said Affirmed Housing President Jimmy Silverwood. “Our Affirmed Housing team appreciates our strong partnership with MTS and our shared vision of connecting housing with transit to create more sustainable, vibrant communities that enhance everyday lives. In addition to this project, our collaborative efforts gave rise to ShoreLINE, another beautiful, affordable community, and we are excited to continue our impactful MTS partnership with the Beyer Trolley Station and Spring Street Transit Center projects in the pipeline.”
SkyLINE is a GreenPoint rated development comprised of 99 apartments for individuals and families earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), and one unit earmarked for an onsite property manager. Apartments come in a mixture of one-, two- and three-bedrooms, ranging from roughly 557 square feet to approximately 1,113 square feet.
In addition to delivering much-needed affordable housing to the region, the building’s amenities will include a community room, a learning center, a tot lot and an outdoor courtyard. Residents will also have exclusive access to services and programs designed to support quality of life goals, such as health and wellness classes, financial literacy, parenting, food preparation, career building, job readiness (such as resume writing and interviewing skills), voter registration, and other enrichment activities.
SkyLINE utilizes a portion of an existing MTS parking lot that is in close proximity to several off-site amenities, including Rapid and local bus service, grocery stores, pharmacies, healthcare options, and the Rancho Bernardo library. To activate the underutilized land and maximize development potential, Affirmed Housing is engaged in a 99-year lease with the transit agency, MTS.
As part of the partnership, Affirmed Housing enhanced the property’s sewer and water systems and worked alongside MTS to meet their current and future parking needs for MTS riders. In addition to designated resident and office space parking, SkyLINE provides 84 parking stalls within its podium structure for MTS patrons, an adequate capacity for transit riders based on demand and the ability to effectively use the transit system.
About MTS
The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) operates 92 bus routes and four Trolley lines in 10 cities and unincorporated areas of San Diego. MTS is a leader in advancing initiatives to create a greener, cleaner and better-connected transit system in San Diego. Each weekday more than 238,000 passenger trips are taken throughout the MTS system taking people to work, school, health appointments and other essential trips. In FY 2024, MTS served more than 75 million riders. For service schedule updates, news, alerts and more information on how you can use public transportation, go to www.sdmts.com.
About Affirmed Housing
Affirmed Housing is a leader in affordable, multifamily housing development, delivering safe, sustainable, high-quality communities for families, veterans, seniors and people experiencing homelessness. The company works with municipalities and private owners throughout California to promote housing stability and neighborhood well-being by leveraging deep expertise in public finance, low-income housing tax credits, and tax-exempt bond finance, as well as site selection, engineering, architecture, construction, relocation and marketing. Since 1992, Affirmed Housing has financed more than $2.8 billion in affordable and supportive development, with 5,800 units developed or under development in 70 communities. The company has offices in San Diego and San Jose. Visit: www.affirmedhousing.com.
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