Multiple projects, helped along by city and state incentives, will densify the area around the Palm Avenue station.
Over 1,000 new housing units will be built near a San Diego transit station thanks to a combination of city incentives, state grants, and a strong demand for more housing in the region, reports David Garrick in The San Diego Union-Tribune.
According to Garrick, “The state awarded the area two grants totaling more than $25 million for new sewer and water lines and infrastructure to make dense development possible there.” The projects are located on the sites of a former go-kart site and an abandoned driving range, requiring new infrastructure for residential use.
The area is served by the San Diego trolley at the Palm Avenue station and a high-frequency bus line. “All of the projects includes resident parking, but the 408-unit project on the trolley parking lot uses some “shared parking” strategies, where some of the homes don’t get an assigned spot.”
Read the full story: More than 1,000 new homes are coming to this South Bay transit stop
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