State Senator Toni Atkins, Mayor Kevin Faulconer and
Councilmember Chris Ward Speak at Grand Opening for Cypress, Permanent
Supportive Housing for Special Needs Populations
San Diego, CA, July
20, 2016 – Affirmed
Housing is pleased to announce that it will celebrate the grand opening of Cypress
on July 24, 2017 at 11:00am. Located at
1435 Imperial Avenue in Downtown San Diego, Cypress is a Permanent Supportive
Housing development serving homeless individuals with special needs. In attendance for the grand opening of the
$20 million, eco-friendly project will be California State Senator, Toni
Atkins; San Diego Mayor, Kevin Faulconer; San Diego Councilman, Chris Ward; and
San Diego Housing Commission President, Rick Gentry. As a sustainable, transit-oriented
development, Cypress pairs the latest in urban design with affordability for
those who need housing most: the homeless population in Downtown San Diego.
Cypress
will provide 62 studio apartments for residents earning an average of 30 – 40
percent of the area median income (AMI).
The project also has one, one-bedroom manager’s unit. Resident apartments range from 275 to 350
square feet and feature personal kitchens and bathrooms. Shared amenities
include a second-level outdoor open space, a community kitchen, tech tables,
and lounge areas with abundant natural sunlight. The environmentally-friendly community also has
a solar array to offset 60 percent of its common area energy usage, and offers
resident services by St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc. The project was designed by Carrier Johnson +
Culture and built by HA Builders, with civil engineering by Kettler Leweck
Engineering and landscape design by Ivy Landscape Architects. Funding for the project included 9% federal
tax credits, $3,450,000 of development capital from the San Diego Housing
Commission, and $3,837,545 in Transit-Oriented Development grant funding. The
project was also awarded 62 project-based federal housing vouchers, which have
an annual value of $612,312.
James Silverwood,
President of Affirmed Housing, states, “Affirmed is pleased to be leading in
the efforts of Mayor Faulconer and the San Diego Housing Commission to reduce
homelessness in the City of San Diego. In providing permanent supportive
housing we believe we are giving our residents the tools they need to succeed
and advance their place in society.”
Headquartered in San
Diego, Affirmed Housing is dedicated to improving and sustaining the viability
of California through the development of affordable housing. For more information, visit www.affirmedhousing.com.
