Paradise Creek I & II

In 2005, community leaders brought their concerns of health, safety and the degrading neighborhood character to the City, when they jointly embarked on planning for a new specific plan for the Westside.  In March 2010, the City adopted the Westside Specific Plan with associated General Plan Amendment and Zoning Designation Changes.  Such plan allows for development of park and affordable housing in the Paradise Creek area.  The vision of the City and community is becoming a reality as the Paradise Creek Affordable Housing development is planned as the transformative cornerstone of the Old Town revitalization. 

This transit-oriented community development project will remediate existing underground contamination, and build 201 affordable rental homes and a public park.  The development received a Silver Catalyst Award for California’s Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program and was selected as one of five federal Sustainable Communities Partnership Pilots in the country by the Environmental Protection Agency in partnership with HUD and the Department of Transportation. 

In 2009, National City selected CHW and Related California as co-developers, and in 2011 committed $21 million in redevelopment funding. 

Affordable Housing:               201 affordable apartments in two phases (1, 2, and 3 bedrooms)
Completion Date:                    Phase I – 2015, Phase II – 2016
Location:                                     Approximately 14 acre site, bisected by Paradise Creek
                                                        Bounded (W/E) by Harding/Hoover, and (N/S) by West
                                                        19th/West 22 Street
Amenities:                                 State of the art resident building, community park, access to
                                                       walking paths, trails and bike, multipurpose meeting room with
                                                       kitchen computer center, playground and access to Adult Education
                                                       Center
Sustainable Features:           Mixed-use transit oriented development in close proximity to
                                                       high frequency transit lines and major employment centers; LEED-ND;
                                                       healthy indoor air quality materials; low impact landscape, Energy
                                                      Star appliances
Interest List:                            Will be available after groundbreaking, late 2013