Local transit, housing and government officials broke ground on a 124-studio affordable residential development at the Grantville Trolley Station Monday, intended to be transit-oriented.
The Metropolitan Transit System and Affirmed Housing are working on the build called ShoreLINE, which will replace an empty parking lot on Alvarado Canyon Road.
“ShoreLINE is a great example of MTS taking a leadership role to address the region’s housing shortage, build sustainable, affordable communities, and increase transit ridership,” said Nathan Fletcher, MTS board chair, and San Diego County Supervisor.
The five-story ShoreLINE building includes 124 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units reserved for households earning 30 – 60% of the area median income. Residential units and laundry facilities are located on every level. The ground floor includes parking, bike storage, office space for property management, and a community room with a gathering space, computer lab and kitchen.
Designed to encourage pedestrian and bike activity, the new development will include a 26-foot-wide paseo that leads to the main entrance and several paths through and around the building connecting to the trolley/bus station.
“This kind of transit-oriented affordable housing is exactly what we need more of here in San Diego,” said San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria. “When people live near convenient and reliable travel options like transit, there is less overall travel by car in the city, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions and enhances quality of life for all of us.”
ShoreLINE is part of a larger effort MTS is advancing to redevelop its top-tier park and ride locations into transit-oriented developments.
MTS and Greystar Real Estate broke ground on a $106 million 250-unit residential project called Union Grantville last April, which sits between the San Diego State West site and SDSU main campus.
