The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation has sold its Joe & Vi Jacobs Center building to San Ysidro Health to provide an after-hours urgent care and senior services center, according to officials.
San Ysidro Health will keep space on the second and third floor for nonprofit tenants supporting and serving the Southeastern San Diego community.
“The sale of the Joe & Vi Jacobs Building to San Ysidro Health and our subsequent move is the culmination of our plan to work collaboratively with residents and partner organizations in developing community assets and eventually transferring assets to community control,” said Valerie Jacobs, board chair of JCNI.
By renovating the first floor of the building, San Ysidro Health will open the first Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in Southeastern San Diego. The new San Diego PACE Center is intended to allow for more than 500 seniors of Southeast San Diego to access services without having to leave their neighborhood.
The community health nonprofit will also create the first after-hours urgent care in Southeast San Diego, open on evenings and weekends. Together the two initiatives will create around 150 jobs, the nonprofits said.
Market Creek Amphitheater and Festival Park are not part of the sale and will remain available for community events, concerts, movies and resource fairs through the Jacobs Center.
“Although we are transitioning to a new home at Market Creek Plaza, JCNI will remain engaged in the Southeastern San Diego community, by working collaboratively with its residents, nonprofits, elected officials and other key stakeholders to identify strategies for addressing community needs, and encourage and support collaboration and partnership for the betterment of the community,” said Selena Ellis-Vizcarra, chief operating officer of the Jacobs Center.
The Joe & Vi Jacobs Center building has supported Southeastern San Diego for over two decades with a comprehensive array of services, including a vaccination center, food giveaways and a business accelerator program.
— City News Service
