Nonprofit BRIDGE Housing will develop an eight-story building with 57 affordable apartments (called Kettner Crossing) for low-income seniors who earn 30-60% of Area Median Income; five percent of the units will be set aside for seniors enrolled in the county-administered Mental Health Services Act program. Holland Partner Group will develop 196 market-rate apartments in an adjacent 29-story tower (on Kettner & Beech) with three levels of underground parking. Both properties will feature street-level retail and restaurant spaces.
The design concept is inspired by the prominent location of the site serving as a gateway from Little Italy to the City and Bay. This Little Italy site, bordered by Cedar Street on the north, Beech Street on the south, Kettner Boulevard on the east, and the County Center / Little Italy Trolley Station on the west marks the place where the Village ends, and the City and Bay begin. The project will consist of 253 apartments and nearly 9,000 square feet of retail space. The location of the project in the Little Italy area within downtown San Diego with direct access to a trolley station and bus routes, makes it a prime site for transit-oriented development. This project is pursuing LEED Silver.
