The grand opening of the Kettner Crossing affordable homes for Seniors is a clear sign that San Diego County is following through on its promise to put government land to work for the public good. 

“Kettner Crossing is that promise taking shape.  Today there are now 64 new homes for Seniors in an area that was a fenced-off, County-owned lot just a few years ago,” said San Diego County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer. “Three years ago, San Diego County vowed to build 10,000 affordable homes across the region on vacant government land and we are delivering.”  

Supervisor Lawson-Remer added that San Diego County provided the land for Kettner Crossing in Little Italy and invested eight million dollars to make it happen. Across the County, 3,412 affordable homes have now been built on government-owned land.  

At the ribbon-cutting, the Supervisor said rents are going nowhere but up in San Diego County and people who have worked their whole lives cannot afford a place to live. Older adults are now the fastest-growing unhoused population in the state according to the research by Justice in Aging and UCSF’s Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative.  Many are experiencing homelessness for the first time.  

Kettner Crossing provides safety, stability and dignity for Seniors who will have access to public transportation, medical treatment and grocery stores. The affordable housing complex on the corner of Beech Street and Kettner Blvd. is now fully occupied. People interested in future vacancies at the development can contact the developer directly at Kettner Crossing | Apartments in San Diego, CA.