Affordable Housing Development

State Affordable Housing Program

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Redevelopment Opportunities:

In 2022, the Legislature codified Governor Newsom’s Executive Order on excess state property (EO N-6-19), which directed the Department of General Services (DGS) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to identify and prioritize excess state-owned property for affordable housing development.

DGS and HCD developed a screening tool that applied land feasibility and financing competitiveness factors to determine whether a given site was suitable for redevelopment as housing. In July 2024, DGS and HCD updated the digitized inventory of excess state property with sites that met the objective criteria.

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New Expedited Process for Housing Redevelopment:

To expedite affordable housing production on these sites, DGS and HCD established a standardized process by which developers can submit proposals for these excess sites. This process eliminates the need for site-specific solicitations (unless warranted by unique property conditions), and creates a published, transparent process for the evaluation of development proposals.

For details about this new expedited process, submission guidelines, and required documents please visit the HCD web page: Public Lands for Affordable Housing Development. For additional information or questions please go to the Frequently Asked Questions for the Excess Sites Program page.

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Developer Interest Portal:

Developers interested in proposing for a state-excess site should review the digitized inventory of sites below and submit the required proposal documentation in the Developer Interest Portal.

The Developer Interest Portal can be accessed directly through the digitized inventory on the map viewer below, or at this link: Developer Interest Submission Portal

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To view the interactive map, please visit the State Excess Sites – Affordable Housing Opportunities Map Viewer or click on the image below. 

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Map & Developer Resources:

• Data Dictionary for GIS Layers
• CEQA Process

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Executive Order and Legislation:

• Executive Order N-06-19
• AB 1449 Checklist
• AB 2233
• SB 561

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Current Projects:

In Development

• Atascadero State Hospital - Paseo Paloma Affordable Housing Project
• Clearlake Affordable Housing Project
• Covina Affordable Housing Project
• Fresno DGS Affordable Housing Project
• Los Angeles Affordable Housing Project
• Montebello Affordable Housing Project
• Placerville Affordable Housing Project
• Riverside Affordable Housing Project Phase II
• Sacramento Affordable Housing Project (805 R Street)
• San Diego Affordable Housing Project
• San Francisco Affordable Housing Project
• San Francisco DMV Affordable Housing Project
• San Quentin Affordable Housing Project
• South Lake Tahoe Affordable Housing Project, Phases 1B and 2B
• Stockton Affordable Housing Project
• Truckee Affordable Housing Project

Under Construction

• Arden Way Affordable Housing Project (Sacramento)
• Riverside Affordable Housing Project Phase I
• South Lake Tahoe Affordable Housing Project Phase 2A 

Completed Projects

• Sonrisa Affordable Housing Project (Sacramento)
• Reedley Affordable Housing Project
• South Lake Tahoe Affordable Housing Project Phase 1A