California + San Diego + Student Housing | September 19, 2023

San Diego Community College Strikes Deal for Affordable Student Housing

The San Diego Community College District has entered negotiations with the developer managing the military housing community at Naval Base San Diego to advance its vision of building affordable student housing at City College, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

The college’s board of trustees selected The Michaels Organization to design, construct and manage an 808-unit complex that aims to offer monthly rent below $1,000 for those most in need. The vote was unanimous.

“This is a landmark decision,” trustee Bernie Rhinerson told the Union-Tribune. “I see this as one of the more important votes that I will cast because we have never thought about being in housing. But as the cost of housing and homelessness has impacted our students more and more, it’s become a statewide issue, a regional issue and it’s an issue for our students.”

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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