Overview: California is converting underutilized state-owned land into affordable housing to address the housing and homelessness crisis. Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order has enabled the development of hundreds of affordable homes, including Mulberry Gardens Senior Apartments and Mulberry Gardens Family Apartments in Riverside. The project, developed by Eden Housing, will provide 209 affordable housing units for low-income households, low-income seniors, and families. The development is made possible through a combination of Section 8 vouchers, local funds, state funding, and private sources. The Department of Toxic Substances Control provided expedited environmental review to make the project possible.
Ellen Perrault
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: A former CAL FIRE property is being transformed into hundreds of affordable homes. Mulberry Gardens Senior Apartments at 2524 Mulberry Street and Mulberry Gardens Family Apartments at 2560 Mulberry Street in Riverside are the latest sites to be transformed from excess and underutilized state land into affordable housing under Governor Newsom’s executive order.…