VISTA — A new 24-unit apartment complex operated by a nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing affordable housing broke ground Aug. 25.
Caritas Village Vista will consist of two three-story buildings with 12 units each, all designated as affordable housing. The project is planned for a vacant 1.1-acre lot surrounded by Plymouth Drive and Camino Corto, in a neighborhood just north of the Wave Waterpark.
The complex will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with a maximum capacity of 64 residents. The project will also include 25 parking spaces. A third, single-story building will house an on-site office, clubhouse, laundry facility and maintenance room. The development will encompass nearly 29,000 square feet.
Caritas CEO Randy Redwitz said in a statement that the project is the nonprofit’s first development in San Diego County. The Irvine-based organization operates more than 30 affordable housing communities in California and Oregon, including the Estrella del Oro mobile home park immediately adjacent to the Caritas Village Vista site…