College Community Courts to provide 57 new units for the City of Ventura
People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH) has broken ground on its latest affordable housing project: College Community Courts, in a ceremony sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, and made possible through the special partnership with the College Ministry Center of the California Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
This project, located at 80 Baylor Drive in the City of Ventura, will provide 57 new one-, two-, and three-bedroom affordable rental apartments for families and individuals earning up to 60% of the area median income, which is $149,700 for a family of four as of 4/1/2025. Rents will be set to not exceed more than 30% of household income for households earning between 30% and 60% of area median income, thereby making the rental rates more affordable than market-rate housing. The development will designate 29 apartments for farmworker households, 2 apartments for unhoused individuals and 2 apartments for domestic violence survivors. Residents will have access to an onsite community center, laundry room, outdoor recreational spaces, property management, and supportive services.
“It’s a special day to see this project finally break ground after four years of planning,” said Ken Trigueiro, PSHH CEO & President. “It takes many partners and members of the project team to pull it all together. We are so grateful for the relationship with the Church that brought us to where we are today.”
In Summer 2021, People’s Self-Help Housing was selected by the College Ministry Center United Methodist Church to develop affordable housing on a portion of their property. The project was entitled under Senate Bill 4, the Affordable Housing on Faith Lands Act, which took effect January 1, 2024…