California Construction News staff writer
An affordable housing development under construction in downtown Stockton is a milestone in the state’s plan to convert surplus government land into housing for low-income residents.
The 94-unit project, known as La Passeggiata, will be built on a nearly one-acre site at 622 East Lindsey Street that was formerly owned by the state. The land was made available through Executive Order N-06-19, issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2019, which directs state agencies to identify and repurpose underutilized state-owned properties for affordable housing…