MTS, Affirmed Housing Break Ground on $116 Million Affordable Housing Project at Spring Street Transit Center

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and Affirmed Housing broke ground on Spring View, a $116 million transit-oriented affordable housing development at the Spring Street Transit Center in La Mesa, MTS announced.

The project will deliver 145 affordable apartment homes and two manager units, with residences ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments for households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income.

"Spring View is a great example of how public transit can do more than connect people to their destinations," said Stephen Whitburn, MTS Board Chair and San Diego City Councilmember. "By bringing housing and transit together, we're creating a vibrant new community that will expand access to housing, improve quality of life, and connect more San Diegans to opportunity."

The development will include 160 parking spaces for transit patrons, 63 resident parking spaces, a transit patron restroom, and an MTS employee restroom and break area. Resident amenities include a children's play area, basketball hoop, dog run, sky deck, and a 1,400-square-foot community room with an activity center, computer lab, and conference room.

Spring View builds on MTS and Affirmed Housing's previous collaborations on ShoreLINE at the Union Grantville Transit Center and SkyLINE at the Rancho Bernardo Transit Station — projects that converted underutilized transit properties into affordable communities while preserving transit access.

"Public land should be put to work for the public good, and Spring View is a great example of what that can look like," said Monica Montgomery Steppe, MTS Board Chair Pro Tem and San Diego County Supervisor. "We're creating 145 affordable homes with transit right outside the door."

The development is supported by multiple funding sources including HUD-VASH and HUD Project-Based Vouchers through the County of San Diego, state housing funds, U.S. Bank, and Citibank. It will incorporate green building practices, on-site solar energy production, and high-efficiency appliances.