MENDOCINO

San Clemente, California

An affordable community with Housing with HEARTS residents services center.

  • CLIENT Jamboree Housing
  • COMPLETION DATE 2005
  • UNITS 186
  • DENSITY 14 units per acre
  • SQUARE FOOTAGE 275,463 sq ft

In the city of San Clemente, Mendocino offers 186 two- and three-bedroom apartment homes. The property also includes several tot lots, barbecues, a library, a 5,400 square-foot community room, and a room for Housing with HEART’s resident services center. In addition, the community features a swimming pool and a fully equipped fitness center, as well as volleyball, basketball and tetherball courts. It is home to families earning from 40% to 60% of the area median income. Financing for Mendocino was obtained as a result of a six-year inclusionary housing ordinance adoption process and at the time of its completion, represented its most complex financing package undertaken totaling seven layers.

AWARDS

2004 Maxwell Awards of ExcellenceFannie Mae Foundation Affordable Housing Community

2004 Communities of Quality, Affordable Housing Management Association

2005 NAHB Pillars of the Industry FinalistBest Affordable Community