Mutual Housing of California, which bought the land from SHRA, built the complex. The units are geared toward \u201cfamilies earning between 30% and 60% of Area Median Income,\u201d according to Mutual Housing of California.<\/p>\n
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Orence and Maria Domingo sit in their living room at the newly opened San Juan Apartments in south Sacramento on Tuesday. The Domingos moved into the apartment a month before the grand opening after winning the housing lottery. LIBBY SIMPSON libby.simpson@sacbee.com <\/p>\n
Mutual Housing of California CEO Craig Adelman said Tuesday that the debut of the San Juan Apartments was important not just for his organization. \u201cIt\u2019s another really critical step of progress against the housing affordability crisis we\u2019ve been fighting for far too long,\u201d Adelman said.<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s event included remarks from Kimberly Smith, a new resident of the complex who made people laugh by saying that the secret for getting a unit was by signing up for the waiting list at midnight.<\/p>\n
Funding for the complex has come from a variety of sources. In April, Kennedy, Guerra and others gathered at the construction site to celebrate Health Net contributing $1 million to the project and $2 million to a funder of the first phase of the project<\/a>, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments.<\/p>\n Adelman said that the 70 units in phase II will be affordable senior housing. He hopes to break ground by the end of this year, with an approximately 18-month construction schedule to follow.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will treat them as one community once the second phase is open,\u201d Adelman said. \u201cThis is not uncommon in affordable housing. It\u2019s also not unprecedented in mutual experience to do multiphased developments, oftentimes because of programmatic limits on our funding sources.\u201d<\/p>\n Other opportunities along Stockton Boulevard<\/p>\n Mogavero, who has a long history of developing infill projects, offered perspective on what the San Juan Apartments can bring to its area.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one more increment of increasing the density on Stockton Boulevard, which is a great resource for the community,\u201d said Mogavero, who is a booster of the boulevard.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the reasons I love this boulevard is that it is so incredibly multiethnic and that\u2019s the root of its success,\u201d Mogavero said. \u201cBecause you have so much diversity of ethnic background, it provides opportunities for merchants and retailers to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s also a boulevard that local leaders have long wanted to enhance with investment, organizing a bus tour some years ago, according to Guerra. There are other signs of new life along the route.<\/p>\n Guerra noted that aside from San Juan Apartments, other projects in the pipeline along Stockton Boulevard include a mixed-income project near 10th Avenue, another housing project at 13th Avenue and potential town homes in a vacant lot near Long Island Ice Cream.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have really created a new way of thinking, so that people, property owners can look at their property and say, \u2018How can we help the city meet its housing needs, but also make the best use of our land?\u2019\u201d Guerra said.<\/p>\n For San Juan Apartments, what it came down for Guerra was that people were stronger together.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we can create a shared vision, everybody gets excited,\u201d Guerra said. \u201cYou see out there today, just the sheer joy and excitement of the project. It shows that against all odds we can actually do big things if we\u2019re working together.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally published July 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM.<\/p>\n Follow More of Our Reporting on In the Spotlight<\/p>\n
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