SAN DIEGO, CA – A new 73-unit apartment community for seniors who are homeless or at risk of homelessness has opened in the South Bay, San Diego County announced.
County officials said Nestor Senior Village has studio apartments for people 55 and older who are no more than 30% of the area median income. Approximately half of the apartments are reserved for people in need of mental health services through the county’s No Place Like Home program.
The property, built by National CORE, was built on surplus land owned by Nestor United Methodist Church, one of San Diego’s oldest churches with a long history of supporting homeless San Diegans.
Residents share facilities with the church, such as outdoor recreational spaces and a food pantry. Nestor Senior Village also has a courtyard with outdoor seating, a community room, a laundry room, private case management offices and 34 parking spaces.
“The high cost of housing in San Diego has led to an increase in the number of homeless seniors,” stated David Estrella, director of the County’s Housing and Community Development Services department.
Nestor Senior Village is within walking distance of grocery stores and pharmacies, a park, and the Nestor Community Health Center. It is also directly adjacent to two bus stops and the trolley.
Since 2017, the County has invested more than $305 million in affordable housing, including the use of surplus County properties and its Innovative Housing Trust Fund, and more than 2 thousand 100 units have opened. While another 3,286 are in the pipeline.
