San Diego Unified Advances Educator Housing Deals for HQ and Commercial Street Sites

Overview

• The board selected proposals for three of five district properties and authorized staff to negotiate best‑and‑final term sheets, a step that does not approve construction.
• At the Eugene Brucker Education Center, the Protea + Malick plan would convert the 13‑acre headquarters into roughly 1,500 units serving households at about 50%–120% of area median income, with potential amenities such as childcare and school‑use facilities.
• For 2101 Commercial Street, Mirka Investment proposes 174 units at 30%–80% of AMI, $7.5 million in guaranteed rent, and a 6,000‑square‑foot childcare facility; Decro Corporation remains a fallback with an 86‑unit option if Mirka proves unfeasible.
• The Instructional Media Center/Cardinal Lane proposal advanced with 108 units that are effectively all affordable, with district materials citing an estimated $51.8 million in ground‑rent revenue over a proposed 99‑year term.
• District leaders target housing for 10% of employees by 2030, say no district capital is required, and cite potential long‑term ground‑rent revenue of at least $504 million, with nearly 1,700 units advanced that could roughly double the statewide total of K‑12 employee housing built since 2002.