After recently receiving approval from the City of Chula Vista, Chelsea Investment Corporation will soon be adding a 200-unit affordable housing project to its master planned community, Millenia. The project, which has been dubbed “Columba,” was approved earlier this month and is anticipated to commence construction in the coming weeks.
Located at the intersection of Orion Avenue and Optima Street on just over three acres, the project will feature 198 affordable units and two managers’ units. In total, the project will consist of 56 one-bedroom units, 86 two-bedroom units and 58 three-bedroom units. Apartment units will range in size from 585 square feet to 1,027 square feet.
In addition, the project will include a three-story parking structure with 330 residential parking spaces as well as 15 parking spaces for the 2,550 square feet of ground floor commercial space.
The apartment complex will span two buildings. The first will total 105,416 square feet and will include 97 units, a leasing office, resident workspace and a community room. The second building will total 107,947 square feet and contain the remaining residential units as well as the ground floor commercial space. Both residential buildings will reach five stories.
The project will feature 48,358 square feet of open space, which will include the in-building amenities as well as landscaped seating areas, an outdoor kitchen area with barbecue grills, a children’s play area and paved walkways.
Renderings for the project by Joseph Wong Design Associates show a modern facade with soft edges in order to create a feeling of openness for pedestrians at the street level. The roof line steps in height to create additional softness. The materials – which include fiber cement siding, cement plaster and ceramic tile – also reflect the surrounding buildings in the larger Millenia community.
Millenia, which was largely developed by Meridian Development as well as Chelsea Investment Corporation is an urban community featuring retail, open space, several apartment complexes and townhomes. These include the 205-unit Duetta and Volta affordable apartment community, which is currently being developed. Additionally, Millenia is home to several luxury apartment complexes, including the 480-unit Avalyn development and the 253-unit Alexan Rivue. Each of the apartment complexes at Millenia feature one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartment options.
Chelsea Investment Corporation is an affordable home developer, which has developed more than 100 affordable communities at a cost of more than $2 billion. In Southern California, the company’s portfolio consists of 3,500 apartment units, which include special needs housing, senior housing, and mixed-use developments.
