"A five-story affordable and supportive housing building will line one side of the former People's Park site, sharing the space with a T-shaped dorm housing 1,100 students, according to this rendering shared by UC Berkeley. Berkeley-based developer Satellite Affordable Housing Associates will spearhead the building of about 100 affordable and supportive apartments in People's Park, UC Berkeley announced Thursday."
"The university has spent many millions of dollars to secure the site with a wall of double-stacked shipping containers, to police protests from students and community advocates opposed to building there, and to defend the project in court. Still unresolved is how many of the affordable housing units will be supportive meaning they come with services, such as counseling and benefit application assistance, that can help formerly unhoused people settle into stable homes."
UC Berkeley will convert part of People's Park into combined student and affordable housing. A five-story affordable and supportive building will occupy one side of the former park and a T-shaped dorm will house 1,100 undergraduates. Satellite Affordable Housing Associates will develop about 100 affordable and supportive apartments. The city is contributing $14.5 million and the state $16.6 million toward the affordable building, with total cost projected near $60 million and additional funds required. UC Berkeley will build and operate the student housing and retain about 60% of the 2.8-acre site as open space. The project followed years of controversy, legal challenges, and security measures, and the exact number of supportive units and services remains unresolved.
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