60 apartments with rents as low as $400 coming to Fontana

60 APARTMENTS WITH RENTS AS LOW AS $400 COMING TO FONTANA 60 APARTMENTS WITH RENTS AS LOW AS $400 COMING TO FONTANA AMEER ELAHEE

In Fontana, something very interesting is underway, the construction of a $23 million affordable housing development that will offer 60 apartments for as low as $400 a month. The construction is spearheaded by the Irvine-based developer Jamboree Housing Corporation who broke ground in January.

Since 2001, Jamboree has raised over 350 affordable housing apartments in Fontana.

This construction development marks the seventh project that the nonprofit has undertaken in the city and is expected to transform a 4.31-acre blighted lot once owned by the San Gabriel Water Company into 60 affordable one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments for families earning between 30% and 60% of the area median income which according to the 2018 census was about $71,000.

About 22 miles west of Fontana, in Pomona, another construction of an affordable apartment complex for veterans has started on West Commercial Street. The Veteran Park Apartments was awarded $1.8 million in annual tax credits in 2019 by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and will have 60 units ranging from 600 to 1,100 square feet. On this property, the rents are expected to be between $545 a month for a one-bedroom apartment and $1,519 for a three-bedroom apartment. The Veterans with Housing Choice Vouchers issued from HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program will be accepted.

For the development happening in Fontana, construction is expected to conclude in April 2021 while for the development in Pomona, construction is expected to be concluded also next year but it’s early to speculate on the finishing month.

“We believe that housing is the platform for all community change and for everything else that ripples through,” Jamboree President and CEO Laura Archuleta said Wednesday. Having high-quality affordable housing allows your kids to go to school and not worry about where they’re going to do their homework. It allows their parents to go to work and know they have a place to come home to. It allows them to have money to buy healthy food. “All these rippling effects come out of high-quality affordable housing.”

In addition to the housing and outdoor amenities, the Sierra Avenue apartment complex will have a nearly 5,000 sqft community building with recreation space, management offices, kitchen facilities, and a computer. Also, there will be a 3,000 sqft health and wellness facility that will be operated by the Cucamonga Valley Medical Group. The residents and the community at large will have access to health and education classes, flu shots, immunization services, and sick childcare services.

“We’re serious about providing housing, and we’re battling to be able to do this kind of housing,” Mayor Acquanetta Warren said. “We’re looking at any option where we can have diverse housing for everyone. People get worked up when you say ‘affordable.’ This is attainable, where families can actually be transformed.

“We have families waiting, and we don’t want our families being homeless. We’ve got to provide housing.”

Sierra Avenue Apartments will be at 16839 Ramona Ave. in Fontana.

Works Cited https://www.dailybulletin. com/2020/01/29/60-apartmentswith-rents-as-low-as-400-coming-tofontana/ https://www.dailybulletin. com/2020/01/09/60-apartments-forveterans-with-monthly-rents-as-lowas-545-coming-to-pomona/