What you can do
- Speak to the school board ↗
The district says the project can't be approved until environmental review is finished. Board agendas and how to give public comment are on the Board of Education's page.
- Follow the planning group →
The district has said it will present the project to the planning group when it is ready. Anyone can speak for two minutes during community forum at any meeting.
Where it stands
San Diego Unified plans 108 apartments for district employees. 107 of them would be affordable. They would go on the north parking lot and the undeveloped land at the district's Instructional Media Center in Birdland. Decro Corporation is the developer.
Decro proposes a 99-year ground lease: the district keeps the land and rents it to Decro. The district estimates it would receive $51.8 million in ground rent over that time, and it would not have to spend any district money.
On December 10, 2025, the school board told district staff to study the site in detail and negotiate final terms with Decro. On June 23, 2026, the board let Decro onto the site for its studies. It also approved agreements for Decro to pay the district's environmental review costs.
Next: The district says it must finish the environmental review before it can approve and build the project. An independent financial analysis is due in November 2026.
Planning group: In March 2026 the planning group was told the district will present the project when it is ready.
The planning group lists the project as a future agenda item in the November–December 2026 newsletter. It has not set a meeting date for it.
- School board advances the Decro proposal (district news)
- Site and unit count (10News)
- Planning group minutes
- District update in the Observer
- Planning group lists it as a future agenda item (newsletter, page 6)
- Expected:Independent financial analysis due
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