Old Serra Mesa library site: 59 affordable apartments (3440 Sandrock Rd)

What you can do

Ask to be told when the waitlist opens →
Email the property's contact address at Community HousingWorks, or call 619-639-9073. The veterans' apartments are filled by referral from the VA, so veterans should also ask their VA case manager.
Report a construction problem to the City ↗
Use Get It Done for problems in the street or sidewalk around the site, such as blocked sidewalks or debris. Give the address, 3440 Sandrock Rd.

Where it stands

Approved

Construction started · Apr 14, 2026

Community HousingWorks is building a five-story building over a 22-space garage. It will have 59 affordable apartments and one unit for the manager. Of the apartments, 56 have one bedroom and four have two bedrooms.

Thirty apartments are for veterans who have experienced homelessness. The VA refers them.

Rents stay affordable for 55 years. They are for households earning 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. The developer leases the land from the City for 65 years.

Next: The builder plans to frame the third and fourth floors in December 2026 and January 2027. The outside finishes and the roof come next, from January to July 2027. Landscaping and street work follow in August and September 2027. People are planned to move in from October to December 2027.

Community HousingWorks says the waitlist is coming soon. You can apply for the general affordable apartments about 120 days before the City clears the building for people to live in. Applicants go through a background check.

Planning group: The planning group and the community council sent the City Council a joint letter. It was about the building's height, parking, and how the review was handled.

The district's councilmember said he found no legal or policy grounds to deny the project.