Legacy Building Services recently broke ground on the construction of a new 83-unit affordable housing project for the developer Community Housing Works. Located in the North Park community of San Diego, the project will create a total of 83 affordable multifamily rental units including 24 one-bedroom, 33 two-bedroom, and 26 three-bedroom apartments. The project, designed by M.W. Steele Group will be a four-story, wood-frame construction building over a concrete parking garage and podium deck. The design features two open courtyards for recreation opportunities and maximizes sustainable building opportunities. The project is slated to be completed in the Fall of 2012 and is pursuing LEED Certification.

In 1968 the California State Department of Transportation (CalTrans) began acquiring property to build a freeway through a neighborhood that did not want one; the tightly-knit community of Southcrest in southeastern San Diego. In response, the community rallied together and after 17 years of protest, they were finally able to defeat the proposal, but not before the damage was done—280 homes on 66 acres were demolished, effectively destroying an entire section of the Southcrest neighborhood.