J.D. Morris, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Housing units constructed in Santa Rosa in the last 5 years: 1,258
Housing units possible on 3 county-owned sites in Santa Rosa: nearly 1,200
Chanate Road, former county hospital complex
Size: 82 acres
Total units proposed: 867 (162 affordable)
Sales price: $6 million — $11.5 million
2150 W. College Ave., former Water Agency headquarters
Size: 7.5 acres
Total units proposed: 144 (29 affordable)*
*New development proposals being solicited
Roseland Village shopping center, Dollar Tree site
Size: 7 acres
Total units proposed: 175 (75 affordable)
Sonoma County wants to transform three large taxpayer-owned properties in Santa Rosa into new housing, with plans calling for as many as 1,200 units, a surge of supply in even greater demand after the destruction wrought by last year’s wildfires.
But with each of the county properties, which are either vacant or in need of improvements, the goals of government and developers have proven elusive, slowing the creation of new housing at a critical time, after nearly 5,300 homes were lost in the county in October’s fires.
Read more at http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8213280-181/rough-paths-forward-for-projects