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What’s changing in the Sacramento region to address growing demand for housing?

Stories by Sacramento Bee journalists, with AI summarization

The Sacramento region is embarking on significant housing and development initiatives to address its growing demand for affordable living spaces amid a housing crisis. Efforts include converting underutilized properties, such as the redevelopment of motels in West Sacramento into homeless housing and former hotels in Roseville into permanent supportive housing for formerly unhoused individuals. Larger affordable housing projects, like the 113-unit San Juan Apartments, also aim to enhance community infrastructure while addressing housing shortages for low-income families.

Sacramento State's initiatives, including student-focused affordable housing developments, align with broader goals of creating equitable housing opportunities across varying income levels. Despite these measures, the city continues to face challenges in meeting its ambitious housing goals, with demand for both affordable and market-rate units driving ongoing development discussions.

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.

The A.J., the first completed housing project in The Railyards, is seen in a drone photo July 19, 2023, at 6th Street and Railyards Boulevard in Sacramento. The under-construction Sacramento Superior Courthouse rises at right. By Xavier Mascareñas

NO. 1: IS SACRAMENTO MEETING THE NEED FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT? SEE A MAP OF NEW RENTAL UNITS

The city was projected to need to build 45,580 housing units between 2021 and 2029. | Published March 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Theresa Clift

The Capital Area Development Authority plans to build an affordable housing apartment complex at 805 R St. in midtown Sacramento.

NO. 2: ANOTHER STATE PROPERTY IS SET TO BECOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SACRAMENTO. SEE WHERE

The Sacramento City Council approved $3.3 million for the project Tuesday. | Published February 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Theresa Clift

Demas Enterprises is planning to develop a market-rate apartment complex at the site of the former Mary Ann’s Bakery along Alhambra Boulevard in Sacramento.

NO. 3: ‘LIKE A MOUNTAIN GOING UP:’ NEIGHBORS CONCERNED WITH PLANNED SACRAMENTO APARTMENTS

Neighbors are worried about traffic, parking, and lack of privacy | Published April 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Theresa Clift

NO. 4: WHERE IS ELK GROVE’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING? HERE’S A ROUNDUP OF APARTMENTS AND PLANNED SITES

Of 18 affordable apartment complexes in Elk Grove, four are reserved for senior living. | Published June 4, 2024 | Read Full Story by Marcus D. Smith

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty talks during the State of Downtown breakfast on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center. By HECTOR AMEZCUA

NO. 5: WITH SAC STATE EXPLORING DOWNTOWN PROJECT, ARE 700 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCRAPPED?

The three state buildings were set to become 700 units of affordable housing. | Published February 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Theresa Clift Annika Merrilees

Mogavero Architects designed San Juan Apartments for Mutual Housing California, and Sunseri Construction is building it. There are one-, two- and three-bedroom units.

NO. 6: NEW 113-UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT PLANNED FOR SACRAMENTO. HERE’S WHEN IT WILL OPEN

Applications for San Juan Apartments, located on Stockton Boulevard in Fruitridge Manor, will be available six to nine months before project opens. | Published September 13, 2024 | Read Full Story by Cathie Anderson

A rendering of Sacramento State’s new housing project. The facility will be five-stories and 97,100 square feet, which includes low cost units for students. By Gensler

NO. 7: SACRAMENTO STATE WANTS TO OFFER LOW-COST LIVING TO STUDENTS. HERE’S THE PLAN

More than half of California State University students have faced housing insecurity. | Published September 25, 2024 | Read Full Story by Emma Hall

Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento stands ready to start its first season hosting the Major League Baseball’s Athletics. By HECTOR AMEZCUA

NO. 8: HOW WILL THE A’S AND MLB RESHAPE WEST SACRAMENTO LIFE BEYOND THE FIELD?

With a fading reputation for the speakeasies and saloons of the Gold Rush era, welcoming A’s baseball gives the city new momentum. | Published March 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Annika Merrilees

Sacramento State President Luke Wood talks about Capital Public Radio’s financial situation Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. By Paul Kitagaki Jr.

NO. 9: VISION FOR DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO STATE CAMPUS INCLUDES HOTEL AND HOUSING TO BOOST REVENUE

The project’s announcement this week had raised concern among some housing advocates. | Published February 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Annika Merrilees

NO. 10: SACRAMENTO COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS BEGINS SOON

The ordinance will affect multi-family households in unincorporated parts of Sacramento county, the county’s engineer said. | Published January 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Emma Hall

Lala, left, and Twoface lie Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, on the bed that their owners Natalia Sanchez and Bartholomew Keller share in their sleeping cabin at the new Stockton Boulevard Safe Stay Community, which opened last month for people experiencing homelessness in Sacramento County.

NO. 11: A NEW SHELTER AND TINY HOME COMMUNITY OPENED IN SACRAMENTO. HERE’S A LOOK INSIDE

What does Sacramento Stay Safe Community shelter look like? | Published January 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Darrell Smith

An apartment building for homeless people is opening in a former Hampton Inn & Suites on North Sunrise Boulevard in Roseville.

NO. 12: APARTMENTS FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS PEOPLE TO OPEN IN SACRAMENTO SUBURB. SEE WHERE

The Roseville City Council approved a loan for the project Wednesday. | Published February 6, 2025 | Read Full Story by Theresa Clift

A motel located at 1841 West Capitol Ave. in West Sacramento is being redeveloped into emergency interim homeless housing.

NO. 13: THREE ADJACENT WEST SACRAMENTO MOTELS ARE SET TO BECOME HOMELESS HOUSING. SEE WHERE

The West Sacramento City Council approved the project Wednesday. | Published February 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Theresa Clift

Shawn White navigates his way down an empty hallway on March 13, 2023, at the Auburn Oaks senior living complex, where most of the people had left to avoid eviction. By Renée C. Byer

NO. 14: SACRAMENTO-AREA HOMELESS SHELTER, WHERE 17 WERE EVICTED, TO BECOME PERMANENT HOUSING

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the project Jan. 28. | Published February 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Theresa Clift

A construction worker walks Thursday morning, Sept. 5, 2024, on a wall of a rising five-story, mixed-use building on Broadway in Land Park across from Sacramento’s Tower Theatre. A heat wave By Hector Amezcua

NO. 15: SACRAMENTO HAS ANNUAL HOUSING GOALS. DID THE CITY MEET ITS 2024 MARK?

The city has an overall goal of building 45,580 new housing units by 2029. | Published April 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Theresa Clift

This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.