Presidio Palms

Government / public works — affordable (permanent supportive) housing rehabilitation • Completed

Scope of work

• Converted a former extended-stay hotel into 161 affordable rental apartments for previously unhoused San Diegans • New heating and air conditioning in residential units • Solar energy for the property • Recessed fire sprinklers in all units • New lighting, new flooring, and interior & exterior paint • New doors and new beds for all units • Upgrades to life-safety systems and security additions (more cameras) • ADA accessibility upgrades in common areas and nine units • Creation of a community room and office spaces

Challenges

• Very tight schedule — 161 units delivered in roughly 100 days of primary construction • High-profile public job — state Homekey funding, City and County investment, heavy public attention through the grand opening

Project Recognition

“Presidio Palms shows what's possible when we act with urgency and work together to deliver housing that ends homelessness.” — San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria “The rapid reconstruction and opening of Presidio Palms and other Homekey projects prove that San Diego can create new housing quickly and efficiently when we think outside the box and work together.” — Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera

Project Overview

As general contractor for the San Diego Housing Commission, we converted a former extended-stay hotel in Mission Valley into Presidio Palms — 161 affordable apartments for previously unhoused San Diegans. On an accelerated schedule of roughly 100 days of primary construction, we delivered new HVAC, solar, fire sprinklers, lighting, flooring, doors, paint, life-safety and security upgrades, ADA accessibility improvements, and a new community room. Residents moved in less than seven months after construction began. The $10M+ project, funded in part by California's Homekey program, drew public praise from Mayor Todd Gloria and city, county, state, and federal officials at its June 2025 grand opening.