CHICO — Rising up from the site of the former Jesus Center shelter and Ice House, a housing complex called The Foundation opened this month to new residents at 1297 Park Ave., serving a variety of households with mixed income, Section 8 and people with disabilities.
As of Monday, 47 households have moved into the 59-unit housing complex, according to Marissa Feliciano, communications director for the developer Jamboree Housing Corporation.
Feliciano said residents moving in are considered part “workforce” population, as renters who qualify make between 30% and 60% of the area median income.
A common area is seen furnished for residents moving in June 14, 2024 at The Foundation housing complex in Chico, California. (Jamboree Housing Corporation/Contributed)
For standard renters, a full time single person earning less than $18.31 hourly, or a family of four earning less than $54,200 may qualify, Feliciano said as an example.
“That’s your general workforce — anybody working hospitality, clerical work, administration,” and students, Feliciano said.
The complex broke ground in February 2022 as one of many developments using a mix of Butte County’s disaster relief funding and low-income housing tax credits to create affordable housing — a total of 59 units with 20 studios, 30 one- and 8 two-bedroom apartment homes; and one manager unit, according to Feliciano.
Some residents will take advantage of 43 Section 8 housing vouchers dedicated to the project by Butte County Housing Authority.
Twenty-seven units are also set aside for special needs or disabled housing paired with services for unique needs in education, health, wellness and community building, Feliciano said in an email Monday.
Some original occupants from Chico’s Genesis housing site are approved to move into the new complex, according to a June 20 statement by Jesus Center Executive Director Amber Abney-Bass.
Other amenities include a common space with a community kitchen, a computer lab, a barbecue picnic area and multipurpose rooms.
It is managed by Dormus Management Co., based in Lodi, and owned by Jamboree Housing Corporation, based in Irvine.
A grand opening ceremony with city and county officials is scheduled Aug. 15.
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