2225 Colfax Street Exclusive Right to Negotiate with Mutual Housing
At a glance
- What: An exclusive right to negotiate agreement between the City and Mutual Housing California for the city-owned former corporation yard at 2225 Colfax Street (Colfax Avenue and Arden Way), for an affordable housing development.
- Where it stands: Approved 8-0 on October 13, 2026 (item 26), Councilmember Maple absent. The initial period is 360 days, longer than typical because of environmental contamination on the site.
- Next steps: Mutual Housing is engaging an environmental consultant and refining the plan; a purchase and sale agreement would return to council before any sale.
- Funding outlook: depends heavily on Proposition 1 and new state housing finance guidelines expected in 2027; the developer expects the site to score well on transit, grocery and amenity access.
- Council comments: Councilmember Dickinson called it a priority to turn an eyesore into an asset and moved approval, noting city-owned vacant land can lower housing costs. Vice Mayor Talamantes said it follows through on promises made when the Camp Resolution site closed. Mayor Pro Tem Guerra seconded, citing Mutual Housing's work on complex sites. A council member (not identified in the captions) said unsheltered homelessness is down 50 percent over four years and 19 percent over two, but there is too little permanent housing for people to move into.
Sources
Discussion time
About 14 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 - City Council (2) | 14 |
Log
- 2026-10-13 - City Council (2) — Staff and Mutual Housing presented; Dickinson moved, Guerra seconded; approved 8-0, Maple absent.