| ANAHEIM, CA - (April 13, 2009) - The City of Anaheim will welcome the city’s newest affordable housing complex, Diamond Apartment Homes, at a special grand opening ceremony on Tuesday, April 14, at 11 a.m. Diamond Apartment Homes, a 25-unit complex dedicated to low-income families, is located at 1310 W. Diamond Street in Anaheim.
This innovative residential community in Anaheim, co-developed by Jamboree Housing Corporation and H.O.M.E.S. (Helping Our Mentally Ill Experience Success), is a pioneering multifamily development that provides both housing and mental health supportive services for previously homeless individuals and their families. For these residents with persistent mental illness, permanent housing is critical to providing stability and ongoing mental health services. Diamond Apartment Homes will provide housing that allows families to remain together – and in some cases reunite them. Diamond is integral to the City of Anaheim’s commitment to expand the development of affordable housing to more than 1,400 units in five years. In addition, the City purchased 17 remnant parcels of an Interstate 5 freeway expansion from the Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) to recycle these properties back into use. All fully furnished units in Diamond Apartment Homes include ENERGY STAR appliances, window and floor coverings, ample storage closets and private outdoor space. A 2,500 square foot resident services center features case management offices, a teaching kitchen, multipurpose room and computer lab. Surrounded by lush landscape, Diamond is a modern, compact design community with shopping, medical services, employment opportunities and schools nearby. Diamond is designed to be the developer’s first GreenPoint Rated community. This lowers resident energy consumption, provides a cost-saving benefit to residents, improves the financial feasibility of the development and promotes the health of residents. Grand opening ceremony participants to include: Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle and City Council; Supervisor Chris Norby, Fourth District Orange County Board of Supervisors; Araceli Gonzales, Deputy Director, Governor’s Office, Los Angeles; Jamboree Housing Corporation and H.O.M.E.S., Inc executives; and representatives from the Anaheim Housing Authority, Anaheim Redevelopment Agency, California Department of Housing and Community Development – Multi housing Program, California Housing Finance Agency, OC Community Services, WNC & Associates, Inc., Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. For more information please contact Ruth Ruiz, Public Information Specialist for the City of Anaheim, at (714) 765-5060 office, or (714) 420-7797 cell. Media Contact: Ruth Ruiz 714.765.5060 more city news
### ABOUT ANAHEIM - The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation's premier municipalities and is California's 10th most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 345,500 residents and more than 3,200 City employees. The municipal corporation's annual budget is $1.4 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, and the 2008 Olympic Silver Medal winning U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim, The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net. |
