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Infrastructure projects will build out sewers, utilities and stormwater containment needed to support infill housing projects.
The Southern California Association of Governments has approved nearly $25 million in grants for several infrastructure projects that will boost homebuilding in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
Projects amounting to $24.9 million will build out sewers, utilities and stormwater containment needed to support infill housing projects.
Riverside County will get roughly $15.6 million and San Bernardino $9.3 million.
Here’s a brief recap of each project and its funding from SCAG, a planning body that represents six counties and 191 cities:
Riverside County
In Desert Hot Springs, the downtown and Palm Drive corridor will get $500,000 for a sewer study. This sewer will support infill affordable housing. The study’s boundaries include vacant land zoned for residential use as well as the Green Day Village project, which includes a 608-unit multifamily housing development.
The county is getting $997,500 to complete an assessment in Cabazon in order to expand utility infrastructure for up to 1,484 high-density residential units.
The Soboba Luiseño Indian Tribe is getting $6.1 million to build a storm water collection system to collect rain runoff from the foothills of the Soboba’s reservation. Catastrophic flood events, SCAG says, have affected existing homes and prevented future home development in the area.
Palm Desert will get $8 million to expand the city’s utility capacity, helping to mitigate future severe flooding that could hinder future and existing housing developments along the I-10 corridor. The project ultimately will support the construction of 3,386 housing units approved and another 1,663 units under review.
San Bernardino County
Upland is getting $303,500 to design and engineer plans for two utility projects necessary for the development of 174 affordable housing units in the city’s historic downtown.
San Bernardino County’s Bloomington sewer extension is getting $6.5 million. The project will extend existing sewers and increase capacity for newly upzoned areas. SCAG says San Bernardino County’s most populated unincorporated community has “minimal active service connections and several parcels not currently supported by the local sanitation district.”
A bus is reflected in flood waters on Foothill Boulevard, near Cedar Avenue in Rialto on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. The right lane was closed due to rain water from Tropical Storm Hilary the day before. (Photo by Eric Vilchis, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)Rialto is getting $2.5 million to update an existing unused water well with a treatment system, providing more local water for residents. When completed, the system will pump treated water into an existing water distribution pipeline and send water to the entire Rialto Water Service Area. That area includes 4,994 newly-zoned housing units.
Erickson-Hall Construction Co. recently broke ground on the $27 million, 35,000-square-foot Hesperia High School Event Center. (Rendering courtesy of Erickson-Hall Construction Co.)Hesperia High’s $27 million Event Center breaks ground
Work has begun on a $27 million Hesperia High School Event Center.
Erickson-Hall Construction Co. said it recently broke ground on the 35,000-square-foot center. The project will include relocating existing tennis courts and eventually improving the landscaping around the new facility.
The center will include a stage along with 500 seats, along with classrooms. The building will feature a “flexible area” within the center to serve as a multi-functional space open to the community.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with Erickson-Hall on this transformative project,” said David Olney, superintendent of Hesperia Unified School District. “The Hesperia High School Event Center will be a cornerstone for academic and community growth, offering a dynamic space that fosters creativity, learning and engagement for both students and the wider community.”
The center should be complete by March 2025.
Harbor Associates and joint venture partner Taconic Capital Advisors recently sold this 115,520-square-foot Class A office building in San Bernardino for $26.8 million. (Photo courtesy of Harbor Associates)SB office building last piece sold in $70 million portfolio
Harbor Associates and partner Taconic Capital Advisors recently sold a 115,520-square-foot Class A office building in San Bernardino for $26.8 million.
The property at 451 E. Vanderbilt Way was the third and final transaction in a $69.85 million, five-property office portfolio.
The joint venture bought the portfolio, which spans a combined 368,000-square-foot, in October 2019 for $41.7 million.
All five properties ranged in size from 70,000 to 115,000 square feet and are part of the Tri City Corporate Center. The 153-acre master planned center includes a mixed-use office park with 1 million square feet of commercial office and 390,000 square feet of retail space.
The partnership began selling the properties in November 2021 with the $8.9 million sale of 301 E. Vanderbilt Way, and later sold 621, 625 and 685 E. Carnegie Drive in November 2022 in a single transaction for $34.175 million.
“We see the long-term viability of well-located assets in high-barrier-to-entry Southern California markets and will continue to invest in office asset as values reset from their pre-COVID pricing levels” said Harbor Principal Paul Miszkowicz.
Riverside resident Catalina Cifuentes has been reappointed to the California Student Aid Commission, where she has served since 2016, and has been appointed to the Scholarshare Investment Board. (Photo courtesy of Governor’s Press Office)Appointments
Riverside resident Catalina Cifuentes has been reappointed to the California Student Aid Commission, where she has served since 2016, and has been appointed to the Scholarshare Investment Board. Cifuentes has served on the Cradle-to-Career Data System Governing Board since 2021. She has been Executive Director of College and Career Readiness at the Riverside County Office of Education since 2014. The California Student Aid Commission position requires Senate confirmation and pays $100 per diem. The Scholarshare Investment Board position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no pay. Cifuentes is a Democrat.
Palm Springs resident Angel Rodriguez has been reappointed to the California Student Aid Commission, where he has served since 2021. Rodriguez has been associate vice chancellor of Government Relations and Strategic Communications for the San Bernardino Community College District since 2022, where he has held multiple positions since 2016. This position requires Senate confirmation; the pay is $100 per diem. Rodriguez is a Democrat.
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