Regional leaders on Tuesday marked the grand opening of two affordable housing developments in Clairemont for families with lower incomes.

The buildings, with 228 affordable units, are the latest phase in the transformation of the former site of the San Diego County Sheriff’s crime lab. The aim is to develop an intergenerational community on Mt. Etna Drive.

“Mt. Etna is part of a bigger story – one where every week, every ribbon that we cut, we are seeing real progress in our shared effort to ensure that all San Diegans have a place to call home,” Mayor Todd Gloria said.

The buildings, Modica Apartments and Taormina Family Apartments, were developed by Chelsea Investment Corporation, along with the city and county of San Diego, San Diego Housing Commission and others.

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