Governor Newsom Announces Three State Sites Identified for Affordable Transit-Oriented Housing in Sacramento

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the California Department of General Services (DGS) are seeking qualified developers to transform state-owned properties into housing. In keeping with Governor Newsom's 2019 Excess State Land Executive Order (N-06-19), three state office buildings along Capitol Mall in downtown Sacramento will be made available for housing.

Together, HCD and DGS, today, issued a Request for Qualifications to redevelop the headquarters of the Employment Development Department (EDD) at 800 Capitol Mall, the EDD Solar Building at 751 N Street, and the State Personnel Board Building at 801 Capitol Mall.

"In California, we are taking every opportunity and using every tool available to build more housing, faster -- including reviewing our own portfolio of excess land to transform state property into housing," said Governor Gavin Newsom. "Our excess land strategy is part of a multipronged approach to tackle the housing crisis in California, which includes greater accountability, streamlining the building process and providing incentives along with unprecedented resources to communities willing to step-up and meet their housing commitments."

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