ANAHEIM : Housing Project Gets Council’s Final OK

The City Council this week gave final approval to construction and landscaping plans for 152 homes and townhouses that will be built on 20 acres of land downtown.

The homes will be located within the same redevelopment area as the new Disney ice rink, which broke ground this fall, and a new community center that the council approved last month.

“This is a very good project for the city,” Mayor Tom Daly said. “These homes will be in the heart of Anaheim.”

The developer, Kaufman and Broad of Southern California Inc., already has built 111 homes in the city’s downtown Heritage Place housing project, which was completed in 1993.

Both Heritage Place and the homes in the new project are designed in “early California Craftsman that match the style of older areas of Anaheim,” said Kevin Kirk, president of Kaufman and Broad.

“These homes will bring more individual ownership into downtown and more neighborhood pride,” Kirk said. “They are ideal for younger people moving into their first home.”

The homes will cost $150,000 to $190,000. Potential buyers with low or moderate incomes can apply for a $10,000 loan from the city for a down payment, Kirk said.

The homes are expected to be completed within two years. They will be built on property bounded by Lincoln Avenue, Broadway, East Street and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks.