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ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW DRAFT households. At Carlton Plaza, 20 percent of the units have been set aside for very low income households. Although the other 80 percent of the units are market rate, they are shown in the "moderate" column in Table 4-1 because the rents meet the affordability guidelines for one -person moderate income households.2 In addition to the units listed above, 23 new units reserved for low and very low income households were created in 2001 at the Las Palmas Apartments on Tropic Court. Citizens Housing, a local non-profit, acquired this existing 91-unit complex with HOME funding assistance from the City of San Leandro and undertook a major renovation of the property. Under HCD guidelines, the City is unable to claim credit for these units toward its fair share requirement because the units are not newly constructed. Adjustment for Units Now Under Construction The allocation for 1999-2006 may be further adjusted by deducting units that are now under construction or that will be under construction later in 2002. Table 4-1 lists these projects, disaggregating the units by income category. The total includes the remaining 240 single family homes in Cherrywood, 69 homes in the Ryland Homes (Wood Creek) project at the end of Preda Street, 19 homes on Halcyon Drive, 6 homes on Washington Avenue, and 11 townhomes on Hyde Street at Chumalia. It also includes 60 rental units for very low income households at the American Baptist Homes of the West Project on East 14'' Street and 16 units for very low income disabled households at Fuller Lodge Phase Two (to be called "Fuller Gardens"). The total does not include the 75-unit Villa San Leandro senior housing facility, a new market -rate project. Villa San Leandro is classified as group quarters rather than multi -family housing because the units do not have kitchens. The total also does not include the Surf Apartments on Lewelling Boulevard. Citizens Housing, a local non-profit, recently received HOME funding through the City for the acquisition and rehabilitation of this complex. Because the units are not newly constructed, they may not be deducted from the fair share allocation. With the addition of the recently completed and committed projects, the City will have added more than three times the amount of above moderate income housing called for during the planning period. It will have satisfied almost two-thirds of its allocation for moderate income households, and over one-third of its allocation for lower income households. Adequate sites for another 287 units of low, very low, and moderate income housing are required to demonstrate that the City can satisfy its fair share allocation. As the next section of this chapter indicates, the City's land supply can accommodate some 1,200 units —or about four times this quantity. Carlton Plaza units start at $1,995 a month, including three meals a day and room service. Assuming a $20 per diem cost for food and room .service, the effective rental rate is $1,395. The affordable rent range for a one person moderate income household is $942 to $1,503, so the Carlton Plaza units are considered to fall within this range. HOUSING ELEMENT 4-3 SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN 41SI