Mixed-Use Development Breaks Ground In Del Paso Heights

Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Greater Sacramento Urban League hosted a groundbreaking May 3 for its “Hub in the Heights” development that will include affordable housing as well as retail and office space. The site sits next to the Greater Sacramento Urban League office on 3725 Marysville Blvd. and will have 68 rental units, 75% of which will be designated affordable, and two levels of retail space. Hub in the Heights will cost roughly $38 million, approximately $5 million of which has been raised, and will take 21/2 years to complete once construction begins, said Dwayne Crenshaw, president and CEO of Greater Sacramento Urban League. “We intend for there to be some opportunity for community members to invest,” Crenshaw said. “We are also looking for a number of banks to partner with.” Some of the investment – $2.4 million – came from U.S. Rep. Ami Bera D-Sacramento, who said a lot of people in the community feel forgotten and left behind. “There’s a lot of pride in this community,” Bera said at the ceremony. “But [they feel like] nobody has stood up for us. That’s why a project like Hub in the Heights is so important.” Bera hopes...