Available City-Owned Properties

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The Surplus Land Act aims to make public land that is no longer needed for government purposes available for building affordable homes. It requires the City to offer any City-owned surplus property to affordable housing developers before it can be disposed of and then sold or leased to any other private entity.

In the event a property is proposed for disposal, the City must issue a Notice of Availability (“NOA”) and send it to 1) developers who have notified California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) of their interest in developing affordable housing on surplus local public land; 2) any local public entity within the jurisdiction where the surplus local land is located; and 3) HCD. If any of these parties express interest in acquiring the surplus property for the purposes of developing affordable housing, then the City must enter into good-faith negotiations. If price and terms cannot be agreed upon, or no parties express interest, then the City may dispose of the property for another use.

The Surplus Land Act Guidelines can be found here.

On March 4, 2026, the City Council will consider the sale of the 0 Lafayette Street site, pursuant to the Surplus Land Act. Details about the meeting and the potential sale can be found here.

Available Surplus Land - Updated 7/25/2025

On May 21, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-046 declaring the following six City-owned properties as surplus land and directed staff to issue Notice of Availabilities (“NOAs”) to appropriate entities, consistent with the requirements of the Surplus Land Act. The 60-day NOA period began on May 22, 2025 and ended on July 21, 2025. You can view the individual NOAs by clicking the associated addresses below.

In response to the NOAs, the City received several Letters of Interest and is currently in the process of evaluating the proposals and entering good-faith negotiations with interested parties. The City will be diligently pursuing good faith negotiations for all six sites. Due to the large number of individual sites, each with their own complexities and the need for site due diligence (which may include appraisals, surveys, etc.) the negotiations will be scheduled to occur in sequence so that they can be completed between now and early 2026.

Once negotiations end, and if a development proposal is selected, City staff will present potential deals to the City Council for consideration at a publicly-noticed meeting. If the City and interested parties cannot agree to terms, then the City may choose to dispose of the property consistent with the SLA and as deemed appropriate by the City Council or may choose to retain the properties. The SLA does not require the City to dispose of land. The City will also follow the SLA’s requirements as to preferences for certain affordable housing developers. Any potential development project will also require approval via the City’s development and environmental review public process. The City will also ensure compliance with the state affordability requirements, as applicable, if any housing is built at any such sites.

If no interest to develop housing is received or a deal cannot be reached on either of the two public parking lots (Escobar Street/Castro Street or Ward Street/Las Juntas Street), then the City Council's intention is the lots will continue to be used for public parking.

If no interest to develop housing is received or a deal cannot be reached on any of the other sites, the City Council would potentially be interested in property swaps to develop housing at alternative locations.

More information regarding each site is available at the following links:

Previously Disposed Surplus Land

The following City-owned properties have completed the disposition process with HCD. Now that HCD has confirmed that the City has successfully completed the SLA process for these sites, the City will be exploring strategies to identify a buyer or operator. The City will also ensure compliance with the state affordability requirements, as applicable, if any housing is ever built.

401 Marina Vista Avenue (APN 373-270-003-8)
0 Roanoke Drive/Shenandoah Drive (APN 164-400-033-1)
0 Roanoke Drive/Shenandoah Drive (APN 164-400-032-3)

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