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Apply to live in Legacy Square affordable apartments

Posted on March 18, 2022


Legacy Square Rendering

Legacy Square is a new affordable apartment community at 301 East Santa Ana Boulevard that is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in early 2023. The multifamily community will offer 93 high-quality apartment homes – 30 one-bedrooms, 39 two-bedrooms, and 24 three-bedrooms. For more information or to sign up for the property mailing list, please visit: https://nationalcore.org/communities/legacy-square/.

Qualifications

To qualify to live in Legacy Square, individuals and families must have household incomes below 60% of the area median income (AMI) – which in the local area, is those earning under approximately $64,560 for a 2-person household.  Various numbers of apartments will be set-aside for residents earning under 25%, under 30%, under 50%, and under 60% off AMI. There will be a local preference for Santa Ana residents.

Workshops

As part of efforts to ensure local Santa Ana residents are informed about Legacy Square, Vecindario Lacy en Acción (VeLA), a community-based organization working to improve the quality of housing and increase housing affordability in the Lacy neighborhood of Santa Ana has partnered with Legacy Square developer National CORE to host a series of workshops March 19, April 9, April 23, May 7 and May 21. The workshops will prepare neighborhood residents to apply for apartments in Legacy Square. The workshops will be offered in English and Spanish.

March 19, 2022 at Mariposa Park: 9 to 11 a.m.

Address: 720 E. 6th St., Santa Ana, CA

April 9, 2022 virtual meeting on Zoom: 4 to 5:30 p.m.

April 23, 2022 at Corazones Verdes Community Center: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

  • Address: 601 E 3rd St, Santa Ana, CA

May 7, 2022 via Zoom or Facebook Live: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

May 21, 2022 at Mariposa Park: 9 to 11 a.m.

  • Address:720 E 6th St, Santa Ana, CA

Legacy Square’s amenities and public improvements

  • 3,800 square-foot community center, computer room, outdoor play area, outdoor gathering areas
  • Resident services, focusing on economic mobility and overall well-being
  • 1,750 square feet of ground-level flexible space for retail and other uses
  • Transit-oriented: located directly next to future station of OC Streetcar
  • Over $10 million in public improvements, including additional street trees, a small park, and funding to increase service of local public transportation

For more information about the project, please visit the website: https://nationalcore.org/communities/legacy-square/.

For more information about the upcoming workshops, please contact: vecindario.lacy.en.accion@gmail.com.

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