Politics & Government

Construction Starts on Affordable Housing for Adults with Development Disabilities

A groundbreaking ceremony for Jack Capon Villa on Lincoln Avenue is planned for Wednesday.

A project named for the long-time volunteer director of Alameda's Special Olympics program gets off the ground officially this week.

A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled Wednesday for the Jack Capon Villa, 19 units of independent affordable housing for individuals with developmental disabilities. 

The name honors Jack Capon, a long-time resident of Alameda who founded the Special Olympics Program in Alameda and served as the volunteer director from 1973 to 1999.

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The development will provide permanent affordable 18 one- and two-bedroom apartmentsfor households in which at least one member has a developmental disability and total household income is at or below 50 percent of the area's median income. Because of project-based Section 8 vouchers provided by the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, tenants will only pay 30 percent of their adjusted monthly income for rent. 

Jack Capon Villa will be built at 2216 Lincoln Ave., two blocks from the Park Street shopping district, and will feature wheelchair accessible units and elevator, an on-site manager’s unit, a community room, a computer lab, environmentally friendly building materials and artwork by Creative Growth Art Center.

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The ceremony is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, and will include speaker presentations, a ceremonial groundbreaking, refreshments and special guests.

Attendees and speakers include Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan, Mayor Marie L. Gilmore, Vice Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, City Councilmember Lena Tam, a representative from the Office of State Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Housing Commission Chair Art Kurrasch, and Barbara Capon, wife of the late Jack Capon.

Funding partners include the City of Alameda Housing Authority, Enterprise Community Investment, Inc., Alameda County, Bank of America, Bank of Alameda, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.


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