Crews broke ground Wednesday on a housing development in Pacific Beach that will create 59 studio apartments reserved for low-income households.

The Rose Creek Village development is being constructed alongside the Rose Creek walking and biking trail.

“Projects this extraordinary only happen when we come together as a community and work together to get this done,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said. “I think this is really exciting, and it’s a template for what we ought to be doing more of in our community.”

The city awarded the developers of the project a $4 million loan through its Bridge to Home program and permits were expedited through the city’s Affordable Housing Permit Now program — averaging around eight days to review projects like Rose Creek Village.

“Every community in San Di

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