Seaside Ridge is an apartment complex proposed to be built atop the north bluff above Del Mar's dog beach. The project has been stuck in legal maneuvering since 2022, and now the developer said it is planning to sue the city to get the project approved.

“It was three years ago today that we submitted our project application to the city of Del Mar," said Darren Pudgil, spokesperson for the project. "Unfortunately, despite our best effort, the city, which doesn't have any low-income housing and none in the pipeline, has continued to fight this project.”

The project proposal is for a with 85 affordable units, 42 of which are low-income.

The city's planning department had deemed the project’s application incomplete. Del Mar Mayor Terry Gaasterland said it was missing key environmental repor

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