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Last Updated: May 27, 2026
The City of Pacifica’s Housing Opportunities on Public Lands project will explore how publicly owned land can help provide affordable housing and support other important community services. This effort is identified as a priority in the City’s 2023-2031 Housing Element, which recognizes public land as one of the City’s most effective tools to support the creation of affordable housing for Pacifica residents.
Through this initiative, the City will evaluate the potential of several publicly owned properties for affordable housing and other community uses. The City has engaged Good City Company to support planning, technical analysis, and community engagement for this project.
1111 Terra Nova Blvd, adjacent to the Sanchez Library
The first phase of the project will analyze the feasibility of new affordable housing adjacent to the Sanchez Library (Housing Element Site 24). This project will include site analysis and the development of preliminary site concepts to test feasibility. The City has also engaged Van Meter Williams Pollack, an architecture firm with extensive experience designing affordable housing throughout the Bay Area, to help prepare and refine these concepts.
Concepts will evolve over time based on technical analysis, community input, and Planning Commission and City Council direction. Site concepts will be shared publicly.
Opportunities for community members to shape the project are described below under Community Engagement.
Project Timeline
Community Engagement
Community input will play a central role in shaping the future of the 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard site and informing broader planning efforts.
Engagement will include one or more listening sessions where community members can:
- Learn more about the site and planning process;
- Share ideas, priorities, and concerns;
- Help identify opportunities for housing and community uses; and,
- Provide input on early site concepts.
The community engagement strategy for this initiative was developed in consultation with the Partnership for the Bay’s Future, HEART of San Mateo County, and the Pacifica Resource Center.
Upcoming Events
No events are scheduled at this time.
Past Events
May 9, 2026 – Site Walk and Listening Session at the Pacifica Sanchez Library
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Questions & Comments
If you have any questions or comments about the project, please contact us at: PlanningDivision@pacifica.gov
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Related Projects
In addition to 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, the City will prepare an inventory of other City-owned properties and begin initial analysis of housing potential at several other publicly owned sites.
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