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Council approves sale of two small authority parcels on Anaheim Boulevard to a townhouse developer; appraisal to be made public
Summary
The council declared two authority-owned parcels (703 and 705 S. Anaheim Blvd.) exempt from the Surplus Land Act and approved a sale to Renaissance Packing House Towns Home LLC for a small townhome project that will include one affordable ownership unit; council directed staff to disclose the appraisal used in negotiations.
The Anaheim Housing Authority and City Council approved a disposition and sale for two small parcels at 703 and 705 South Anaheim Boulevard — together about 0.31 acre — to Renaissance Packing House Towns Home LLC for inclusion in a proposed 34-unit, for-sale townhouse project that would include one unit restricted for moderate-income purchase on the authority-owned portion.
Staff explained the parcels were acquired decades ago by the former redevelopment agency and transferred to the housing authority after dissolution of redevelopment. Because the combined parcel is smaller than half an acre and not contiguous with other agency land, staff said the site qualifies as exempt surplus land under California’s Surplus Land Act, allowing direct negotiation with a developer rather than the full surplus disposition process.
The developer is proposing a 34-unit project across several contiguous privately held parcels and the authority-owned site; 28 units would be on the developer’s parcels and 6 units on the authority parcel, with four total moderate-income units across the overall project (three on private parcels and one on the authority parcel). An independent MAI appraisal was commissioned; staff reported the appraisal supported the proposed sale price (the negotiated price in the staff report is $1,000,115).
Public comment included residents urging caution about parking and neighborhood impacts. Multiple council members asked staff to disclose the appraisal: a motion to make the appraisal part of the staff record and publish it immediately passed as part of the action. After discussion, the council approved the exemptions and sale agreement in roll call vote (6 ayes, 1 nay). The council directed staff to make the appraisal publicly available on the city’s website and provide it to council as part of the record.
Staff told council the buyer will be required to deliver one moderate-income for-sale unit on the authority parcel as a condition of the sale. The developer representatives stated they used an appraisal from the city-recommended appraiser and would accept the city appraiser’s valuation as the basis for the transaction.
