Pacific Crest Commons: 55-unit 100%-affordable modular housing project in Truckee advances; site visit planned

Housing and Community Services Director Tyler Barrington briefed the board on Pacific Crest Commons, a 55-unit, 100%-affordable multifamily development sited on approximately 1.7 acres of former California Highway Patrol property in Truckee.

Barrington said the project consists of two three-story buildings (25 and 30 units), built off-site by a modular manufacturer and assembled on site. The development is entirely affordable at levels at or below 80% of area median income with 10 units reserved and supported for people experiencing homelessness at 30% AMI; those ten units will receive behavioral-health wraparound services coordinated with county staff. The site was offered under the Surplus Lands program; the state Department of General Services handled entitlement and found the project CEQA-exempt as infill.

Project funding combines federal and state tax-credit equity, No Place Like Home and other HCD funding, local match contributions from Nevada County and the Town of Truckee, and philanthropic support. Barrington said the modular components were manufactured off site (plant photos shown) and the on-site assembly moved quickly; the developer and construction superintendent expected completion in late 2026 and the board scheduled a site visit following the meeting.

Board members asked about property management and on-site oversight; staff said the project will follow standard multifamily property-management approaches and agreed to provide definitive details on management and supportive-service responsibilities. The county emphasized continued coordination between housing, behavioral health and law enforcement as the project comes online.