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City presents 2025 Annual Report on Homes: 8,782 permits in 2024 but affordable production lags RHNA goals

San Diego City Council · November 4, 2025
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Summary

City Planning reported 8,782 new home permits in 2024, and 2,285 ADU permits; just 1,062 (12%) were deed-restricted affordable. Councilmembers and community speakers pressed for strategies to produce more affordable and moderate-income homes in high-resource areas and for better data transparency.

City Planning presented the 2025 Annual Report on Homes on Nov. 4, telling the council that calendar-year 2024 saw 8,782 new homes permitted citywide and a sharp increase in accessory dwelling unit (ADU) permits.

Sam Solis, senior planner, said the city issued 8,782 new home permits in 2024, including 2,285 ADU permits — about 26% of total permits that year. Of the 2024 permits, staff reported 1,062 deed-restricted affordable homes, or roughly 12% of the total permitted homes.

City Planning highlighted that most ADU permits were concentrated in Clermont Mesa, North Park and Southeastern San Diego, and that programs such as the affordable-home density bonus and Complete…

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