ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (April 28, 2022) – The County of Orange (County) has been awarded $10,675,000 in funding under Round Two of the State Homekey program to acquire the former Motel 6 in Costa Mesa. The County submitted the application for the motel conversion project as co-applicants with Community Development Partners (CDP) and in partnership with the City of Costa Mesa.
Located at 2274 Newport Boulevard in Costa Mesa, Motel 6 is a straight to permanent housing application for conversion of a motel property into 88 units of affordable housing. Of the 88 units, 40 will be Homekey units serving individuals experiencing homelessness who have been impacted by COVID-19. Of the 40 Homekey units, 10 will be set aside for individuals who meet the MHSA eligibility criteria and are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, 30 for veterans experiencing homelessness, and the remaining 48 for affordable housing for seniors ages 62 or older.
Motel 6 completes the awarding of all three projects the County of Orange applied for in Round Two of the State Homekey program, with HB Oasis and Riviera Motel being the first two. Together these three awards will create a total of 122 new affordable homes for people experiencing homelessness who have been impacted by COVID-19 in Orange County. This will be in addition to the 132 units created from The Tahiti Motel and Stanton Inn and Suites projects awarded in Round One of the Homekey program.
In Round One of the State Homekey program, the County of Orange and Jamboree Housing Corporation were awarded a total of approximately $23.1 million in funding as co-applicants in partnership with the City of Stanton for the Tahiti Motel and Stanton Inn and Suites applications.
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