Terrence Caster News Today

The state senator toured St. Teresa of Calcutta Villa in San Diego on Friday

St. Teresa of Calcutta Villa opens with calls for more housing for people facing homelessness, veterans in need

The 407-room project is expected to be fully occupied by spring

Tenants will begin moving in next month

The new 14-story Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa being built at the corner of 14th and Commercial streets will provide housing for more than 500 people. Rendering courtesy of Joseph Wong Design Associates. Construction has reached the halfway point for a $145 million downtown East Village apartment tower with a twist. Unlike many of its neighbors, the target market for Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa are some of the same people who may now sleep in the shadows of the steel shell o...

SAN DIEGO —  Father Joe’s Villages unveiled an inspirational banner and a new fundraising campaign at its East Village campus Monday morning as the homeless service provider celebrated a milestone in the construction of its largest housing project. “This is a momentous day for us,” Father Joe’s Village President and CEO Deacon Jim Vargas said about the topping-off ceremony for the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa, a 14-story building that will provide housing for more than 500 homeles...