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"The environment that we lived in wasn't really safe. It's wasn't a good environment, there were gangs and I just didn't feel safe. You know, when you have boys, especially teenagers, you want them to grow up in a good environment and being in Irvine, it's what we always wanted," said resident Claudia Montoya.
The monthly rent ranges from $532 to $1300 and that all depends on the size of the family and income. Felicia Kong says the complex has greatly improved the quality of life for her entire family.
"The place is safe and clean. There are parks everywhere. We home school so we're outside a lot at the parks. There are parks everywhere, they're clean and the quality of people has improved," said Kong.
Financial experts will tell you it is tough to get a real estate project financed, unless of course it's for a nonprofit organization.
"Financing is challenging for some of our market rate builders. The affordable housing financing is still available. So we were able to put together several layers of financing including support from Union Bank, MMA Financial, the city of Irvine, the County and the State of California to make this project work," said Laura Archuleta from Jamboree Housing Corp.
The cost to build Granite Court was just over $32 million and there are 4,000 names on the waiting list.
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