Solterra is a 49 unit, senior affordable community offering 1 and 2 bedroom apartments to seniors ages 55 and up who earn 30-60% AMI. Designed to seamlessly fit in with the look of downtown, Solterra is a stunning addition that also offers ground floor retail to promote the El Cajon economy. A beautiful addition to the neighborhood, Solterra is a comfortable residence offering a large community room and kitchen, onsite laundry, gardening planters, an exercise room and numerous lounge, gathering areas. A build it- green community, Solterra has solar photo voltaic panels and solar hot water panels that create the heat and energy to power the onsite community room and heat the onsite water boiler. Energy star appliances are using throughout, and low flow plumbing fixtures as well as drought tolerant landscape, lower the properties water usage. Solterra offers an electric vehicle for tenant use as well as 2 electric car charging stations, one private and one public: for visitors or persons utilizing the ground floor retail located in building 131. A pedestrian friendly community, Solterra is a homey community with numerous gardening areas and the project promotes tenant interaction.