A troubled San Jose modular housing project for homeless residents has hit another snag.
The opening of a temporary housing site on Branham Lane has been delayed over difficulties ensuring the homes are structurally safe. The project was supposed to be done in April, then June and then October — but is now anticipated to finish construction in February and open no later than May. It comes seven months after this news outlet first reported how the $70 million, factory-made homes — hailed as a cheap, cutting-edge homelessness solution — arrived at the job site unfinished last October and grew mold after sitting out in the rain for weeks.
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