Community members and local leaders recently gathered for the grand opening ceremony of Alfred Diaz-Infante Apartments – new affordable housing in Monterey County. Alfred Diaz-Infante Apartments in East Garrison provides 66 homes for low-income residents, with 43 reserved for agricultural workers and their families. 

A project of the Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Association (CHISPA), the complex is named after former CHISPA President Alfred Diaz-Infante who passed away in 2021. Diaz-Infante grew up in Salinas and was the child of farmworker parents. He dedicated most of his working life to providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households. 

Alfred Diaz-Infante Apartments is supported by more than $7.5 million from HCD’s Joe Serna Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program. The all-electric building has on-site services and amenities including a community room, a patio and children play areas. The complex is also located near jobs, schools, public transit and vital services.