New futuristic supercity coming to California aims to solve the housing catastrophe

California’s newest master-planned community aims to tackle the affordability crisis by building homes, a college and creating jobs all in one location that relies solely on electricity.Dubbed Placer One, the 2,200-acre all-electric community is located about 30 miles north of Sacramento and will include more than 5,600 homes alongside a future satellite campus for Sacramento State University. “It’s a master plan community that has everything that you need,” Placer County Supervisor Bonnie Gore told The Post. “We will have a major employment hub along with the campus parks, town center, and different types of neighborhoods for folks.” Gore said there will be a diverse mix of starter homes and larger properties, creating opportunities for Californian’s to get into a new house for under $500,000. “Our local developers understand that we need a mix,” Gore told the Post.“The community is not going to survive if you have a whole bunch of just rich people.” The idea stemmed from Eli Broad, an American businessman and philanthropist, who wanted to bring a state university to Placer County and donated a portion of the land. In 2019, the board of Supervisors unanimously approved the project, which ultimately became Placer One. With Sacramento State onboard, developers could start building and planning around the satellite campus that is estimated to enroll up to 12,000 students. “Having a a state university here in our community prevents thousands of kids one day having to drive all the way to Sacramento and commute back and forth,” Gore said.

“That’s a huge value to our residents if their kids want to stay local.” While the community is in its early phases of development, there are dozens of people already living in houses. “Phase 1A is currently under construction and that is 769 single family lots across seven villages,” Gore said.“The next two phases are in the process of going through the planning process, which is the n...