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April 16, 2024
CNN
MidPen’s Shirley Chisholm Village, nearing completion in San Francisco, is featured as a solution to a challenge faced by school districts nationwide.
April 16, 2024
KALW
Applications for 135 rental units for educators at Shirley Chisholm Village in the Sunset District are underway through April 23. According to MidPen Housing, interest in the units has been strong — with several hundred applications so far.
April 8, 2024
The Registry
The Foster City-based organization will develop a second major affordable housing community aimed at teachers, staff, and their families within the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). This new project, located at 750 Golden Gate Ave. near the Civic Center and Tenderloin neighborhoods, will be 100 percent affordable and
April 3, 2024
KQED
Matthew O. Franklin, President and CEO of MidPen Housing: “We’re honored to deliver San Francisco’s first development that prioritizes public school educators and employees across a wide range of incomes, and we hope this will inspire similar projects in communities around the country.”
April 1, 2024
ABC7
Heads up, educators! Applications for the first affordable housing building that will prioritize SFUSD employees and teachers in San Francisco is set to open on Tuesday. Here’s a look inside.
March 27, 2024
Half Moon Bay Review
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the development of 71 new low-income units in Moss Beach, a plan that has long faced a mix of support and opposition on the Midcoast.
Advocates say the housing, comprised of one, two and three-bedroom units in 16 buildings,
March 26, 2024
The Mercury News
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a new affordable housing project in Moss Beach north of Half Moon Bay. The Cypress Point housing development will have 71 units, with one to three bedrooms, in 16 buildings. The project targets low-income workers, many of whom
March 22, 2024
The Daily Journal
Plans for 71 units of affordable housing in Moss Beach — that has been touted as a way for many to live close by to where they work — received unanimous approval for recommendation by the San Mateo County Planning Commission. Spearheaded by MidPen Housing, Cypress Point would have
March 18, 2024
The Registry
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency continues its focus on developing affordable housing with another development proposal in San Jose. In partnership with MidPen Housing, the project aims to create an “Emerging Urban District Mobility Hub” by repurposing a site near the VTA Capitol Station at 600 W Capitol
March 18, 2024
The Mercury News
“MidPen Housing, in partnership with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency, aims to create an Emerging Urban District Mobility Hub by repurposing the existing surface parking into a vibrant, walkable, bikeable, sustainable, and transit-oriented mixed-use development,” according to a post on a VTA-created website.
March 14, 2024
Half Moon Bay Review
At the San Mateo County Planning Commission’s meeting, after nearly three dozen speakers addressed the commission, planners gave the seal of approval and a Coastal Development Permit for MidPen Housing’s Cypress Point affordable housing project in Moss Beach. The project will next be reviewed by the San Mateo County
February 23, 2024
MidPen Housing
For the March election, MidPen is taking a position on four local ballot measures and is supporting Governor Newsom’s statewide Proposition 1 that will reform our behavioral healthcare system and raise billions of dollars to assist people who are facing acute mental health and housing challenges.
February 6, 2024
Peninsula 360 Press
More than just a roof over your head, resident services at Colibri Commons will include after-school and summer programs for youth, health and wellness programs, and, for tenants with functional needs, assistance in maintaining independence.
February 2, 2024
Telemundo 48
Líderes locales inauguraron el viernes el terreno donde será construido un complejo de apartamentos que ofrecerá alquileres a bajo costo en el condado San Mateo. Colibri Commons, estará ubicado en el 965 de Weeks Street en East Palo Alto. El lugar incluirá 136 nuevos apartamentos tipo estudio y de
February 2, 2024
MidPen Housing
Community partners and public- and private-sector stakeholders came together to celebrate the groundbreaking of Colibri Commons, a co-development of EPACANDO and MidPen Housing.
February 2, 2024
Hoodline
The vision for Colibri Commons is to address East Palo Alto’s crucial need for affordable housing options amid Silicon Valley’s sky-high real estate market, where tech giants swell the cost of living, the community has been long-clamoring for relief, the project is a symbol of hope.
January 24, 2024
MidPen Housing
In their new roles, Potluri and Carman share executive oversight of a team of more than 50 development professionals who are advancing a pipeline of 5,000 affordable homes, including nearly 1,500 currently under construction.
January 23, 2024
Santa Cruz Sentinel
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta highlighted Housing Matters’ Harvey West Studios, set to become Santa Cruz County’s largest permanent supportive housing project. MidPen Housing is serving as development consultant.