Congressman Commends Santa Cruz Homeless Studios Project
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.
Excess State Land Program on Track to Create 5,550 Homes
The LGMG awards include $10 million to MidPen Housing for the development of a 75-unit affordable housing project located in San Francisco. The project has received more than $20 million in local funding, including an Educator Housing loan from the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development. The project will be affordable to households earning between 30% and 120% of the Area Median Income (AMI) and have an occupancy preference for employees of the San Francisco Unified School District or San Francisco Community College District.
Editorial: Clearing a path for a brighter future in Roseland
Finally, there is visible momentum surrounding Santa Rosa’s often neglected and underappreciated Roseland neighborhood. That is good news for residents, businesses and the entire community.
Alameda Planning Board Approves More Housing
The Board unanimously approved amendments to the RESHAP Development Plan and Agreement to increase the number of supportive housing units from 309 to a minimum of 332. The project by MidPen Housing Corporation, the Alameda Point Collaborative, Operation Dignity, and Building Futures with Women and Children (Collaborating Partners) will sit at the corner of West Midway Avenue and Pan Am Way.
Another step toward the Tierra de Rosas center in Roseland
Sonoma County Supervisor Chris Coursey: “I’m thrilled to see work get started, and I can’t wait to see new residents moving in to this terrific addition to the neighborhood.”
‘Dream Big!’ Support grows for relaxing height limits for downtown housing projects
Palo Alto’s plan to transform downtown parking lots into housing hubs may soon kick off on Lytton Avenue and Kipling Street, where the City Council hopes to see a six-story residential project with affordable apartments.
Jennifer Ingram Named to COLOR’s POWER 40 Under 40
MidPen’s Senior Vice President of Equity and Inclusion honored among 40 exceptional young professionals of color who are reshaping industries, igniting change, and inspiring a new era of leadership.
Inside Oakland’s Largest Housing Megaproject
Megaprojects like Brooklyn Basin create large-scale, high-density housing tucked into an urban area. MidPen has completed 341 affordable homes and will welcome residents to another 124 homes next year.
Demolition Starts For Casa Roseland, Santa Rosa
Demolition has started for a new affordable housing complex at 665 and 883 Sebastopol Road in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. The development, named Casa Roseland, will bring 75 new units along a retail thoroughfare as part of a seven-acre redevelopment plan. MidPen Housing is responsible for the application.
More Affordable Housing to Be Built on VTA-Owned Property
203 affordable homes, including 51 units of permanent supportive housing, will go up near the Capitol Light Rail Station in San Jose, with the signing of a new lease option agreement with MidPen Housing.