Catch Up on the Latest News
January 17, 2025
Santa Cruz Local
This proposed ballot measure would raise $5 million annually over the next 20 years for the City of Santa Cruz’s affordable housing trust fund, and would be vital to affordable housing production and homelessness prevention.
January 11, 2025
The Press Democrat
Construction on Casa Roseland is expected to start in January. The project calls for 75 affordable apartments for households earning 30% to 60% of the area median income. It’s being developed by MidPen Housing, one of the largest affordable housing developers in Northern California.
January 2, 2025
SF YIMBY
In December 2024, the Colibri Commons project team, community members, and supporters gathered to celebrate the topping out of a new affordable housing community in East Palo Alto. The development will provide 136 affordable homes.
December 24, 2024
Coastside News
Members of Del Campo a Cambio urged San Mateo County Supervisors to keep supporting affordable housing, especially homes for farmworkers, on the South Coast. The group connected with MidPen Housing to learn more about developments in Half Moon Bay.
December 21, 2024
Palo Alto Online
AB 2097… is essential to supporting transit and bicycle ridership and enhancing our quality of life, as well as meeting our Sustainability / Climate Action Plan, vehicle miles traveled-reduction, and housing goals.
December 16, 2024
SF YIMBY
Demolition permits have been filed for the existing parking garage at 850 Turk Street in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. The application follows the late-October new building permits being issued for the eight-story affordable apartment complex with nearly a hundred units.
December 6, 2024
The Daily Journal
MidPen Housing’s Kiku Crossing community is almost fully occupied, with 93% of families moved in. The 225-unit, all-affordable development was completed earlier this year and more than 6,500 applications were received for the units. “It’s a really diverse affordable housing community both in terms of the population served and
November 22, 2024
Yield PRO
Foon Lok East is a part of Brooklyn Basin, a master-planned community along Oakland’s waterfront that will provide over 3,100 new homes for people of all ages, income levels and walks of life within a vibrant, 64-acre, mixed-use district that includes retail, parks and open spaces.
November 19, 2024
The Almanac
In the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park, three organizations–MidPen Housing, local climate nonprofit Menlo Spark, and the Association for Energy Affordability–teamed up to retrofit Willow Court, an affordable, multifamily housing building, with fully electric appliances.
November 12, 2024
Multifamily Executive
Three parties–SFUSD, the Mayor’s Office, and the United Educators of San Francisco–came together to address the need for housing for school employees in the city. MidPen worked closely with the union to understand salaries, pay schedules, household compensation, and household incomes that drive eligibility.
November 12, 2024
Multi-Housing News
Foon Lok East, the fourth and final affordable housing development at Brooklyn Basin in Oakland, Calif., has been completed. The development adds 124 affordable units to the neighborhood, including 38 apartments reserved for people who have experienced homelessness.
November 8, 2024
MidPen Housing
“As we welcome families home to Foon Lok East, we applaud all of our partners for their steadfast commitment to making Brooklyn Basin a place for everyone,” said Matthew O. Franklin, President and CEO of MidPen Housing.
October 21, 2024
SF YIMBY
The filing indicates progress from the development team ahead of expected construction to start next year. MidPen Housing and Tishman Speyer were selected to be co-developers of the state-owned property made available through the California Surplus Land Act.
October 14, 2024
SF YIMBY
Project team collaborators with MidPen Housing include Alameda Point Collaborative, Operation Dignity, and Building Futures. The team aims to reshape the nearly eight-acre parcel within the former military installation with a “catalytic development that will deliver quality affordable housing combined with supportive services for people who have experienced homelessness
October 11, 2024
Daily Republic
Fairfield Mayor Catherine Moy: “This project is another significant step forward – supporting individuals of all income levels who need that hand-up, providing the appropriate resources, and creating pride and community for those who may not have felt it in a while.”
October 11, 2024
Multi-Housing News
Apartments are reserved for residents earning between 20 and 60 percent of Area Median Income. Furthermore, 44 units are set aside for households who are at risk of or are experiencing homelessness.
October 10, 2024
KCRA
Resident Ray Pallari, a veteran, walked into his new apartment, head held high, proud of how he now has a place to call home. “God did bless me with everything. He showed me the right path.”
October 9, 2024
MidPen Housing
The new community provides 72 affordable rental homes for families, including 44 apartments with a preference for people who have experienced homelessness or have other supportive housing needs.