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Project-based vouchers are especially helpful in delivering housing to very low-income residents and the homeless, says Matthew Franklin, President and CEO of MidPen Housing, a Foster City, California-based affordable housing developer.

Casa Roseland, which will deliver 75 affordable homes, is part of Tierra de Rosas, a community-led effort to strengthen the Roseland neighborhood’s economic resiliency, expand housing choice, and improve community wellbeing. MidPen was selected by the Sonoma County Community Development Commission to be the master developer for the Tierra

The development aims to ease the high housing costs in San Mateo County, home to 743,000 people and the northern edge of Silicon Valley. “We know that the preponderance of these units are going to be for low-wage working households — the backbone of the local and the regional

MidPen submitted two preliminary proposals in response to Menlo Park’s Request for Qualifications. MidPen has completed many projects in the area, including Firehouse Square in Belmont.

Nonprofit housing developers like Burbank or MidPen Housing know everything about how to leverage government money, but it’s up to the government to get the ball rolling. If the council is serious about creating affordable housing, now’s the time to prove it.

Sonoma County Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo; “This project represents a critical step in addressing the housing needs of our community, and we are grateful for the collaboration of all our partners–MidPen Housing, as well as the state and federal funds that made it all possible.”

Construction is officially underway on Oak Gardens, a new housing development designed to provide permanent homes and support services for military veterans experiencing homelessness and their families. Community members, elected officials, veterans’ advocates, and business leaders gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Wells Fargo has provided a total of $162.9 million in financing for Phase II of Midway Village, an affordable housing project in Daly City, roughly 8 miles south of San Francisco. MidPen Housing Corp. is the borrower and developer.

U.S. Senator Adam Schiff toured Brooklyn Basin in Oakland to experience local efforts to build affordable and mixed-income housing along the shoreline. Brooklyn Basin will redevelop 64 acres in Oakland into a transit-oriented mixed-use neighborhood with residential, retail, commercial, open space and recreation facilities.

A report detailing Menlo Park’s housing construction progress in 2024 reveals that the city is mostly meeting the production targets outlined in its state-certified housing element for the 2023-2031 housing cycle. As of the end of 2024, Menlo Park had already permitted 35.7% of the 2,946 units the state

Affordable housing developer MidPen Housing recently broke ground on a 62-unit development in Menlo Park, the home to tech and finance giants such as Meta, Robinhood and Andreessen Horowitz. The housing community, located at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at 795 Willow Road, helps meet the city’s need

The location is an infill site on the VA Palo Alto Health Care system campus, owned by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The 100 percent supportive housing community will feature 62 apartments, including two managers’ units, that will serve veterans and their families earning up to 30 to

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.