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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.
January 9, 2024
HCD Newsroom
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.
December 17, 2023
The Press Democrat
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.
December 15, 2023
Alameda Post
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
December 13, 2023
The Press Democrat
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.”
December 12, 2023
Palo Alto Online
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.
December 11, 2023
COLOR
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.
December 6, 2023
KQED: The Bay
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.
December 2, 2023
SF YIMBY
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.
December 1, 2023
Valley Transportation Authority
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.
December 1, 2023
CBS Bay Area
The VTA’s partnership with MidPen Housing signals progress in creating 100% affordable housing for families earning 60% or below the area median income.
December 1, 2023
Silicon Valley Business Journal
When Matt Franklin, the president of MidPen Housing Corp., arrived Friday morning at the parking lot of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s Capitol Light Rail Station, he was reminded of one of Joni Mitchell’s iconic songs — but only in reverse.
In his mind, MidPen was going to “build paradise
November 28, 2023
The Daily Journal
Nevada V. Merriman, MidPen’s Director of Policy, remembers the life and legacy of Supervisor Horsley, who “stood tall on the principle that everyone needs a safe, affordable place to live — and that each community could and should do its fair share to build homes.”
November 25, 2023
The Daily Journal
Plans for 110 affordable apartments have been submitted by MidPen, which is looking to use SB 35 to streamline the project review process.
November 22, 2023
The Pajaronian
The new 80-unit housing development at 78 Atkinson Lane in Watsonville by MidPen Housing is moving skyward. Situated between Atkinson Lane and Brewington Avenue, the development is the second phase of the nearby Pippin Orchards.
November 17, 2023
Santa Cruz Local
Joanna Carman, the director of housing for nonprofit developer MidPen Housing, said the Housing Element is needed to create more opportunities for affordable and market-rate housing.
November 15, 2023
Santa Cruz Local
A 52-unit affordable housing proposal at 1098 38th Ave. advanced this month when the Capitola City Council approved a predevelopment loan to nonprofit developer MidPen Housing.
November 14, 2023
The Daily Journal
Several new affordable housing developments throughout San Mateo County, including MidPen’s Kiku Crossing, have started accepting applicants and conducting lotteries for prospective residents, highlighting the area’s continuously high demand for lower-cost accommodations.