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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.
November 7, 2023
County of Sonoma
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors authorized the county’s Community Development Commission to execute contracts to begin demolition to make way for the long-awaited Roseland Development Project, Tierra De Rosas.
November 6, 2023
ABC7
Lottery applications for San Francisco teachers and district staff will be available early next year for affordable apartment homes in the Sunset District, while there may be an opportunity soon in the Mission District for teachers to finally own property.
October 30, 2023
SF YIMBY
Shirley Chisholm Village has replaced a former school and outdoor yard with the low-rise apartment infill designed by BAR Architects with G7A. MidPen Housing is the project developer, and Cahill is the general contractor.
October 26, 2023
The Pajaronian
With foundation work completed and now in its framing stage, 72 new affordable apartments by MidPen Housing are going skyward at 139-141 Miles Lane. The Watsonville City Council approved the development in 2020,
October 19, 2023
Affordable Housing Finance
Matthew O. Franklin, president and CEO of MidPen Housing: “With these new laws, the state will expedite thousands of affordable homes and create new jobs, in partnership with our local government partners.”
October 16, 2023
MidPen Housing
MidPen Housing applauds Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders for a robust package of 56 housing reform bills that the Governor signed into law last week, many with a focus on streamlining the production of affordable homes in communities across the state. Three of the bills were among MidPen