An Award-Winning Approach to Workforce Housing
The winner of MHN’s 2025 Gold Affordable Housing Development & Design award, Shirley Chisholm Village, shows how close coordination between public agencies, private developers and the surrounding community can deliver a project that complements its surroundings while also supporting the area’s workforce.
What It Takes to Create Affordable Housing
As Matt Franklin, President and CEO of MidPen Housing explains, the creation of affordable housing requires not just community support, but sufficient financial assistance by local government.
When Teachers Can’t Afford to Live in the Bay Area, Districts Get Into the Housing Game
MidPen’s Shirley Chisholm Village, now home to 115 SFUSD employees, is nestled between the Sunset District’s signature two-story single-family homes and a burgeoning number of neighborhood restaurants, bookstores, and coffee shops.
San Jose puts up $8.4 million loan to unlock affordable housing at Capitol VTA station
In a city where the median home price is close to $1.5 million and nearly a quarter of renters routinely spend more than half their income on housing, a new $8.4 million loan to MidPen Housing filled the last gap in financing for a fully affordable development expected to break ground near the Capitol light rail station by November.
Affordable Housing Approved For 1171 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale
Plans for affordable housing have been approved for 1171 Sonora Court in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County. The entitlement will allow construction of 172 units of low-income housing across from the Lawrence Caltrain Station and near the city’s border with Santa Clara.
Rep. Mike Thompson Convenes Sonoma Valley Affordability Roundtable to Discuss Cost-of-Living Crisis
MidPen’s Matt Franklin was honored to participate in Congressman Mike Thompson’s (CA-04) recent community roundtable to discuss the affordability crisis facing families across Sonoma Valley and highlight the American Affordability Act, his comprehensive legislation aimed at lowering the cost of living for working families.
Applications open for long-awaited Roseland apartments as work on plaza, community space continues
The affordable apartments are part of the larger Tierra de Rosas redevelopment reshaping the heart of Roseland, a predominantly Latino neighborhood folded into Santa Rosa city limits in 2017.
Construction Underway For Lazuli Landing, Union City
Construction is progressing for an affordable housing community at 33435 Mission Boulevard in Alameda County’s Union City. The development is being led by MidPen Housing, looking to produce 81 units across a four-story complex with community-serving retail space to be operated by Union City’s Youth & Family Services. The project is the first affordable development in decades for the Decoto neighborhood.
California has 40,000 affordable housing units ready to break ground. One setback is holding them up
MidPen’s Nevada Merriman spoke with CalMatters about the challenges facing developers in California and how these barriers have left nearly 40,000 shovel-ready affordable homes in limbo, according to a new report from Enterprise Community Partners.
Sunnyvale Housing Project Billed as “Good Compromise”
At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Sunnyvale City Council extended an agreement with developer MidPen Housing to build the five-story complex, located at 295 S. Mathilda Ave. Amid concerns over parking and building height, council members, advocates and MidPen executives said the project represents a good compromise, one that balances community input, project viability and council feedback.