Editorial: Clearing a path for a brighter future in Roseland
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.
Alameda Planning Board Approves More Housing
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 sit at the corner of West Midway Avenue and Pan Am Way.
Another step toward the Tierra de Rosas center in Roseland
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.”
‘Dream Big!’ Support grows for relaxing height limits for downtown housing projects
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.
Jennifer Ingram Named to COLOR’s POWER 40 Under 40
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.
Inside Oakland’s Largest Housing Megaproject
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.
Demolition Starts For Casa Roseland, Santa Rosa
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.
More Affordable Housing to Be Built on VTA-Owned Property
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.
VTA, San Jose announce plans for affordable housing
The VTA’s partnership with MidPen Housing signals progress in creating 100% affordable housing for families earning 60% or below the area median income.
VTA signs agreement with MidPen to build affordable housing at Capitol Rail Station
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 and tear up a parking lot.” That dream can now become a reality after MidPen signed a lease option agreement with the VTA to move forward with a 203-unit transit-oriented development project at the corner of Narvaez Avenue and Capitol Expressway that will offer 100% affordable housing.