New Building Permits Filed for Affordable Educator Housing at 750 Golden Gate Ave., SF
New building permits have been requested for the affordable educator housing project at 750 Golden Gate Avenue in the Fillmore District, San Francisco. Once issued, construction can start replacing formerly state-owned surface parking lots with an eight-story infill. MidPen Housing is the lead developer, working with consulting developer Tishman Speyer.
Structures 2024 – Milestone Project
The Live Oak Health and Housing Campus, including MidPen’s Bienestar Plaza Apartments, was recently honored by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The campus in Santa Cruz County co-locates affordable homes with community health care services.
“You can live a dignified life”: James’ Story
James, an avid reader and baseball fan, lives at Shores Landing, a MidPen community. In this video, he reflects on how permanent supportive housing has brought him stability and a renewed sense of hope.
Inside a Community For Farmworkers and Low-Income Families Near Half Moon Bay
As Half Moon Bay debates the issue of farmworker housing construction, reporter Sebastian Miño-Bucheli shares his first-hand experience of MidPen’s Moonridge community.
More affordable housing funds could come with new labor requirements
Nevada Merriman, VP at MidPen Housing, a nonprofit developer, said that cementing in place one of the Newsom administration’s “signature” housing programs for the next five years “would help us build a lot of certainty.”
Nonprofit developer MidPen Housing in talks to acquire San Mateo apartment complex
MidPen aims to acquire a 60-unit building in a pending deal that would see the nonprofit subsequently lower income requirements for future residents.
Largest Affordable Housing Project in San Mateo County History Clears Key Funding Step
MidPen CEO Matthew O. Franklin said Daly City embraced the new apartments and homes Midway Village will bring: “That’s what we need — we need more municipalities with that posture if we’re going to work our way out of the hole we’ve dug when it comes to housing in the region.”
Affordable housing development to lower income thresholds in San Mateo
“I’m thrilled to see this come forward. I think it’s a win all the way around,” Councilmember Amourence Lee said. “Residents in our community get to stay in our community with zero displacement, we get deeper affordability levels — which is what we desperately need in the city — and I think that retaining the land underneath is paramount in terms of our long-term strategy as a city to hold our assets.”
Funding Approved for Largest Affordable Housing Project in San Mateo County’s History
By a unanimous vote, supervisors approved a $14 million loan that will spur construction at Midway Village in Daly City. “This is probably, in terms of housing in San Mateo County, one of the most transformative projects ever,” said Board Vice President David Canepa.
Sunnyvale buys land to build affordable housing
As part of a $29.5 million roundup of affordable housing expenditures, the Sunnyvale City Council unanimously approved spending $12.5 million to buy a lot at 1171 Sonora Court, to help developers MidPen Housing build 170 affordable apartments. It will be the sixth 100% affordable housing development in Sunnyvale where the city government owns the land. City officials and advocates said government land ownership helps keep the property affordable over the long term.