Redwood City is exceeding its new housing goals. What is it doing that other Bay Area cities are not?
“They went from nothing affordable to having a really great approach. The city is super eager to get things built,” said MidPen CEO Matt Franklin. “While they have a fee option, the city’s attitude is really, ‘We don’t want your money, we want you to find a partner and build some housing.’ ”
Paseo and Vista Estero win Real Estate Deal of the Year Award
San Francisco Business Times honors Paseo and Vista Estero, key communities that helped revitalize of a former industrial site on the Oakland waterfront.
MidPen tapped to operate senior housing facility
Residents will soon move into a Redwood Shores hotel set to be turned into an affordable senior housing facility, with MidPen Housing and Mental Health Association of San Mateo County at the helm.
New housing advocacy group arrives in Santa Cruz County
Housing Santa Cruz County kicked off its arrival with a virtual meeting that was attended by more than a 100 community members and housing advocates across the county, including MidPen.
Fetters Apartments and Celestina Gardens featured in Green Home Builder magazine
A vision for a better future in California: Gold Nugget Winner Celestina Gardens / Fetters Apartments reflects the needs of an intergenerational community
Yale student learning from Watsonville home reflects on inequities as parents work in fields
Resident Alexandra Rocha-Alvarez and her family moved to Jardines del Valle when she was 4 years old. Now 20 years old and a student at Yale, Alex is sharing her pandemic story.
Kiku Crossing pays homage to Japanese immigrant community
Our Downtown San Mateo development will begin construction on 225 homes in November 2021.
The Racist Roots of Single-Family Zoning
Outlawed racist covenants still make it illegal to build affordable housing throughout the Bay Area. VP of Housing Development Lillian Lew-Hailer explains why income is a proxy for race.
Monique Davis builds her place in housing
MidPen’s Monique Davis, Associate Director of Design and Construction, helps bridge the gap between housing and sustainability, revitalizing the Bay Area and changing lives. Learn how Monique is making moves at MidPen, showing by example the possibilities for women and POC in the world of affordable housing.
MidPen’s Oakland Developments Top Construction List
Newly completed Paseo Estero and Vista Estero, as well as Foon Lok West, currently in construction, are some of Oakland’s largest construction projects.