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.
The legacy of Don Horsley
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.”
110-unit affordable housing development proposed in Redwood City
Plans for 110 affordable apartments have been submitted by MidPen, which is looking to use SB 35 to streamline the project review process.
Second phase of Atkinson Lane housing project takes shape
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.
Housing plans approved for Live Oak, Aptos, Soquel
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.