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.
Construction Started For Cypress Point Affordable Housing in Moss Beach
Construction has begun on an affordable housing community at Cypress Point Street in Moss Beach, San Mateo County. The development is looking to replace a former military training ground with 71 homes and an amenity center across 17 buildings. MidPen Housing is the project developer.
These Fees Make Affordable Housing More Expensive
Click “listen” to hear MidPen’s Nevada Merriman describe how Sunnyvale’s impact-fee waiver facilitated creation of 176 new affordable homes for families
Santa Rosa Celebrates 99 New Affordable Homes for Families
Mahonia Glen is MidPen’s first development in Santa Rosa and the city’s first to advance under SB 35—a bill that streamlines approval of projects that meet affordability requirements.
VTA to bring thousands of homes online
Ten out of 28 transit-oriented development projects in the Valley Transportation Authority’s portfolio are now under active development. This is partly because of two $49 million state grants awarded to VTA last month for two projects, including MidPen’s Capitol station site.
California Passed Big Housing Bills in 2025. What Does That Mean for Building More Homes?
The California state legislature passed a bevy of blockbuster housing bills last year. As those laws go into effect, some housing experts say they mark a seismic shift in attitudes towards the state’s housing affordability crisis and lawmakers’ appetite for solving it.
Making sure the money is there
State providers leverage Medi-Cal funds to help keep people off the streets. At the nonprofit MidPen Housing, which serves 12 counties in and around the San Francisco Bay Area, roughly 40% of the units in the program’s pipeline are earmarked for “extremely low-income” people, a group that includes those who are homeless, said Danielle McCluskey, senior director of resident services. CalAIM reimbursements help fund the part of MidPen that focuses on supportive services across a wide range of experiences, such as chronic homelessness, mental health issues and those leaving the foster care system.
$3.4B in construction underway across Silicon Valley with housing leading the pipeline
“Affordable housing dominates the pipeline with multiple developments underway” including MidPen’s Oak Gardens, Lazuli Landing, Ira D. Hall Square, and other communities.
MidPen Housing and Partners Secure Funding for Three Transformative, Transit-Oriented Developments
“We’re eager to move forward with our partners in San José, Alameda, and Watsonville to create 362 new homes close to jobs and transit,” said Matthew O. Franklin, President and CEO of MidPen.