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.”

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.

Affordable housing in Sunnyvale gets $30 million boost

MidPen Housing, a Foster City-based nonprofit that builds affordable housing in northern California, was awarded $14 million to fund 170 affordable units at 1171 Sonora Court, which is near the Lawrence Caltrain Station.

Sunnyvale adds to Housing Stock, More on the Horizon

The first project, set to be located at 1171 Sonora Court near the Lawrence CalTrain station, is a MidPen Housing development. It will feature 170 “extremely low income” apartments, 34 of which are permanent supportive housing for people who have experienced homelessness.

Sunnyvale notches another affordable housing project

This is MidPen’s 12th apartment building in Sunnyvale, and the nonprofit has two more in pre-development. In total, MidPen operates 869 homes and is looking to add 472 more. Ethan Levin, project manager for the development, said the city has been a good partner through the years.