Affordable Housing Project to Bring 55 Units to East Oakland September 21, 2021 95th & International Will Yield 55 New Below-Market Rate Apartments and Continued Promise Along International Boulevard Corridor OAKLAND, CA – Today, an impressive mix of public, private, and non-profit leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of 95th & International, a 55-unit, deeply affordable, mixed-use development with a community-serving health clinic, operated by La Clínica de La Raza, on the ground floor. This transformational community is part of a larger effort to promote equitable and climate-sustaining work in the surrounding neighborhood through the “Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors” Initiative. The new development joins…

San Mateo County school district is first in US to offer affordable housing for teachers NEWS by: Taylor Bisacky Posted: Feb 5, 2020 / 09:43 PM PST / Updated: Feb 5, 2020 / 09:43 PM PST [embed]https://www.kron4.com/news/san-mateo-county-school-district-is-first-in-us-to-offer-affordable-housing-for-teachers/[/embed] DALY CITY, Calif. (KRON) — The Jefferson Union High School District made history Wednesday in Daly City as it broke ground for its new affordable employee housing. The four-story development will have 122 below-market units for faculty and staff. The district is the first in the nation to pass a bond measure supporting the development of affordable housing for employees. “Today is a day of hope for all…

Gavin Newsom shrugs off Trump’s swipe at California homelessness John Wildermuth July 2, 2019 Updated: July 2, 2019 4:40 p.m. After signing the 2019-2010 California state budget that included historic investments to combat the housing and affordability crises, Mayor Gavin Newsom tours an under-construction affordable housing develpment on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Emeryville, Calif.Photo: Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle Above: Gov. Gavin Newsom (left); project manager Kyan Hakimi; Welton Jordan, builder EAH Housing’s head of real estate development and Emeryville Mayor Ally Medina in an apartment. Left: Newsom and Hakimi.Photo: Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle Governor Gavin Newsom takes a walk with…

Governor Newsom tours new affordable housing complex in Emeryville BAY AREA by: Philippe Djegal Posted: Jul 2, 2019 / 09:51 PM PDT / Updated: Jul 2, 2019 / 09:51 PM PDT [embed]https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/governor-newsom-tours-new-affordable-housing-complex-in-emeryville/[/embed] EMERYVILLE (KRON) – Governor Gavin Newsom visited a 100-percent affordable housing complex that’s nearing completion in Emeryville on Tuesday. As the governor toured the property, he touted the efforts the state is now making through his recently passed budget to boost the production of affordable housing. Newsom checked out Estrella Vista, a new 87-unit affordable apartment complex. He says although the nearly $3-billion included in his newly passed budget to address housing and…

Affordable senior housing project to open in Livermore by summer 2019 MidPen Housing The Chestnut Square senior housing project began construction this week in Livermore. When it opens next summer, it will have 73 units of affordable housing for qualified seniors. By ANGELA RUGGIERO | aruggiero@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: April 19, 2018 at 5:51 pm | UPDATED: April 20, 2018 at 2:39 pm LIVERMORE — Wednesday marked the official construction start of a new affordable senior housing project in Livermore that’s expected to open in the summer of 2019. Dubbed “Chestnut Square Senior Housing,” the project will feature 72 rental apartments and studios for low-income senior…

By Philippe DjegalPublished: February 6, 2018, 10:38 pm  Updated: February 7, 2018, 4:36 am   MOBILE USERS, CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL VIDEO EMERYVILLE (KRON) — Federal housing statistics estimate 12 million renters and homeowners now pay more than 50 percent of their annual income for housing. The government recognizes that if you pay 30 percent of your income on housing, you need may need help finding something affordable. Bay Area cities know this crisis all too well, and in Emeryville, “affordable” is becoming a reality. But you have to qualify to get in. “Eighty-seven units,” said Welton Jordan, who is the vice president…

Officials will dedicate 42 new affordable, transit-friendly apartments for low-income seniors in Berkeley. on Oct. 24 By CHRIS TREADWAY | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: October 22, 2017 at 7:16 a.m. | UPDATED: October 23, 2017 at 6:18 a.m. BERKELEY — A new affordable housing complex for seniors will be dedicated on Oct. 24. Harper Crossing at 3132 Martin Luther King Jr. Way is a complex of 42 one-bedroom units, developed by Satellite Affordable Housing Associates for seniors 62 and older whose household income is at or below 30 to 60 percent of the area median. Satellite officials said the nonprofit developer worked with the city to give priority…

Groundbreaking kicks off on affordable housing in Alameda By PETER HEGARTY | phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: October 5, 2017 at 4:06 pm | UPDATED: October 9, 2017 at 5:14 pm Alameda Mayor Trish Spencer addresses the audience Thursday at a groundbreaking ceremony for affordable housing apartments in Alameda. (Peter Hegarty/Staff) On Thursday, city leaders officially marked the start of the $17 million project, donning hard hats and pretending to sink gold-painted shovels into the ground as onlookers snapped photos on cell phones. Officials from the City of Alameda, Alameda Housing Authority, Alameda Home Team attend a groundbreaking ceremony for affordable housing apartments in Alameda.…