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This project provides 99 units of 100% affordable multifamily housing, with 10 very-low income units, 88 low income units and 1 manager’s unit. This project was approved by the Corte Madera Planning Commission by a 3-2 vote on April 22, 2025. An appeal of the approval was denied by the Town Council on May 14….
This project will create 250 units — but will be split into two housing communities. 135 apartments will be allocated for teachers and staff of local school districts and county employees and the other 115 apartments will be developed for lower-income families. Eden Housing will develop the affordble units, which will be set for affordability…
The building started as a residential building, was converted to office space, and will now become residential again. It will provide 12 apartments, 2 of which will be deed-restricted, low income units. The new development will use the existing building envelope and will remain the same height. This is an SB 330 project with a…
This project was submitted in March 2025 and approved by the Planning Commission in a 5-0 vote on May 13th. The project places 213 housing units near the San Rafael transit hub, one of only 14 transit hubs in the County. This project meets MEHC project guidelines. Housing affordability: This project provides 18 affordable housing…
On December 2, 2024 the San Rafael City Council voted unanimously to approve the Northgate Town Square project! MEHC supports the Northgate Town Square mixed-use project. This project would create 1,422 new housing units, including 10% affordable housing. The development includes townhomes and apartments. The project will reduce emissions, via reduced need to drive and…
Marinwood Plaza is an affordable housing project in Lucas Valley. The project will create 124 affordable housing units and a managers unit, next to the Marinwood Market and close to many other services and amenities. Marin County included this project in its Housing Element, and rezoned this site to be approved under a ministerial review…
This project was proposed in June 2025, and in August the City of Novato submitted a letter of incompleteness to the applicant. This project plans to develop 13 for-sale townhomes, with 3 townhomes deed restricted to be affordable.
This location has been considered for housing since 1999. In the current Housing Element, the city determined it to be a housing priority site. The Housing Element lists it as having the capacity for 320 units, but if the state density bonus law is utilized then the project could develop up to 374 units. 25%…
The City of San Rafael has selected an affordable housing developer for a city owned property located at 519 4th Street. This site is in a prime location, within San Rafael‚Äôs walkable downtown, two blocks from San Rafael‚Äôs Transit Center, and near multiple grocery stores and education facilities. Publicly-owned land presents some of the best…
This Point Reyes Station project will remodel the existing Point Reyes gas station into a mixed use project, affordable housing project. Currently, the project site includes a small convenience store and two non-permitted housing units. The convenience store will be expanded, and there will be five permitted housing units created. Two units will be two-bedrooms…
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