New and Upcoming Projects
Between February 9 and March 17, 2023, the County released its 2023-24 Super-NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) for affordable housing funds. The County received the following applications for $2,358,000 in Marin County Affordable Housing Fund (HTF) and Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds through the State's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Oak Hill - Unincorporated Larkspur, Eden Housing, Inc.
Eden Housing, Inc., a nonprofit affordable housing developer committed to developing, acquiring, or rehabilitating affordable homes, requests $1,500,000 in County Housing Trust/PLHA funds to support the development of 115 affordable units on State-owned surplus land near San Quentin in unincorporated Larkspur. The request would go toward general development and construction expenses.
Oak Hill Educator/County Employee Housing - Unincorporated Larkspur, Educational Housing Partners
Education Housing Partners, Inc., a nonprofit public benefit corporation committed to developing affordable workforce housing, requests $2,358,000 in County Housing Trust/PLHA funds to support the development of 135 apartments for teachers/staff of local school districts and County employees on State-owned surplus land near San Quentin in unincorporated Larkspur. The request would go toward general development and construction expenses.
1 Hamilton Drive - Mill Valley, EAH Inc.
EAH, a nonprofit affordable housing organization committed to expanding the range of opportunities for all by developing and managing quality affordable housing, requests $1,000,000 in County Housing Trust/PLHA funds to support the development of a 45-unit affordable residential complex on land owned by the City of Mill Valley. The request would go toward predevelopment expenses.
3301 Kerner Boulevard - San Rafael, Eden Housing Inc.
Eden Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing developer committed to developing, acquiring, or rehabilitating affordable homes, requests $1,000,000 in County Housing Trust/PLHA funds to support the adaptive reuse of a three-story office building in San Rafael to 40 permanent supportive housing apartments for those experiencing homelessness. The request would be applied to unanticipated design changes required to address a portion of the building that is situated in a floodplain.
Novato Veteran and Workforce Housing - Novato, Homeward Bound of Marin
Homeward Bound of Marin, a nonprofit homeless housing and service provider committed to ending homelessness, requests $2,358,000 in County Housing Trust/PLHA funds to support construction and site improvements for 26 workforce rental housing units in Novato. The request would go directly toward general development and construction expenses.
Point Reyes Coast Guard Housing - Point Reyes Station, Eden Housing Inc.
Eden Housing, Inc., a nonprofit affordable housing developer committed to developing, acquiring, or rehabilitating affordable homes, requests $2,300,000 in County Housing Trust/PLHA funds to support the rehabilitation existing buildings to 53 residential units at the former Coast Guard site in Point Reyes Station. The request would be applied to predevelopment, general development, and construction expenses.
Redwood Boulevard -Novato, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco, a nonprofit affordable housing developer committed to building quality homes for homeownership, requests $2,000,000 in County Housing Trust/PLHA funds to support development of 80 affordable single-family homes on a surplus land site in Northern Novato. The request would go directly toward general development and construction expenses.
140 Maple - Bolinas, Bolinas Community Land Trust (BCLT)
Bolinas Community Land Trust, a nonprofit community land trust committed to the creation and preservation of affordable housing for low-income residents, requests $500,000 in County Housing Trust/PLHA funds to support rehabilitation and legalization of a 4-unit property at 140 Maple Road in Bolinas. The request would go toward general renovations to the buildings and a new septic system.
60 Third Street Point Reyes Station, Community Land Trust Association of West Marin (CLAM)
Community Land Trust Association of West Marin, a nonprofit community land trust committed to providing stable and permanently affordable homes in the communities surrounding Tomales Bay, requests $200,000 in County Housing Trust/PLHA funds to support rehabilitation of a single residential unit at 60 Third Street in Point Reyes Station, including septic system installation and development of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). The request would go directly toward construction costs.