Kathleen King headshot

Updates

Board Member Spotlight: Kathleen King

Kathleen King headshot

Kathleen King is a California native but has called a lot of careers home. Nearly 20 years at Applied Materials, a member of the Saratoga City Council, two terms as mayor of that city, and the past ten years as CEO of the Healthier Kids Foundation.

La Avenida Avenue rendering

Updates

TECH Fund Money Moves Fast in Mountain View

La Avenida Avenue rendering

It was only last month Housing Trust announced LinkedIn’s $10 million investment in affordable housing in Mountain View using TECH Fund – joining original backers Cisco Foundation, Sobrato Family Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Second Street Studios - Dec. 18, 2017

Updates

Construction Racing Along At Second Street

Second Street Studios - Dec. 18, 2017

On Dec. 6th we got to visit First Community Housing’s newest development that Housing Trust provided predevelopment funding towards and watched the fascinating, Lego brick-like construction of the 134 home project.

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Press Releases, Updates

LinkedIn Invests $10 million in TECH Fund

TECH Fund logo

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network based in Silicon Valley, has invested $10 million in TECH Fund, an initiative of Housing Trust Silicon Valley to get more high-tech organizations, large employers and philanthropists involved with creating affordable housing in the Bay Area.

Chestnut Square Project Rendering

Just Funded

Pre-Development Loan to Midpen for Livermore

Chestnut Square Project Rendering

In the East Bay, a $2 million loan to MidPen Housing’s supports pre-development costs for Chestnut Square, located at Chestnut Street in Livermore. MidPen was chosen by the City of Livermore to be the master developer of a 4.31 acre city-owned site with the ultimate goal of a 158 unit mixed income residential community.

Site at Chestnut Square

Just Funded

Palo Alto Housing Purchases Mountain View Site

Site at Chestnut Square

$8.1 million was loaned to Palo Alto Housing to purchase a site at 950 W. El Camino Real in Mountain View. PAH intends to demolish the existing, underutilized structure to develop and operate a 70 unit 100% affordable housing complex.