One of the residents of First Community Housing‘s recently opened Second Street Studios is Ralph, an army veteran who grew up in Colorado but moved to California to be closer…
Updates
Second Street Studios Makes First Impression
June 28, 2019
In March 2017 Housing Trust was proud to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Second Street Studios – San Jose’s first 100% permanent supportive housing development.
Success Stories, Updates
Meet Phillip and Marjorie
June 28, 2019
Edwina Benner Plaza has 66 homes – and we’d like you to meet a family from one of them: Phillip and Marjorie, who have spent more than thirty years living in the Bay Area.
Updates
TECH Fund at Work: FCH Receives $6.7M Loan for Sunnyvale Homes
June 27, 2019
First Community Housing, which was just recognized as an Outstanding Developer by the U.S. Green Building Council for its ongoing efforts to create buildings with sustainability in mind, received a $6.7 million…
Updates
Edwina Benner Plaza Becomes a Home in Sunnyvale
June 13, 2019
During Affordable Housing Week we celebrated the grand opening of Edwina Benner Plaza with MidPen Housing and their partners. The development got its name after California’s first female mayor, Edwina Benner, who served as mayor of Sunnyvale from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1937 to 1938.
Just Funded, Updates
In Alameda County: 72 Affordable Homes for Castro Valley
May 17, 2019
Housing Trust has made a $4.6 million loan to Eden Housing for Ruby Street Apartments. As our 8th loan in Alameda County in the last six years, this Castro Valley loan continues Housing Trust’s regional expansion and brings the total number of affordable homes Housing Trust has helped finance there past 500.
Just Funded
North San Pedro Apartments Breaks Ground
April 27, 2019
A short walk from our office in downtown San Jose is North San Pedro Apartments, which had a groundbreaking celebration this past Friday.
Updates
NetApp Joins TECH Fund Campaign with $10M Investment – And Quickly Helps 130 Home Project
April 27, 2019
The sun hadn’t even risen on March 29th – the day of Housing Trust Silicon Valley’s Investor Briefing – when news of NetApp making a $10 million investment in TECH Fund hit the airwaves.
Just Funded
350 Affordable Homes Preserved in San Jose
April 12, 2019
While Housing Trust is proud to share the news of affordable housing that is going to be built from the ground up we’re equally excited to engage with borrowers to…
Just Funded
TECH Fund Goes to Work With Loan for 130 Home Transit-Oriented Project in Downtown San Jose
April 12, 2019
TECH Fund – which got a boost recently from Sunnyvale-based NetApp investing $10M in the campaign – contributed to the second-largest loan in Housing Trust’s history by providing a $13.75 million acquisition loan to Eden Housing.