Posts Tagged ‘housing’
Marin IJ: ‘Unprecedented in Scale’: Sausalito Housing Proposal Grows
Sausalito’s largest proposed housing project in decades has grown more controversial. In March, Bayspring Development Partners filed a pre-application for a 65-foot-tall structure at 1 Harbor Drive, the site of an office building across from Mollie Stone’s Market. The proposal called for 294 apartments with 46 reserved for low-, very low-, and moderate-income households. Now…
Read MoreMarin IJ Editorial: Time Has Come For Patient San Rafael to Shrink Homeless Camp
The San Rafael City Council’s decision to stem the growth of homeless camps along Andersen Drive comes after years of trying to help those who have pitched their tents along the busy street. The site they have chosen is inappropriate, unsanitary and, according to police, unsafe. The city’s work to open a compound of temporary…
Read MorePress Democrat: Spirit Residential Aborts Mill Valley Housing Project for Elders
A developer with an approved plan to build a five-story residential care center with 106 apartments in unincorporated Mill Valley has withdrawn the project. “Spirit Residential has determined that the project may ultimately undergo material changes from the configuration reflected in the current project approval,” Ali Shabahangi, a company manager, wrote in a May 29…
Read MoreMarin County Supervisors Are Set On Tuesday to Approve up to $41 million in Bond Financing for the Affordable Housing Portion of the Long-Planned Oak Hill Development Near Larkspur
The proposed financing would support construction of 115 affordable apartments by nonprofit developer Eden Housing on an 8.5-acre vacant site at 193 East Sir Francis Drake Blvd., just east of Marin Country Mart. The public hearing is required under the federal Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act before the California Municipal Finance Authority can issue…
Read MoreDick Spotswood: Compromises Strengthen Strawberry Development Plan
Americans denigrate the art of compromise. Today, an “all or nothing” mentality predominates. Compromise is a sign of weakness, “selling out” or a betrayal of principles. Fortunately, some in Marin have shown they still appreciate the value of a fair compromise. Deborah Tannen in Politico quotes “The Great Compromiser” Henry Clay. The legendary member of…
Read MoreMarin IJ: Editorial: Mill Valley Leaders Do What They Can to Get New Homes Built
Mill Valley is taking steps to promote construction of the type of housing the community needs. Its decision to update its zoning to allow for building more affordable housing, including so-called “micro” apartments, is a step toward actually seeing a long-term need addressed. The council has taken a hard look at its “inclusionary” requirement, a…
Read MoreMarinIJ: Major Strawberry Development Project on Brink of Approval
The stage is set for Marin County supervisors to end a decade-long fight by granting final approval to a major development proposal in Strawberry. The supervisors are scheduled on Tuesday to take up the North Coast Land Holdings proposal for the 127-acre former Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary campus. The proposal calls for 337 residences…
Read MoreThe Mill Valley City Council Unanimously Mill Approved a Series of Zoning Code Updates on June 1st That Officials Hope Will Lure Developers
Mill Valley has updated its affordable housing regulations to encourage small-scale projects. The actions include raising the threshold at which developers must include an affordable dwelling from four residences to seven. For projects of seven or more residences, the city is requiring 15% be affordable, in contrast to 25% before. It is also waiving fees…
Read MoreMarin Voice: More Can Be Done to Build the Housing We Need
Jenny Silva We need more affordable housing. Many residents are pleading for it, and the state is requiring that Marin permit at least 14,000 new housing units by 2031. May is Affordable Housing Month, so I would like to assess how we are doing. Some have the impression that Marin is in the midst of…
Read MoreMarin IJ: Housing projects Near San Quentin Face More Complications
In the face of mounting difficulties, developers want to revise a construction plan for two major housing projects on state land near San Quentin prison. The change stems from an additional delay in financing and environmental clearances for one of the projects along East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. The Marin County Public Financing Authority, a…
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