Getting Inclusionary Housing Right

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Cities across Santa Clara County are considering this powerful tool to build more new affordable homes without subsidy.

But done wrong it can fall short, or even stop the development of new homes in its tracks. Learn how it works, and how to get it right!

Many of our local cities are joining forces right now in a shared nexus study, the wonky and in-depth analysis that assesses the feasibility of local residential development and the potential for developers of market-rate housing to add a share of affordable homes to their buildings.

If cities require too few affordable homes or affordability that’s too shallow, they leave public benefits on the table. Too much, and developers can’t build any housing at all.

Come hear about local cities that are getting it right: successfully using inclusionary housing policies to achieve mixed-income communities, generate funding to subsidize deeper levels of affordability, and gain valuable land for affordable homes!

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3575 De La Cruz Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA
June 15, 2018

Santa Clara Issues Request for Affordable Housing Proposals

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The City of Santa Clara’s Housing Division has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) calling for developers to submit proposals to develop a minimum of 15 affordable homes on a .69 acre city-owned site–a former Redevelopment Agency asset–located at 3575 De La Cruz Boulevard.   Development of this site responds to key priorities and goals identified in the City’s General Plan, and the RFP requirements address feedback received from residents during the community engagement process.  All of the units will be affordable across a range of income levels as identified in the Community Visioning Report, attached to the RFP as Exhibit 2.

SV@Home is very supportive of the City’s efforts, and encourages all public entities to make vacant and underutilized publicly-owned land available for affordable housing development.

The deadline for submissions will be August 6, 2018.   To download the RFP, visit the City’s Housing webpage or visit the City’s 3575 De La Cruz Boulevard RFP webpage.