"After years of stalled promises and mounting pressure from Gov. Gavin Newsom, Half Moon Bay is moving forward with an affordable housing project for aging farmworkers who have spent decades working the coast's fields. On Thursday, city officials authorized staff to draft a 99-year, $1-per-year land lease for a five-story development at 555 Kelly Ave. that will provide 40 units for retired and working farmworkers aged 55 and older."
"While no formal vote was taken, councilmembers supported moving the project forward, with a draft agreement set for discussion at next month's meeting. Developed by Mercy Housing and local nonprofit ALAS, which serves the local farmworker community, the $42.4 million project will feature three studio units, 34 one-bedroom units, and three two-bedroom units, including one for an on-site property manager."
Half Moon Bay authorized staff to draft a 99-year, $1-per-year land lease for a five-story development at 555 Kelly Ave to provide 40 units for retired and working farmworkers aged 55 and older. The project, in the pipeline since 2022, stalled amid community appeals over height, density, and parking but received council support to proceed while developers finalize lease and technical agreements before breaking ground. Mercy Housing and local nonprofit ALAS will develop the $42.4 million project with three studios, 34 one-bedrooms, and three two-bedrooms. Thirty-nine units will be deed-restricted for extremely low- and low-income households (29 at or below 50% AMI; 10 at or below 30% AMI). The ground floor will include an 18-space parking garage and a Community Resource Center. Funding includes over $21 million in federal and state funds, $13.35 million from the California Serna Farmworker Housing Grant Program, and an anticipated 9% tax credit.
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