Measure A Housing Bond progress
On November 8, 2016, the people of the County of Santa Clara approved Measure A, a proposition authorizing the County to issue up to $950 million in general obligation bonds to acquire or improve real property for the purpose of providing affordable housing for vulnerable populations throughout the County. The following are highlights about the Measure A Program (Program):
- Program funds are targeted to help construct 5,200 units of affordable housing, and assist about 235 families to secure loans to finance their first homes.
- All $950 million in general obligation bonds have been issued at this time.
- As of December 31, 2024, the Program has committed $865.48 million, of which $658.65 million is committed to 56 Multifamily Rental Affordable and Supportive Housing projects, $90.47 million to 15 property acquisitions, $800,000 to 4 partnership projects, $26 million to 2 Mixed Income Housing projects, $18 million to 2 Homeownership Production projects, $21 million to the first-time homebuyer loan program, and $11.9 million to the Supportive Housing Fund for predevelopment loans.
- The Program is in the process of adding 4,784 units of Multifamily Rental Affordable and Supportive Housing units included in the Program’s housing goals, and an additional 1,067 units not addressed in the Program’s housing goals.
Use of bond proceeds
For Multifamily Rental Affordable and Supportive Housing, the dashboards below provide details on the estimated cost share per unit and housing development, sources of funding by housing development, and actual expenditures to-date.
Housing program goals
For Multifamily Rental Affordable and Supportive Housing, the Program’s housing goals aim to create 4,800 units of affordable housing. As of December 31, 2024, Program funds committed to date are projected to finance 99.67 percent of the Program’s total affordable housing goal. Based on the Program’s funding commitments through December 31, 2024, the status of housing development goals by type of housing are as follows:
- Helping to finance 101.78 percent of the Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) goal.
- Helping to finance 38.38 percent of the Rapid Rehousing (RRH) goal.
- Helping to finance 123.35 percent of the Extremely Low-Income (ELI) housing goal.
- Helping to finance 228.35 percent of the Very Low-Income (VLI) housing goal.
- There are 947 units of Low-Income (LI) and 112 units of Intellectual and Developmental Disability (I/DD) housing incorporated into the current development and renovation projects; however, the Program has no stated goal for this category of housing.
- Helping to finance 63 percent of the Mixed Income Rental housing goal.
- Helping to finance 18 percent of the Homeownership Production goal.
For multifamily rental affordable and supportive housing, the dashboards below provide detail on the number of units in development by housing type, as well as how each housing development contributes to each housing goal.
Housing developments funded by Measure A
Select the name of housing development below to view a detailed summary of the project.
| Housing Development | Total Units | City | Status | PROJECTED OCCUPANCY DATE |
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New Construction | |||||
1. | The Veranda | 19 | Cupertino | complete | Jun 2019 |
2. | Crossing on Monterey | 39 | Morgan Hill | complete | Jan 2020 |
3. | Villas on the Park | 84 | San Jose | complete | Mar 2020 |
4. | Monterey Gateway Senior Apartments | 75 | Gilroy | complete | Jul 2020 |
5. | Leigh Ave Senior Apartments | 61 | San Jose | complete | Jul 2021 |
6. | Quetzal Gardens | 71 | San Jose | complete | Feb 2022 |
7. | Calabazas Community Apartments | 145 | Santa Clara | complete | Mar 2022 |
8. | Iamesi Village | 135 | San Jose | complete | Sep 2022 |
9. | Vela Apartments | 87 | San Jose | complete | Nov 2022 |
10. | Page Street Apartments | 82 | San Jose | complete | Feb 2023 |
11. | Mesa Terrace | 46 | San Jose | complete | Apr 2023 |
12. | Villas at 4th St. | 94 | San Jose | complete | Aug 2023 |
13. | Vitalia | 79 | San Jose | complete | Oct 2023 |
14. | Blossom Valley Senior Apartments | 147 | San Jose | complete | Nov 2023 |
15. | Immanuel-Sobrato Community | 108 | San Jose | complete | Nov 2023 |
16. | Sango Court Apartments | 102 | Milpitas | complete | Nov 2023 |
17. | Agrihood Senior Apartments | 165 | Santa Clara | complete | Dec 2023 |
18. | Solaire Apartments | 130 | San Jose | complete | Feb 2024 |
19. | Kifer Senior Apartments | 80 | Santa Clara | complete | Apr 2024 |
20. | Royal Oak Village | 73 | Morgan Hill | complete | Jul 2024 |
21. | Bellarmino Place Apartments | 116 | San Jose | Complete | Nov 2024 |
22. | Roosevelt Park | 80 | San Jose | Complete | Dec 2024 |
23. | Mariposa Place | 80 | San Jose | under construction | April 2025 |
24. | Alum Rock Multifamily | 60 | San Jose | under construction | Apr 2025 |
25. | Madrone Place | 154 | San Jose | under construction | Aug 2025 |
26. | Alvarado Park | 90 | San Jose | under construction | Oct 2025 |
27. | The Charles | 99 | San Jose | under construction | Oct 2025 |
28. | La Avenida | 100 | Mountain view | under construction | Nov 2025 |
29 | Tamien Station TOD | 135 | San Jose | under construction | Jan 2026 |
30. | Parkmoor Community Apartments | 81 | San Jose | under construction | Jan 2026 |
31. | Montecito | 85 | Mountain View | under construction | Mar 2026 |
32. | Ira D. Hall Square | 176 | Sunnyvale | under construction | Apr 2026 |
33. | Hawthorn Senior Apartments | 103 | San Jose | under construction | Aug 2026 |
34. | Lot 12 | 120 | Mountain View | pre-construction | Mar 2026 |
35. | Lupina Apartments | 99 | San Jose | pre-construction | May 2026 |
36. | Distel Circle | 90 | Los Altos | pre-construction | Jul 2026 |
37. | Clara Gardens | 120 | Santa Clara | pre-construction | Sep 2026 |
38. | Civic Center Multifamily | 108 | Santa Clara | pre-construction | Oct 2026 |
39. | Santa Teresa Multifamily | 49 | San Jose | pre-construction | Oct 2026 |
40. | 96 El Camino Real Family Apartments | 79 | Mountain View | pre-construction | Oct 2026 |
41. | Algarve Apartments | 91 | San Jose | pre-construction | Nov 2026 |
42. | The Magnolias | 66 | Morgan Hill | pre-construction | Nov 2026 |
43. | Kooser Apartments | 191 | San Jose | pre-construction | Apr 2027 |
44. | El Camino Real Multifamily Project | 129 | Palo Alto | pre-construction | Jun 2027 |
45. | 1020 Terra Bella | 108 | Mountain View | pre-construction | Aug 2027 |
46. | 525 N. Capitol | 160 | San Jose | pre-construction | Aug 2027 |
47. | Mil on Main | 220 | Milpitas | pre-construction | Jan 2028 |
48. | Gateway Tower | 55 | San Jose | pre-construction | Jan 2028 |
49. | Winchester Boulevard Apartments | 101 | San Jose | pre-construction | Jan 2029 |
50. | Winchester Station TOD | 90 | Campbell | pre-construction | Jul 2029 |
Total New Units | 5060 | ||||
Rehab Projects | |||||
51. | Markham Plaza I (Rehab) | 153 | San Jose | complete | Mar 2021 |
52. | Curtner Studios (Rehab) | 179 | San Jose | complete | Sep 2021 |
53. | Hillview Court (Rehab) | 134 | Milpitas | complete | Nov 2022 |
54. | Markham Plaza II (Rehab) | 152 | San Jose | complete | Nov 2022 |
55. | Pavilion Inn (Rehab) | 22 | San Jose | complete | Jul 2024 |
56. | The Heartwood (Rehab) | 49 | Mountain View | complete | Aug 2024 |
57. | Casa de Novo (Rehab) | TBD | San Jose | pre-construction | Aug 2026 |
Total Renovated Units | 689 | ||||
Total Units | 5,749 |