Celebration! Innovative ADU Project #1 financed, built, rented
This project was the first to be completed using pilot versions of financial instruments which may help low-income homeowners of color finance an ADU in their backyard: a revolving construction loan fund, and a backyard lease model.[More… below the 90-second video] Background: ADUs -...
Planning for ADU’s eased by loans
CalHome enables the City to provide loans of up to $80,000 for ADU/JADU creation to households at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). CalHome ADU/JADU Loan Description: The City of East Palo Alto and EPACANDO received a $2 Million CalHome award from the Department of Housing...
New financing assistance for CANDO ADU projects
CalHome ADU/JADU Loans announced! The City of East Palo Alto and EPACANDO received a $2 Million CalHome award from the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Information webinar on Wednesday January 19 at 4 pm, CalHome enables the City to provide loans of up to $80,000...
Below-Market Condo for Sale
We are excited to announce the City of East Palo Alto Below Market Rate (BMR) Ownership Opportunity: 1765 E. Bayshore Road, #xxx, East Palo Alto, 1 Bedroom 1.5 Bath loft Style Condominium 950 Square Feet (per tax records) Projected Sales Price: $216,600 Virtual...
How do I get in line for one of the new Light Tree apartments?
Fill out the online interest list form at Eden Housing's project website. The waiting list is not open at this time but when Eden is ready to take applications you will automatically receive an email from the interest list informing you on how to apply. Project site link (interest form...
Check out this video of Light Tree renovation
Light Tree Apartments in EPA is undergoing a renovation and rehab. The community will nearly double is size: providing an affordable place to call home for 185 low-income families. Check out the renovation's progress in this video! /EdenHousing & EPA CAN DO...
Philanthropic Ventures Grants $1.5 million for collaborative ADU projects
EPA CAN DO was one of the organizations which will share a grant to make ADU and related housing more affordable and accessible…..
Success: Below-Market-Rate Home Sold!
A City-sponsored BMR unit on University Avenue changed hands in only three months, thanks to BAAHA and EPACANDO’s collaboration – and to applicants’ good credit standing, plus luck in the lottery… Yesterdays’s press release…
Light Tree Apartments renovation begins!
Now happening! In a press release last December (2020), Eden Housing celebrated the groundbreaking of Light Tree Apartments’ renovation project., excerpted here: Light Tree Apartments has long been a 94-apartment family community in East Palo...
Now offering Office Hours – in English & Spanish
Hello Neighbors! Do you need to accommodate a growing family, aging loved one, or want to have a rental for additional income? We’re here to help! Join our Office Hours Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Get your questions answered about how to start, financing, and more!...