Nearly 180 affordable apartments have opened in North Fair Oaks less than two years after an eight-alarm fire destroyed the Middlefield Junction construction site, county officials announced.
County officials, housing advocates, and the developer joined residents last month to celebrate the completion of the housing complex, which aims to help families remain in one of the nation’s most expensive housing markets.
“Every day I hear from families who are fighting to stay here, families who have lived here for generations and families who came here seeking stability and opportunity,” Supervisor Lisa Gauthier said during the dedication ceremony. “Housing is not just shelter. It is dignity. It is belonging.”
The development is part of a broader affordable housing effort in San Mateo County.
Since 2013, the county’s Board of Supervisors has directed $364 million through its Affordable Housing Fund to support the creation of more than 5,100 affordable homes. The total includes $223.7 million generated through the local Measure K half-cent sales tax, according to county officials.