MidPen Housing is accepting applications for an affordable housing development on Willow Road in Menlo Park, called Gateway Rising, through Feb. 17.
Gateway Rising includes 140 units, with a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments. Initially developed in the 1960s, the housing complex was built for seniors and families. MidPen Housing redeveloped the site and built 160 units, split between Sequoia Belle Haven, which has 90 affordable apartments for seniors and the newly redeveloped Gateway Rising site.
At the time of proposal, Gateway Rising was described by Meghan Revolinsky, an analyst with the city’s housing and economic development department, as the “largest affordable housing project in Menlo Park, ever.”
Of Gateway Rising’s 140 units, 81 will be filled by returning residents, seven will be filled by unhoused residents and 51 are currently open for pre-application. MidPen Housing expects the units to be ready for move-in by June.
Those interested can pre-apply by Feb. 17 at 5 p.m., which will put them in a lottery based on apartment preference. Paper applications are available for download on midpen-housing.org or can be picked up at the temporary leasing office at 1221 Willow Road.
Any questions may be directed to the leasing office by calling 650-323-5615 or by email at gateway@midpen-housing.org.
Email Staff Writer Cameron Rebosio at crebosio@almanacnews.com.
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