Affordable micro-apartments are coming to the East Bay city of Hayward.
Construction has begun on a complex of 125 apartments at 2595 Depot Road that will serve as housing for the homeless, the Mercury News reported. A long-vacant Victorian home built at the site in 1900 by Hermann Jasper Mohr was demolished for the project.
“There’s been a lot of people that have slipped into homelessness during COVID,” said Jon White, chief real estate officer for Abode Services. “So the need for affordable housing that is designed for people that have been experiencing homelessness, with the appropriate support services needed to make them able to thrive, is needed now more than ever.”
The city of Hayward contributed $6 million from its inclusionary housing trust fund for the project, which is being built by Abode Services of Fremont, a nonprofit that aims to end homelessness. The rest of the $45 million needed for the development is coming from the state’s Multifamily Housing Project funds, a private construction loan and county assistance through Measure A1.
The 300-square-foot apartments, which are designed for one or two residents, will include sleeping space, a full kitchen and an ADA-accessible bathroom.
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Construction began in November and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023.
Rent will be about 30 percent of the resident’s income and will range from $300 to $1,400 a month. About half of the residents will be referred through Alameda County’s Coordinated Entry System, which chooses tenants based on income, health conditions and current housing situation. The other half will be picked by a lottery.
“The units are a little bit on the small side, but we put a lot of effort into making them very livable and a place that people want to call home,” White said.
Community areas and storage lockers for the residents are included in the plans, as well as on-site services, such as social workers, case management and classes for the residents.
[MN] — Victoria Pruitt