Politics & Government
El Cerrito Awarded $500,000 HUD Grant For Affordable Housing
El Cerrito was one of three cities nationally awarded this grant funded through HUD's HOPE VI Main Street Program.
Press release from the City of El Cerrito:
April 29, 2021
On Friday, April 16, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the City of El Cerrito a $500,000 grant to assist with financing the Mayfair Affordable Project located at 11690 San Pablo Avenue. This project will create a mix of new multi-family housing, including 67 affordable units to very-low-income households, that will serve a diversity of residents while providing housing stability and economic development opportunities all adjacent transportation. El Cerrito was one of three cities nationally awarded this grant funded through HUD’s HOPE VI Main Street Program. The Main Street Program aims to revitalize traditional areas by enhancing economic development efforts and creating affordable housing units for local governments with populations of 50,000 or less.
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Due to its proximity to the El Cerrito Del Norte BART station, the Mayfair Affordable Project provides an opportunity for transit-oriented development and much-needed housing in the City’s San Pablo Avenue Priority Development Area while also creating new pedestrian traffic to support local businesses. The site was previously the Mayfair Grocery Store (acquired by the former El Cerrito Redevelopment Agency) and remained vacant for three decades.
“This grant is a significant contribution to help achieve more affordable housing for hardworking El Cerrito families,” said El Cerrito Mayor Paul Fadelli. “The project’s location near a major public transit hub also provides access to jobs and positively contributes to our City’s sustainability goals.”
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The Mayfair Affordable Project will contribute to revitalizing the Uptown commercial district while fulfilling many of the City Council’s goals defined in the Affordable Housing Strategy, San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, Housing Element and Economic Development Action Plan. For more information about the Mayfair Affordable Project, visit: https://el-cerrito.org/1013/1160011690-San-Pablo-Avenue-Mayfair-Bloc.
This press release was produced by the City of El Cerrito. The views expressed here are the author's own.