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North Berkeley BART Housing Funding

At a glance

  • What: City funding for the affordable housing projects on the North Berkeley BART site (Lots A, B and D), including a change of owner and controlling agency from BRIDGE Housing Corporation to East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) or an affiliate, and Insight Housing or an affiliate.
  • Where it stands: Adopted June 30, 2026 as Resolution No. 72,352-N.S. on the Consent Calendar (all ayes, Bartlett absent).
  • Next: Predevelopment work on the three projects continues with the new owners.

Detail

  • Consent item 29. Contact: Scott Gilman, Health, Housing and Community Services.
  • Funding reservations reapproved: $9,010,000 for the Lot A Permanent Supportive Housing project; $11,563,636 for the Lot B EBALDC project; $5,926,364 for the Lot D EBALDC project.
  • Predevelopment advances increased by $3,358,072, for a total of $8,358,072 from the earlier reservation: $2,464,233 for Lot A; $4,132,816 for Lot B; $1,761,023 for Lot D.
  • The City Manager or designee is authorized to execute the documents.
  • Letters on the item came from Insight Housing (Rebecca Gigi) and EBALDC (Omar Rivera).

Earlier step, May 19, 2026

  • Consent item 7: Council adopted Resolutions 72,275 and 72,276 authorizing a joint Homekey+ application with Insight Housing for the North Berkeley BART permanent supportive housing project; see Homekey Plus Supportive Housing Applications.

Sources

Log

2026-05-19 - City Council (regular)

Homekey+ application for the permanent supportive housing project authorized on consent (Resolutions 72,275 and 72,276).

2026-06-30 - City Council (regular)

Consent item 29 adopted: ownership change, reapproved reservations totaling $26,500,000 and $3,358,072 added to predevelopment advances.

2026-10-27 City Council

Ordinance 8,036-N.S. (vacating and transferring the adjacent parcels to BART) had its first reading on consent; second reading is set for 2026-11-17 - City Council (regular).