Berkeley Allocates $53 Million to Affordable Housing Projects at BART Stations

Updated on April 28, 2021 at 6:35 am
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An allocation of $53 million to help ensure that development being planned at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations includes 35 percent affordable housing was unanimously approved Tuesday night by the Berkeley City Council.
"If passed, this would represent the city's single largest investment in affordable housing in history," Mayor Jesse Arreguin said on Twitter before the vote.
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BART board Director Rebecca Saltzman, who spoke in favor of the allocation during the council meeting, responded on social media by thanking Arreguin "for your leadership in ensuring the Berkeley BART TOD (transit-oriented development) projects will be transformative and provide hundreds of affordable units steps from BART.

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