Politics & Government
Prefabricated Affordable Housing Units Arrive In Marin City
A company is developing a 100% affordable housing project, consisting of 42 rental units.
By Ruth Dusseault
Bay City News
MARIN COUNTY, CA — Heads up. There will be a large crane and extra construction vehicles temporarily changing traffic flows in Marin City for the next few weeks.
Find out what's happening in Mill Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The Pacific Companies is developing a 100% affordable housing project at 825 Drake Ave., consisting of 42 rental units. The five-story building will be constructed using modular methods, with prefabricated units delivered by truck and assembled on site using a crane and scaffolding.
Groundwork is complete. The developer will assemble the modular buildings onsite starting Jan. 22, and anticipates completion by Feb. 13.
Find out what's happening in Mill Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The installation phase for the modular structures is expected to last up to three weeks, with as many as four trucks staged along Drake Avenue to support deliveries.
During active construction, street parking along the affected stretch of Drake Avenue will be unavailable from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., though overnight parking will remain permitted. Construction activities are scheduled between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., and nearby residents and businesses should expect daytime noise and dust.
The project has been the subject of years of opposition and legal challenges. It was initially approved as a 74-unit development but a compromise by the Marin County Board of Supervisors split the project, reducing the Drake Avenue site to 42 units and shifting the remaining 32 units to a second location in Tamalpais Valley.
The Drake Avenue development includes 25 housing vouchers to support very low- and extremely low-income residents.
Weekly updates will be posted and shared via Nextdoor and on the county project page at https://www.marincounty.gov/825-drake.
For updates, questions, and concerns, please contact Immanuel Bereket via email at Immanuel.Bereket@MarinCounty.gov or the developer at DrakeAvenue@TPCHousing.com.
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