Resources

Find Affordable Housing in San Mateo County

Click here for a database of affordable housing listing in San Mateo County through the Housing Leadership Council. HEART does not manage properties or help people apply for housing. We are a community loan fund, but want to help you find your way to other resources.

Apply Directly to HEART-Funded Developments

• 636 El Camino, South San Francisco, CA. 109 rental homes for working families
  The wait list is now closed

• The Village at the Crossing, San Bruno, CA. 228 rental homes for seniors.
  To find out about availability call (650) 588-8036.

• Hillcrest Senior Housing, Daly City, CA. 40 rental homes for seniors.
  Visit Hillcrest or call (650) 991-8809.

• Oceanview Apartments, Pacifica, CA. 100 rental homes for seniors.
  Visit Bridge Housing or call (650) 359-2114.

• Trestle Glen, Colma, CA. 119 rental homes for working families.
  Contact the Trestle Glen management office at (650) 992-5555, or contact Bridge Housing.

• Peninsula Station, San Mateo, CA. 68 rental homes for working families.
  The wait list is currently closed. Contact MidPen Housing for other housing opportunities or call (650) 356-2900

Affordable Housing 

• Alta Housing. Various Locations. Call each property to inquire about any available units/open waitlist.

• Bridge Housing. Various Locations. Call each property to inquire about any available units/open waitlist.

• Charities Housing. Various Locations. Call each property to inquire about any available units/open waitlist.

• Eden Housing. Various Locations. Call each property to inquire about any available units/open waitlist.

• First Community Housing. Various Locations. Call each property to inquire about any available units/open waitlist.

• MidPen Housing. Various Locations. Call each property to inquire about any available units/open waitlist.

• Lesly Senior Communities. Various Locations. Call each property to inquire about any available units/open waitlist. (650) 726-4888

• Rotary Plaza, South San Francisco, CA . Services Low Income Seniors. 179 apartments: 125 studios and 54 one-bedroom units. Please call (650)871- 5323 to inquire about any available units/open waitlist. 

• Senior Living Help. Senior Resources. (888) 948-8352

Other Housing Resources

• LifeMoves
• HIP Housing
• County of San Mateo Department of Housing
• San Mateo County Housing Search
• Below Market Rate Housing 
• CORE Agencies- Spanish/English 

Legal Services

• Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, CA.  If you are facing rent increase or eviction please call (650) 326-6440.

• The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, Redwood City, CA. Offers legal counseling, advice and representation on (Evictions, Disputes over condition of the premises and illegal acts by landlord). For more information please call (650) 517-8911.

• Project Sentinel, Redwood City, CA. Various Housing Services: Discrimination, Counseling and Dispute Resolution.

• Bay Area Legal Aid, Redwood City , CA. Legal Advice line please call (650) 472-2666.

Foreclosure Resource Guides

• Foreclosure Prevention Resource

Housing Need Fact Sheets

• San Mateo County Housing Needs Study 2005-2025. Prepared by the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG, 2007) Projections based on job growth and economic development.

• Housing Need in San Mateo County  Housing prices, housing shortfall, and special-needs populations in the county.