930 Irwin Street | MEHC Says YES

This project was submitted in March 2025 and approved by the Planning Commission in a 5-0 vote on May 13th. The project places 213 housing units near the San Rafael transit hub, one of only 14 transit hubs in the County. This project meets MEHC project guidelines. 

Housing affordability: This project provides 18 affordable housing units and 195 market rate apartments. Apartments are naturally far more affordable than comparable single family homes. This project will have a positive impact on the affordability of Marin’s housing inventory.

Environmental benefits: The project will be built at a Greenpoint Certified Silver level. Multi-family buildings offer far superior energy and water efficiency compared to single family homes, ADUs, duplexes and small apartment buildings. This project redevelops currently developed land, which is environmentally preferable to developing new land. The project is ideally located for transit. It is a short walk to the Downtown San Rafael train station and transit hub, which provides extensive bus service. The project is a short ride to the San Rafael bike paths to Larkspur and Novato. These protected, high quality bike paths are ideal for commutes to nearby communities. This project provides secure bike parking for 124 bikes. Parking is decoupled from units, which increases parking efficiency.

Racial equity: San Rafael is a high resource area, in need of the affordable units in this development. This development includes 2 and 3 bedroom units, making units appropriate for small families. Family sized units are particularly scarce in multi-family developments in Marin.