Lafayette Housing for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Awarded $19.5 Million in State Funding
Lafayette, CA — A planned 48-unit permanent supportive housing project in downtown Lafayette for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) is moving forward after receiving $19.5 million from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
The award was announced by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 22, 2025, as part of the state’s Super NOFA funding program for affordable housing. The Lafayette project is one of only two in Contra Costa County selected for funding.
The development at 949 Moraga Road is a partnership between non-profit co-developers Sunflower Hill and Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA). The project will be Sunflower Hill’s first expansion into Contra Costa County.
“Lafayette truly is a community of character,” said Rosemary Kirbach, Sunflower Hill board member and land committee chair. “We are very grateful to the City, our partner SAHA, and the greater Lafayette community. There is a long history of support in Lafayette for individuals with I/DD, including Las Trampas and Futures Explored and we are proud to build on that legacy. 949 Moraga will be Sunflower Hill’s first expansion into Contra Costa County.”
The site, currently a city-owned parking lot, was previously identified by the City of Lafayette as an opportunity site for housing under its Housing Element. The City has entered into an Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement and intends to contribute the land for the development, contingent on the project securing full funding.
“We are proud to partner with Sunflower Hill and SAHA to build stable, supportive, 100% affordable housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” said Lafayette Mayor Susan Candell. “We are excited to see this project coming to our community and have pledged to support the project by donating the land for this project.”
“We’re thrilled to reach this funding milestone – while there is still plenty of work ahead, this is a monumental step forward and shows what we can accomplish working together,” said Eve Stewart, Senior Vice President of Real Estate for SAHA.
“We are so grateful to the Governor and HCD for providing this much-needed funding to build affordable housing,” added Mayor Candell.
Sunflower Hill’s proposed plans for the development include one- and two-bedroom apartments, along with a community room, fitness room, teaching kitchen, and a small garden.
“I am thrilled that Sunflower Hill has chosen to build supportive housing in Lafayette and we look forward to working together with them and the other project partners to build much needed homes for people with developmental disabilities,” said City Manager Niroop Srivatsa.
The project adds to Lafayette’s legacy of supporting individuals with developmental disabilities and continues Sunflower Hill’s work in the Bay Area. The nonprofit opened its first residential community, Irby Ranch, in Pleasanton in 2020 and has additional projects underway in Dublin.
More details about the Lafayette project can be found at: sunflowerhill.org/communities/lafayette
