NASA Ames wants to add a lot of housing to a 45-acre site at Moffett Field in the Silicon Valley. The new housing would give NASA employees more housing options in an expensive and impacted market.
"NASA expects to build 1,930 or more housing units on a 45-acre federal site at Moffett Field," reports Richard Scheinin. "The new campus would consist entirely of rental units, with 10 percent designated as affordable."
is pitching the project as a way to put a dent in the Silicon Valley's housing crisis, and is promising to give housing preference "to those who work or go to school on Ames-owned property, including Ames civil service and contractor employees, as well as the local public."
NASA Ames will seek a private development partner for the project, and .
FULL STORY: NASA proposes new housing campus at Moffett Field with at least 1,930 rental units
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