Merritt Community Capital Corporation

Two weeks! We are two weeks out from our 35th Partner's Celebration Event! RSVP here today: https://lnkd.in/guNRkMYJ We are excited to gather with our partners in downtown Oakland at Drake's Dealership on Broadway on Wednesday, October 30th at 5pm! Our Commitment to California participants will be there including past and present Merritt Scholars, mentors, our Asset Management Specialist+ cohort, and more! Join us to celebrate 35 years of Merritt and our three Partner of the Year Awardees at RURAL COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Banner Bank, and LA Family Housing. #Event #AffordableHousing #35thAnniversary #Partners #Celebration #AffordableHousingFinance #CommitmentToCalifornia

Our 35th Partner's Event is TONIGHT (10/30)! Join us at Drake's Dealership in Downtown Oakland from 5-8:30pm to celebrate partnership, impact, and 35 years of Merritt! We are thrilled to honor our three Partner of the Year Awardees: Property of the Year: RURAL COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION's Pine Hill Village Investor of the Year: Banner Bank Developer of the Year: LA Family Housing We hope to see you tonight! #AffordableHousing #AnnualEvent #PartnersEvent #AffordableHousingFinance #35Years #Partners #LIHTC #Event #Celebration

Merritt had a wonderful time at the Wong Center Senior Apartments Grand Opening in Sacramento! Congratulations to Mutual Housing California on opening 149 one and two-bedroom affordable homes to seniors. Read our original closing announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gqrgztsU Thank you to Mengxin Zhou, Senior Acquisitions Manager, for attending and speaking at the event! Merritt was proud to provide $24.5 million in tax credit equity capital to Mutual Housing California, a long-time Merritt partner on past projects in the Capitol region. The project would not have been possible without a major infusion of capital the Wong Center Inc., a non-profit with a decades-long history owning and operating affordable housing for Sacramento’s seniors. Thank you to project financing partners at BMO, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, as well as Downtown Railyard Venture LLC Ventures, which is developing the larger project. #AffordableHousing #SeniorHousing #Partners #LIHTC #AffordableHomes #AffordableCalifornia

We are excited to spotlight our Developer Partner of the Year awardee, LA Family Housing! We are thrilled to honor a dedicated, mission-aligned partner for our Developer of the Year award. Merritt has worked on three impactful projects with LAFH, and we look forward to collaborating on future developments to bring more people affordable homes! "Receiving this award is an honor, and we are deeply thankful for the recognition of our commitment to affordable and permanent supportive housing. This award represents not only our commitment but also the support from incredible partners along the way," shared Elda Mendez-Lemus, Executive Director of LAFH Builds. "We are especially grateful to Merritt for their unwavering support of our mission. Their investment is more than financial—it’s a vote of confidence in our vision and a key factor in our continued success. Thank you for recognizing our efforts and standing with us in creating affordable and permanent supportive housing." Join us in congratulating LAFH! RSVPs for our 35th Anniversary Celebration Partner's Event are still open! RSVP Here: https://lnkd.in/guNRkMYJ Join us this Wednesday, October 30th, at Drake's Dealership in Downtown Oakland from 5-8:30pm! #DeveloperPartner #Partners #AffordableHousing #Celebration #35Years #AffordableHousingFinance

We are excited to highlight our Investor Partner of the Year at our annual Partner's Celebration Event on October 30th! Congratulations to Banner Bank! "At Banner, we are fully invested in doing our part to help solve the housing crisis, which is why we enthusiastically partner with Merritt Community Capital. We have shared values, and they are always extremely responsive to our team. We’re humbled for being recognized as their Investor of the Year," shared Nancy Abreu, SVP and Director Community Development Lending and Investing at Banner. RSVP to celebrate our partners and 35 years of Merritt here: https://lnkd.in/guNRkMYJ Banner Bank has worked with us in multiple funds, including helping bring resources and affordable housing to rural communities, showing our mission and value alignment. The team at Banner is easy to work with and their eagerness to deliver needed projects and support our developer partners is why we are honoring them at this year's celebration! Banner has done the debt on: Many Mansions' Central Terrace (Ventura) -Tenant resources include a Vanpool program for farmworkers  Self-Help Enterprises' Santa Fe Commons (Tulare) -Includes units set-aside for farmworkers The Pacific Companies' Northwind Senior (Butte) Thank you, Banner! #Partner #Event #35Years #AffordableHousing #AfforableHomes

Happy two-year work anniversary, Carla Vásquez-Noriega! We are thrilled to have you as our Investor Relations lead and all you do for Merritt. Carla has done impactful work, maintaining strong relationships with our investors by leading with kindness and solutions and highlighting the people that are impacted by our work. Earlier this year, Carla oversaw the final closing of Fund 24, the second largest fund in Merritt's history! Congratulations on two years, Carla! We look forward to many more years with you on the team. #StaffAnniversary #WorkAnniversary #InvestorRelations #AffordableHousing #AffordableHousingFinance #LIHTC #PeopleFirst #SolutionsOriented #Kindness

We are ONE WEEK out from our annual Partner's Celebration event to celebrate our partners and 35 years of Merritt! RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/guNRkMYJ We will be gathering to celebrate our partners across the state, honor our three Partner of the Year awardees, reflect on 35 years of Merritt, and introduce Commitment to California participants! Looking forward to seeing everyone there! #Event #AnnualEvent #Partners #Celebration #AffordableHousing

Congratulations to BRIDGE Housing Corporation and Napa Valley Community Housing (NVCH) on the financing closing for Hunt’s Grove and La Pradera Apartments – which will preserve 102 units of affordable housing for low-income families in Calistoga and St. Helena, CA. Merritt is proud to provide $11.5 million in tax credit equity capital to this scattered site development in Napa County. Thank you as well to our financing partners at Umpqua Bank, the City of St. Helena, the City of Calistoga, and the California Department of Housing & Community Development.  Read the full news release here: https://lnkd.in/gNcjBbYk #NewClosing #AffordableHousing #AffordableHousingFinance #LIHTC

Housing Partnership Network and Project Destined launched the Fall 2024 Next Gen Talent Academy last week! Merritt is proud to be a sponsor and partner as part of our Commitment to California initiative to support the training of 50+ students to support their learning and excitement about the affordable housing sector and thrilled to have had Merritt Scholars utilize this learning opportunity. Congrats to the Fall Next Gen Talent Academy cohort! Learn more about Commitment to California here: https://lnkd.in/gAKHzdBM #CommitmentToCalifornia #Training #AffordableHousing #AffordableHomes

Congratulations to Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo on the grand opening of Anderson Hotel! Merritt is proud to have provided over $30 million in tax credit equity. Thank you as well to our financing partners at Banc of California, the California Department of Housing & Community Development , the City of San Luis Obispo, and County of San Luis Obispo. Read our original closing announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gtbmx2KT It was wonderful to join Scott Collins, HASLO's Executive Director, Mayor of the City of San Louis Obispo, Erica A. Stewart, PHR, MPA, U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal, California Assemblymember (AD 30) Dawn Addis, Clint Weirick, Senior District Representative e (District 17), SLO County Board of Supervisors Dawn Marie Ortiz-Legg, Tony Matulich with Blach Construction Company, and melinda coy, Proactive Accountability Chief for the California Department of Housing & Community Development last week! Thank you to Dennis Swanson at Studio 101 West Photography for the professional photos. #GrandOpening #Partners #AffordableHousing #HASLO #SLO #AffordableHomes #AffordableHousingFinance #LIHTC