After months of delay, a tiny home project in South San Jose is expanding to help more people off the streets.
By this time next year, 107 units will be added to the tiny home site at 5898 Rue Ferrari, with the capacity to house up to 146 homeless people — more than doubling its current capacity of 82 units with 124 beds. Rue Ferrari will become the city’s largest tiny home site, housing up to 270 once homeless individuals.
Mayor Matt Mahan, Councilmember Sergio Jimenez, Congressman Jimmy Panetta, Housing Director Erik Solivan and Public Works Director Matt Loesch announced the milestone at the groundbreaking Tuesday after Panetta helped secure $1 million in federal funding for the expansion.
“These sites are very important midpoints from homelessness to permanent housing. They serve an ability to let folks stand up, stabilize and get themselves ready for a permanent home,” Jimenez, whose district covers the tiny home site, told San José Spotlight. “Adding 100 units of this is going to be even more beneficial to many more residents we’re going to be able to serve. I’m proud that District 2 continues to step up and do our part to help solve this issue.”