A newly constructed $88 million apartment complex in Mountain View, California, designed to provide affordable housing for local educators and city workers, remains more than a quarter vacant despite rental prices sitting well below the regional average.
The 144-unit development, known as the Scholars Rows at The Sevens, opened in February 2025 after 12 years of planning. Located near Shoreline Boulevard and Middlefield Road, the complex features a fully equipped gym, game rooms, pools, a sauna and an outdoor barbecue area.
Despite these amenities and rent prices far lower than Mountain View’s average one-bedroom rent of $3,507, the complex has reached only a 72 percent occupancy rate, according to a report by SFGate. Twelve of the 73 apartments reserved specifically for the Mountain View Whisman School District’s 680 employees are currently vacant, with all openings being the more expensive one-bedroom units…