Eden News
Eden Housing Names Two New Board Members with Expertise in Real Estate, Senior Housing and More
February 4, 2025
Eden Housing announced two new board members, Katia Kamangar, Founder and Principal at Kamangar Consulting, LLC, a strategic real estate advisory firm; and Joe O’Hehir, Interim CEO at Vivalon, whose mission is to ensure every adult has the opportunity to age with independence, dignity and grace. “We’re thrilled to welcome these two experts to our board as they…
Eden Housing’s Chief Operating Officer, Shola Olatoye, was Recognized at This Year’s Northern California Women Leading Real Estate Celebration by Bisnow
November 25, 2024
— Bisnow’s Northern California Women Leading Real Estate Celebration honored nearly forty women reinventing commercial real estate and driving innovation across Northern California— SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — Nov. 25, 2024 —Eden Housing is proud to announce that its chief operating officer, Shola Olatoye, has been named one of Bisnow’s 2024 Power Women. This prestigious recognition…
Eden Housing Announces New Chairman of the Board
January 31, 2024
— Rudolph Johnson III, CEO of Neighborhood House Association, brings a wealth of experience in fostering growth and spearheading organizations towards success — Eden Housing is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Chairman, Rudolph (Rudy) Johnson III, on January 25, 2024. Johnson, formerly the organization’s vice chair, brings a wealth of experience and…
Eden Housing Awards $107,779 in Scholarship Funds to 34 Students Throughout California
September 25, 2023
— More than $1 million donated to students over the last 31 years through the Howard T. Collins Memorial Scholarship program — Eden Housing announced its 2023 Howard T. Collins Memorial Scholarship recipients today, awarding $107,779 to 34 students throughout California. The program awards scholarships to individuals of all ages who are current residents of…
Eden Housing and TNDC receive $575K Wells Fargo grant to help retrofit affordable housing, support climate resilience and lower emissions
September 12, 2023
Grant will support work in sustainable affordable housing for vulnerable communities of color Eden Housing and Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), two leading affordable housing nonprofits, are honored to be recipients of a $575,000 Wells Fargo Foundation grant to support their work “greening” affordable housing in San Francisco and throughout the state. It’s imperative that…
Aruna Doddapaneni Joins Eden Housing as Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development
July 31, 2023
— Doddapaneni brings extensive experience developing affordable housing communities — Eden Housing is pleased to announce the appointment of Aruna Doddapaneni to its extended leadership team. She will serve as senior vice president of real estate development. Doddapaneni comes to Eden from BRIDGE Housing, where she oversaw development activities throughout Oregon and Southern California as…
End of Year – State Legislative Activity
December 21, 2022
Eden was proud to support some of this year’s most innovative affordable housing bills, including high-profile legislation that will increase affordable housing development on underused commercial sites, a new aging-in-place program for senior housing residents, and a pro-housing constitutional amendment that will appear on the 2024 ballot. Eden also joined with NPH and housing advocates…
Q&A with Shola Olatoye, Eden Housing Chief Operating Officer
October 28, 2022
Shola Olatoye is Eden Housing’s new Chief Operating Officer. She joined the team in October of 2022 and is overseeing Property Operations, Human Resources and Talent Development, and Business Technology. Shola brings extensive experience in the housing and community development sector. Prior to joining our organization, she served as Director of Housing and Community Development…
Eden Housing Welcomes Shola Olatoye as New Chief Operating Officer
August 29, 2022
Eden Housing is excited to announce the hiring of our new Chief Operating Officer, Shola Olatoye. Shola brings extensive experience in the housing and community development sector to Eden. Prior to joining Eden Housing, Shola served as director of Housing and Community Development for the City of Oakland. As an appointed member of the city’s executive team,…
A Journey Home: Making Affordable Housing More Efficient
June 15, 2022
Located just one mile from downtown Vallejo, California, Sacramento Street Apartments is Eden Housing’s first affordable housing project created using factory-built modules. Thanks to a partnership with Factory_OS, which is also based in Vallejo, Eden Housing is reducing the time it takes to deliver critically needed housing for people experiencing homelessness. Join us on this journey and meet some of the…