Murphy Commons

Murphy Commons is a 86-unit apartment housing development comprised of 56 two-bedroom units, 26 three-bedroom units, 4 four- bedroom units and 1 tenant building. The buildings are two-story townhouse duplexes and three-story fourplexes arranged in a village-like setting with a residential feel. The development is built on a flat parcel adjacent to Little Chico Creek. Utilities are to the site and City improvements such as curb, gutter, and sidewalk have been installed. The City of Chico is leasing the site to the project. The target tenant population for Murphy Commons will be households with incomes at 40% or 50% of AMI for Butte County.

Murphy Commons is named after William A. “Bill” Murphy (1939-2003), who was one of the founders of Community Housing Improvement Program, CHIP, and a former City of Chico staff and City Council member. Bill Murphy was born and raised in Boston, MA. After service in the US Air Force, Bill came to the Chico area in 1961 where he attended Chico State College. He was a staff writer for the Chico Enterprise Record in 1965, Graduate Assistant to the President, Chico State College, 1966-67, the administrative assistant to the City Manager, Fred Davis, from 1967 to 1972, and joined the faculty of CSU, Chico from 1972 to 1980. From 1980 to 2003, he was a local government consultant, serving at times as the manager of the Tahoe Transportation District and City Manager for the City of Anderson, CA. Bill Murphy served on the CHIP Board of Directors, 1979-1984 and was an associate member of CHIP throughout his life. He was honored for his many contributions to community, university, and government service.

Location:
1290 Notre Dame Blvd.
Chico, Ca 95928
Phone: 343-2286
Fax: 343-2290
Manager: Alicia Pemberton
Maintenance: Aaron McLaughlin
Grounds: James Evaro
86 Units including manager's unit