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New Renderings For El Cerrito Plaza Development On BART Station

Source: SFYIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson El Cerrito Plaza aerial view, preliminary rendering of design by Pyatok and Van Meter Williams Pollack.   New renderings have been published along with greater detail about the proposed mixed-use El Cerrito Plaza in Contra Costa County. The project could create as many as 800 homes, […]

Gwinnett commission adopts equity plan for abandoned mall redevelopment

Source: The Atlanta Journal - Constitution ; Author: Alia Malik The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners earlier this month adopted a plan to redevelop Gwinnett Place Mall with equity in mind. In approving the plan submitted by HR&A Advisors, board members agreed to strategies including affordable housing […]

Senior Housing Project Proposed For S.F.’s St. Mark’s Square

Source: Bisnow  Author: Joseph Gordon John Stewart Development Co. wants to bring a new senior housing complex to St. Mark’s Square in San Francisco, submitting plans for a seven-story property at 1001 Franklin St. on Cathedral Hill. John Stewart Co. and St. Mark’s Square filed the […]

William’s Path to Advocacy

Source: RCD Newsletter Aug 2022 William Goodwin was one of first residents to move into Los Medanos Village in Pittsburg. His new home changed his family’s future and set him a path toward community advocacy. William was born and raised in Oakland, and he was living in […]

72-Unit Affordable Housing Project Slated for 15101 Washington Avenue

Source: San Leandro Next In July, 2021, the San Leandro City Council unanimously approved the allocation of $7 million in public affordable housing dollars toward a forthcoming residential development project at 15101 Washington Avenue, near Greenhouse Marketplace. Known as Washington Avenue Apartments, the project is being developed […]

Outline for Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment adopted by county leaders

Source: WXIA-TV Atlanta ; Author: Jonathan Raymond Gwinnett County's Board of Commissioners said Tuesday they had officially adopted a priorities outline for the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall. The county purchased the mall from a developer in 2020 for $23 million. A staple of 80s and 90s Gwinnett childhoods that […]

At long last, game plan emerges for Gwinnett Place Mall’s rebirth

Source: Urbanize Atlanta  Author: Josh Green Polished, residential-heavy concept called “Global Villages” comes into focus, in hopes of creating the Gwinnett Place To Be After a slow death that’s dragged across two decades, the clearest vision to date for a Gwinnett Place Mall rebirth has arrived. Ten months […]

Condo development eyed for Country Inn Motel site in south Palo Alto

Source: Palo Alto Online     Author: Gennady Sheyner The Toll Brothers project also includes townhomes and accessory dwelling units   The Toll Brothers' proposal for 4345 El Camino Real in Palo Alto would include 67 new dwellings. Rendering courtesy Van Meter Williams Pollack.   A new housing development with 55 […]

Former East Colfax strip club property becoming affordable housing

Source: Westword ; Conor McCormick-Cavanagh [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1320"] A lot that once housed a strip joint will soon become affordable housing. Courtesy of Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP.[/caption] The development of a former strip club at 8315 East Colfax Avenue lays bare the changes in this […]

Ella Rohlffs Place, affordable infill housing featured on SocketSite

Source: SocketSite   Plans for a 7-story building to rise up to 75 feet in height upon the St. Mark’s Square and Martin Luther Tower parking lot parcels which front Ellis Street, between Franklin and Gough, have been drawn. As designed by Van Meter Williams Pollack for the […]

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