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Affordable housing project planned for San Leandro

Source: East Bay Times; Author: Peter Hegarty The apartments will be built on a vacant lot near Greenhouse Marketplace SAN LEANDRO — A total of 72 apartments that will be designated as affordable are planned near Greenhouse Marketplace, a project that has gotten City Council support. “Affordable housing […]

Ilion selling abandoned Duofold factory to local investors. Officials mum about plans

Source: Times Telegram; Author: Donna Thompson The former Duofold property in Ilion has been sold. The Ilion village board Monday approved the sale of the property, which has been vacant for nearly two decades, to some local investors for $100,000, according to Mayor Brian Lamica. The identity of […]

BART, Berkeley discuss zoning at Ashby, North Berkeley BART stations

Source: The Daily Californian, Riley Cooke BART and Berkeley representatives discussed zoning drafts at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations and community concerns during a community workshop Saturday. According to city principal planner Alisha Shen, the drafts for the two stations respond to California AB 2923, […]

SAP Feature: Living Building Challenge, a case study of 180 Jones

As an extension to VMWP’s commitment to the AIA 2030 Challenge and to echo the goals and action items in our most recent Sustainability Action Plan (SAP), VMWP’s staff is busy getting their feet in the field, seeing what it takes to participate in the […]

Faster, Cheaper: How California Is Revolutionizing Homeless Housing — And Why It Might Not Last

Source: KQED; Author: Erin Baldassari Letta “Oneka” Glover sits in a common area of an office building in San Rafael that is converted into a temporary shelter for people experiencing homelessness on May 17, 2021. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)   When Letta “Oneka” Glover checked into the shelter in San Rafael, […]

Illustrations Revealed Ahead Of Meeting For BART’s El Cerrito Plaza Proposal

Source: SFYIMBY, Andrew Nelson El Cerrito Plaza BART Station development, illustration via project plans. New illustrations have been revealed for BART’s proposed redevelopment of El Cerrito Plaza in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County. The images were released ahead of the El Cerrito city council meeting tonight at 7 PM. The […]

Affordable Housing Under Construction at 950 West El Camino Real, Mountain View

Source: SF YIMBY, Palak Japlot Palo Alto-based Alta Housing has topped out for a 100 percent affordable housing project at 950 West El Camino Real, in Mountain View. Photos by SFYIMBY show that construction has topped out, glass installation is underway, and facade installation is being prepped for […]

Housing: Affordable homes eyed at Chuck E. Cheese San Jose site

Source: The Mercury News; Author: George Avalos Nearly 200 affordable homes might rise on former site of popular San Jose restaurant Very preliminary site plan for affordable housing development at 1371 Kooser Road in San Jose, concept. Nearly 200 affordable homes could sprout on the site of […]

Related CA, Holliday Development, To Develop Housing At El Cerrito Plaza BART Station

Source: SF YIMBY, Andrew Nelson El Cerrito Plaza Station development plane option 1, drawing courtesy BART BART has announced that they have picked two developers to form a joint venture for 780 new residences around the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station, with 49% units as affordable, and a public […]

Journey’s End Redevelopment Plan Unveiled

Journey’s End Redevelopment Plan Unveiled Source: News Of The North Bay     Members of the public got their first, early look Tuesday at a proposal that would tranform the Santa Rosa site of the former Journey’s End mobile home park into a bustling 532 unit development. The […]

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