Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Author: Ariel Cisneros
Blending multiple streams of funding can bring an affordable housing project to fruition. In Denver, Mercy Housing built The Rose on Colfax, with 82 affordable housing units, a commercial childcare facility and wraparound services...during a pandemic […]
Source: Colorado Governor Jared Polis DENVER - Today, Governor Polis visited Rose on Colfax Early Learning Center in Denver to receive his latest COVID-19 and flu vaccines from the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment’s Mobile Public Health Clinic, and encouraged all Coloradans to […]
Source: The Vicksburg Post; Author: Blake Bell One of the cool things about working in the media is we often get an inside look at how things work. Whether it is government bodies, events, a new business opening up, or just an old building that is […]
Source: Marin Independent Journal; Author: Rich Storek Elias Lopez prepares one of 14 mural panels for installation at 3301 Kerner Blvd. in San Rafael on Monday, June 28, 2021. The 53-foot long mural is a project by the Canal Arts Initiative. A new project is underway […]
At the end of September, Brett Jacques participated in Housing Colorado's affordable housing design charrette for Grand Junction Housing Authority. The charette was a part of the Urban Housing class taught by Jennifer Steffel Johnson at CU Denver College of Architecture and Planning. Brett participates voluntarily […]
Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson Moonlite Center condominiums street view, rendering by Van Meter Williams Pollack The formal application has been filed with a minor plan increase for 2610 El Camino Real in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County. The update now aims to replace the existing Moonlite Center strip mall […]
Montbello’s status as a food desert to end next year with $97M project that includes grocery store, housing and more. FreshLo Hub will also bring a new arts and cultural center to northeast Denver neighborhood.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="769"] Jauwan Chapman, who grew up in the […]
Source: Bay Area News Group; Author: Chase Hunter Transit-oriented development plans for Bayfair Center, a shopping mall at 15555 E. 14th St. in San Leandro, site concept. (Van Meter Williams Pollack) The death of the Bayfair Center mall in San Leandro came last month with a sheet […]
Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson El Cerrito Plaza TOD Parcel A South view with the courtyard, rendering by Pyatok The City of El Cerrito and project developer Related California have been awarded $39.1 million in state funding for the El Cerrito Plaza Transit-Oriented Development in Contra Costa County. The financing will allow the […]
By Andrew Faulkner, Associate, Architect, and Senior Urban Designer Over the past 20 years VMWP has worked with communities around the United States to reimagine regional malls and large format retail centers, transforming them into vibrant connected communities, resilient anchors for local economies, and revitalized centers […]
Denver new construction offers a lesson in affordable housing financing
Leadership Vicksburg’s inside look is eye-opening experience
Marin Voice: ‘Peoples of the Canal’ mural transforming section of San Rafael neighborhood
Brett Jacques at Housing Colorado’s affordable housing design charrette for Grand Junction Housing Authority
Updated Plans Filed For Moonlite Center Redevelopment, Santa Clara
Montbello FreshLo Hub featured in The Denver Post
What will happen to the Bay Area’s millions of square feet of closed mall space?
El Cerrito Plaza TOD Received $39 Million in State Funding
Mall Conversions, a Once in a Generation Opportunity