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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 […]

Luna Vista: engineering solutions for a more inclusive community

Source: Building Design + Construction BY APA and THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION  Affordable housing complex uses engineered wood to keep construction costs low, tackle a public predicament and give rise to a stronger, more inclusive community. The Luna Vista complex expands affordable housing options for the residents […]

Architizer, VMWP is a great place to work to “help communities thrive”

Source: Architizer Want To Help Communities Thrive? Apply to Firms That Specialize in Urban Infill Projects Urban infill projects are breathing new life into long-neglected and under-utilized neighborhoods. Browse the Architizer Jobs Board and apply for architecture and design positions at some of the world's best firms. Click here to […]

SF YIMBY- Permanently affordable housing breaks ground at 180 Jones Street, Tenderloin, San Francisco

Source: SF YIMBY BY: PALAK JAPLOT Mayor London N. Breed, representatives from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, and local community leaders recently celebrated the groundbreaking for an affordable housing project at 180 Jones Street in Tenderloin, San Francisco. The project proposal includes the development of 70 […]

180 Jones celebrates groundbreaking permanently affordable homes for the unhoused

Forthcoming 100% affordable housing development will provide 70 new homes for low-income and previously unhoused residents Source: SFMAYOR.ORG San Francisco, CA — Today, Mayor London N. Breed and representatives from the California Department of Housing and Community Development and local community leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of 180 Jones, […]

Vivalon and Eden Housing Healthy Aging Campus breaks ground on affordable housing and services to Marin seniors

Marin County Supervisor Katie Rice and San Rafael Mayor Kate Colin to Offer Remarks Vivalon Healthy Aging Campus Will Be The First Car-Free Community in San Rafael Source: Eden Housing [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://www.vmwp.com/wpress/wp-content/uploads/Vivalon-groundbreaking-1.mp4"][/video] WHAT: Vivalon, a San Rafael-based nonprofit that advances independence, health, and quality of life for […]

Developmentally disabled disproportionately impacted by housing crisis

By: Elizabeth Ruiz Source: Denver 7 Luna Vista in Silicon Valley, California, is an affordable housing complex that is offering a unique solution to an issue many communities face. The complex was built during the pandemic. Randy Tsuda is Alta Housing's CEO. "We provide affordable housing for a wide range of folks […]

Artist Feature: Linda Gass – Art about Water, Land Use and Climate Change

We have had the honor of collaborating with artist Linda Gass on the two story, art glass wall at Affirmed Housing's affordable housing project, Vitalia Apartments currently under construction in San Jose. The glass panels illustrate the evolution of Los Gatos Creek telling the story […]

Vivalon plans for an ever-older Marin population

Vivalon plans for an ever-older Marin population Source:  Marinscope In a county where in less than a decade one in three people will be over the age of 60, a long-envisioned state-of-the-art senior living facility is on the horizon. It’s called the Healthy Aging Campus and will […]

Crossing Pointe North wins NAHRO Best Project Award of Excellence

NAHRO Announces Award of Excellence Winners The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) recently awarded 18 prestigious Awards of Excellence to 14 housing and community development organizations for creating innovative programs that improve their communities. The 18 award-winning programs were selected by regional juries from […]

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