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Vivalon hosts holiday lunch at new headquarters

By Marin Independent Journal   Guests sing along and snap photos while the Bread and Roses Holiday Swing Band performs during Vivalon’s annual Holiday Celebration at their Healthy Aging Campus in San Rafael, Calif. on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)   Vivalon held a holiday lunch on […]

Laurel at Perennial Park is a NAHB Best of 55+ Housing Award Winner

VMWP is pleased to announce that Laurel at Perennial Park has been honored by the Association of Home Builders with the NAHB Silver Award for Best 55+ Apartment or Independent Living Community! Congratulations to the Laurel at Perennial Park development team: Related California, Burbank Housing Development, Nibbi […]

San Francisco officials tout Tenderloin project as city struggles to build more housing

Public, private partnership opens 70-unit project in hard-hit district Source: CoStar; Author: Rachel Scheier All 70 units at 180 Jones in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood will be permanent affordable homes for low-income residents, with half providing subsidized housing and support services for formerly homeless adults. Residents have begun […]

S.F. hits 12-year low on housing production, but is the city set for the next boom?

Source: San Francisco Chronicle; Author: J. K. Dineen A complex under construction at 555 Bryant St. in San Francisco is seen in June. So far this year, the city has built only 1,205 new housing units. It’s the lowest amount since 2012. San Francisco’s long pandemic hangover continued […]

Gwinnett County leaders are one step closer to revitalizing the Gwinnett Place Mall

Source: Atlanta News First   ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Gwinnett County leaders are one step closer to revitalizing the site of an old shopping mall. County officials on Monday completed the $16.5 million purchase of the 23-acre Macy’s properties at Gwinnett Place Mall. Officials said it’s a […]

County finalizes purchase of Macy’s at Gwinnett Place Mall for $16.5 million

Source: WSB-TV Atlanta Gwinnett County announced it has completed the purchase of the last anchor store at Gwinnett Place Mall. The purchase of the Macy’s at the former Gwinnett Place Mall was finalized on Monday by the Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County. The 23-acre department […]

Affordable Housing Inaugurated at 180 Jones Street, Tenderloin, San Francisco

Source: SF YIMBY 180 Jones Street via Van Meter Williams Pollack A new 100% affordable housing project is now available for occupancy at 180 Jones Street in Tenderloin, San Francisco. The project proposal included the development of a new nine-story affordable housing complex. The City and Mayor London […]

Pennrose & Longmont Celebrate Ascent at Hover Crossing

Source: Longmont Leader; Author: Andrea Ano Pennrose and the Longmont Housing Authority (LHA) have broken ground on Ascent at Hover Crossing, a $39 million affordable housing development in Longmont, Colorado. The project, which will open in winter 2025, seeks to provide high-quality houses for families of various […]

Pennrose & Longmont Housing Authority Celebrate Groundbreaking of Ascent at Hover Crossing

Source: Yield Pro The $39 million development is expected to begin welcoming residents in winter 2025. Pennrose, Longmont Housing Authority (LHA), and project partners celebrated the groundbreaking of Ascent at Hover Crossing, a brand-new 75-unit affordable housing community in Longmont, Colorado. The $39 million development is expected […]

Denver new construction offers a lesson in affordable housing financing

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 […]

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