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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 […]

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 […]

Say Boo to the Flu: Governor Polis Encourages All Coloradans to Get Vaccinated

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 […]

Brett Jacques at Housing Colorado’s affordable housing design charrette for Grand Junction Housing Authority

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 […]

Updated Plans Filed For Moonlite Center Redevelopment, Santa Clara

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 […]

Affordable Housing Wrapping Up in the Outer Mission, San Francisco

Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson Construction is wrapping up on a five-story affordable housing complex at 4840 Mission Street in San Francisco’s Outer Mission neighborhood. The project, named Islais Place, will soon bring over a hundred units alongside a health center and retail along the main thoroughfare. Bridge Housing is the project […]

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