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Mall Conversions, a Once in a Generation Opportunity

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 […]

Save the date: Rick Williams to speak at Mpact 2024

Urban Designer, Rick Williams, will be presenting "It's Not Just a Dream: The Joys and Struggles of Realizing a Transit-Oriented Vision" at Mpact Transit + Community Conference 2024   The Mpact Transit + Community Conference (formerly Rail~Volution) focuses on the interplay of transit, mobility, land use and […]

For Half Moon Bay’s Aging Farmworkers, New Affordable Housing Projects Offer Opportunity to ‘Rest With Dignity’

Source: KQED Cassandra Garibay and Hiram Durán, El Tímpano This story was produced by El Tímpano, a bilingual nonprofit news outlet that amplifies the voices of Latino and Mayan immigrants in Oakland and the wider Bay Area. The original version of the story can be found here. Farmworkers sat in the crowd, […]

555 Kelly Avenue press list

The Half Moon Bay City Council voted unanimously to deny appeals attempting to block 555 Kelly, a 40-unit, downtown apartment complex for senior farmworkers, clearing the way for the project to continue. Congratulations to Mercy Housing and to ALAS, who has compiled this impressive list of […]

Half Moon Bay City Council votes on affordable farmworker housing – The Mercury News

Half Moon Bay residents appealed approval of senior farmworker housing. Here’s what the City Council just decided Under the threat of legal action from Gov. Gavin Newsom, council decides on the fate of the housing project Nonprofit developer Mercy Housing is applying to build a 40-unit, 100% […]

The Grand Opening of Vitalia

Affirmed Housing Group's Vitalia is a new affordable and supportive housing development in San Jose. Vitalia offers 79 apartment homes for low-income and formerly unhoused individuals and families, with 2 apartments reserved for on-site management. Source: Affirmed Housing Group Matt Mahan, the mayor of the City of […]

SAP Feature: 2023 DDX Summary

For three decades, Van Meter Williams Pollack has understood the responsibility we have as architects to design for a healthier future and has implemented trusted sustainable practices throughout our projects. Being a 57-person firm, many individuals have taken time to earn professional credentials in sustainability […]

Affordable San Jose homes may rise at Willow Glen restaurant site

  Nearly 100 homes are being eyed in bustling neighborhood By GEORGE AVALOS | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group Full Article: The Mercury News SAN JOSE — Nearly 100 affordable homes could replace a shuttered restaurant perched on the site of the banks of a river in San Jose’s bustling Willow Glen […]

180 Jones achieves TCO

Congratulations to the 180 Jones team as they achieved Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) on Friday! "The San Francisco building code permits building officials to issue TCOs prior to completion of all work covered by the permit, provided it is found safe for occupancy (2013 SFBC-Section […]

Jamilla Afandi is a Paul W. Welch, Jr. 2023 ARE Scholarship Recipient

AIA California has announced that eight designers pursuing licensure are Paul W. Welch, Jr. 2023 ARE scholarship recipients (Sacramento, California)—The California Architectural Foundation is delighted to announce the eight recipients of this year’s Paul W. Welch, Jr. ARE Scholarship awards. Awarded to designers in pursuit of licensure […]

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