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Mountain View allocates nearly $20M for two affordable housing projects

Developers are proposing to build more than 400 units of affordable housing on E. Evelyn Avenue Source: Mountain View Voice; Author: Emily Margaretten Mountain View recently approved the appropriation of $19.3 million to help finance two all-affordable housing developments, located at 87 E. Evelyn Ave. (shown in […]

Affordable Housing Proposed near Redwood City, San Mateo County

Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson 429 MacArthur Avenue, image via Google Satellite Building permits have been filed for a six-story affordable housing complex at 429 MacArthur Avenue near Redwood City, San Mateo County. The project could add several dozen apartments in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks neighborhood. Affirmed Housing is […]

AVi at Olde Town wins NAHRO 2024 Agency Awards

Source: NAHRO   AVi at Olde Town is a 100-unit, transit-oriented, service-enriched, urban infill project serving households earning 30-70% AMI with 30 units reserved for emancipated foster youth and 10 units reserved for unhoused veterans. Nominated for Excellence in Affordable Housing - AVi at Olde Town The youth and […]

Just Funded: Oak Gardens in Menlo Park

Source: Housing Trust Silicon Valley Congratulations to MidPen Housing on closing construction financing on Oak Gardens in Menlo Park, a 62-apartment community dedicated to serving veterans, including formerly homeless veterans, and their families earning between 30% and 50% AMI! Housing Trust was pleased to provide a $2.2 million construction-to-permanent […]

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 […]

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 […]

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