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Stoneridge Mall Conversion Takes First Public Steps

Source: The Independent; Author: David Jen PLEASANTON — Over 150 residents participated in the first Stoneridge Framework community meeting last week, where the public’s thoughts around a possible Stoneridge Mall housing project began to organize under some larger themes, such as safety, traffic, and competition with […]

At long last, game plan emerges for Gwinnett Place Mall’s rebirth

Source: Urbanize Atlanta  Author: Josh Green Polished, residential-heavy concept called “Global Villages” comes into focus, in hopes of creating the Gwinnett Place To Be After a slow death that’s dragged across two decades, the clearest vision to date for a Gwinnett Place Mall rebirth has arrived. Ten months […]

Funding for 231 grant approved by Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

Santa Clara County approves $21 million loan to cover increased construction costs of teacher housing project in Palo Alto Source: Mercury News By GABRIEL GRESCHLER | ggreschler@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: January 11, 2022 at 5:04 p.m. | UPDATED: January 12, 2022 at 4:25 a.m. In approving […]

Tenants will be moving into Mountain View’s new affordable housing project this week

Luna Vista's 70 apartments on El Camino Real includes 15 units for adults with developmental disabilities Source: Mountain View Voice , Kevin Forestieri The Luna Vista apartments on El Camino Real in Mountain View. Photo by Magali Gautheir.   Wet paint, heavy equipment and exposed wiring still fill the […]

Let’s Talk Housing

Join Let's Talk Housing, the 21 communities of San Mateo County, Benjamin Grant formerly of SPUR and Karen Murray of Van Meter Williams Pollack for a conversation on 12/1 about infill housing, design and more. We will discuss how San Mateo County communities can evolve to become even more livable while also becoming more […]

Project Feature: New APA case study – Luna Vista at 950 El Camino Real

Source: APA Engineering Solutions for a More Inclusive Community A California nonprofit creatively incorporates engineered wood into a new, affordable housing complex to keep costs low, tackle a public predicament and give rise to a stronger, more inclusive community. A housing crunch was mounting in the City of […]

St. Elizabeth Place Apartment’s Historic Origins Will Breathe New Life Into Houston’s Fifth Ward

Source: National Equity Fund Congratulations to Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation (FWCRC) on last Friday’s (September 27th) groundbreaking of St. Elizabeth Place Apartments in the Fifth Ward district of Houston, Texas. The development consists of the rehabilitation and repurposing of St. Elizabeth Hospital, which was originally […]

New mixed-income multifamily housing coming to Houston’s 5th Ward

Source: Defender News Service Preservation of Houston’s historic St. Elizabeth’s Hospital leads to new mixed-income multifamily housing development in Houston’s 5th Ward. Built-in 1947 in a racially segregated Houston, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital was the first medical facility dedicated to serving African Americans in Harris County. The hospital […]

St. Elizabeth Place breathes new life into historic Fifth Ward hospital

Source: City of Houston Housing and Community Development Safe and affordable apartments will provide new homes and new opportunities Mayor Sylvester Turner joined community members in Houston’s historic Fifth Ward today for the groundbreaking of St. Elizabeth Place, a new community of 85 apartment homes. Approved as […]

Demolition permits filed for 12 structures for Sunnydale HOPE SF, San Francisco

Source: SFYIMBY, Andrew Nelson Demolition permits have been filed for twelve buildings along Sunnydale Avenue as part of Blocks One through Four in the Sunnydale HOPE SF redevelopment plan. The Sunnydale community was originally built during World War Two but has since become one of San Francisco’s most […]

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