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Victoria’s New Home at Victory Village

Source: RCD Newsletter March 2024 Four years ago, Victoria received a notice from her landlord that her rent was increasing by $250 and that is the moment when her struggles began. The increase was more than she could manage with her car payment and the vet […]

VMWP at ULI Minnesota: Rehab Realities Roundtable – Unlocking Potential in Small Properties

Join industry leaders: Laura Shagalov from VMWP, Kali Terr, Drew Shim, Ben Miles, and Matthew Ramadan on March, 7 from 2-4:30 at MSR Design to explore the opportunities and risks of small-scale rehabilitation projects in Minnesota. Calling all aspiring developers and future landlords! Ditch the bulldozers and […]

Affordable Senior Housing Opens At 999 3rd Street, San Rafael

Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson Vivalon Healthy Aging Campus, image courtesy Eden Housing and Vivalon Vivalon and Eden Housing have opened a new senior housing and community center at 999 3rd Street in San Rafael, Marin County. The project includes 66 units of affordable housing above a medical clinic. The six-story structure will […]

Renderings Revealed For Buena Vista Commons At 3980 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

  Source: YIMBY BY: ANDREW NELSON   New renderings have been revealed for the affordable housing redevelopment of the Buena Vista Village at 3980 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County. The plan offers replacement housing for residents of the city’s only mobile home park as part of the […]

We toured construction at Montbello’s FreshLo Project, which will be home to families, businesses and a mental health center

Source: Denverite; Author: Desiree Mathurin It’s one of few affordable housing projects that includes many three-bedroom apartments. “It’s a big deal for families.” The future Montbello Freshlo Hub is under construction near the intersection of Peoria Street and Albrook Drive. Feb. 25, 2024. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite If you […]

SFGATE features 1 Hamilton, Mill Valley’s first affordable housing in 3 decades

Bay Area town approves first affordable housing development in 30 years       By Tessa McLean Source: SGGATE Mill Valley approved a 100% affordable housing development this week, marking the first time this has happened in the Marin County town in 30 years, as first reported by the Marin Independent Journal. The four-story building […]

Mill Valley approves affordable housing project

Source: Marin Independent Journal; Author: Krissy Waite Mill Valley has approved an 100% affordable housing development for the first time in three decades. The City Council unanimously approved four resolutions on Monday aimed at pushing the project — called Bayfront Terraces — past the finish line. The […]

The need for farmworker housing and 555 Kelly Avenue in the San Francisco Chronicle

A year after Half Moon Bay mass shooting, farmworkers still waiting for better housing Source: San Francisco Chronicle By Jessica Flores [caption id="attachment_11824" align="alignnone" width="720"] Amairani Cortes walks to the gate at California Terra Garden in Half Moon Bay on Jan. 26, 2023, days after the mass shooting […]

Report: Gwinnett Place Mall has lost nearly 88 percent of its value

But embattled Duluth property is finally poised for redevelopment, per Gwinnett Place CID leadership Source: Urbanize Atlanta; Author: Josh Green Gwinnett Place Mall has slipped from a regional attraction over the past 20 years into a magnet for unfortunate headlines that’s empty enough for Netflix’s Stranger Things to transform its interiors […]

Year in Review: Weathering changes, Mountain View pushes ahead with housing growth, school agreements and novel technologies

Source: Mountain View Voice; Author: Emily Margaretten Weathering big changes, the city of Mountain View eventually took a shine to 2023. The year started with an onslaught of unexpected challenges, from extreme weather conditions to a housing plan that was not on track to win state approval. But going back to […]

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