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Santa Clara County commits $31M to support affordable housing projects in Palo Alto and Mountain View

More than 300 multifamily rental units will help ease housing crisis in two cities Source: Palo Alto Online; Author: Emily Margaretten A rendering of the proposed affordable housing development on Terra Bella Avenue in Mountain View. Rendering courtesy Alta Housing.   Taking steps to address the region’s housing crisis, […]

Demolition Starts For Casa Roseland, Santa Rosa

Source: SFYimby; Author: Andrew Nelson Casa Roseland Family Apartments aerial view, rendering by VMWP Architects   Demolition has started for a new affordable housing complex at 665 and 883 Sebastopol Road in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. The development, named Casa Roseland, will bring 75 new units along a retail thoroughfare […]

Unanimous endorsement for affordable housing at 1 Hamilton in Mill Valley

Mill Valley commission advances Hamilton Drive housing City-owned property at 1 Hamilton Drive in Mill Valley, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) By KRISSY WAITE | kwaite@marinij.com The Mill Valley Planning Commission has endorsed a controversial affordable housing development at 1 Hamilton Drive. The commission’s unanimous vote on […]

Workforce Housing Proposed At 625 Randolph Street In Napa

Source: SF YIMBY Church in Napa , Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. The project is a partnerships between Napa First United Methodist Church, Burbank Housing and Napa Valley Community Housing. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)   A new residential project has been proposed for development at 625 Randolph […]

Burbank Housing and VMWP present 46-unit workforce housing for Methodist Church in Napa

The new housing would be located at Napa’s First United Methodist Church property.| EDWARD BOOTH THE PRESS DEMOCRAT November 15, 2023, 2:17PM A proposal to create 46 apartments for the workforce in downtown Napa is coming together. About 100 people attended an open house Nov. 13 to learn about the […]

SAP Feature: 2022 AIA Summary Data Report 

SAP Feature: 2030 By the Numbers: 2022 AIA Summary Data Report The AIA 2030 Commitment just released the 2030 By the Numbers: AIA Summary Data Report for the 2022 year. The overall numbers of the impact of the 2030 Commitment are inspiring. We encourage you to […]

New senior housing project on former Journey’s End site opens 6 years after Tubbs Fire

The opening of the project marks a milestone in Santa Rosa’s recovery six years after the Tubbs Fire and was celebrated by regional officials and housing advocates Friday as a testament to the community’s resiliency. Author: PAULINA PINEDA Source: THE PRESS DEMOCRAT [caption id="attachment_11508" align="alignnone" width="720"] Shelley Silva […]

The Tubbs Fire leveled parts of this Bay Area city; it’s been rebuilt with more housing density

Source: San Francisco Chronicle Author: J.K. Dineen [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1200"] LEFT: The dining area at Laurel at Perennial Park in Santa Rosa. RIGHT: Lights inside a dining area at Laurel at Perennial Park. Photos by Yalonda James/The Chronicle[/caption] Laurel at Perennial Park is a new housing development […]

Celebrating the Grand Opening of Crossing Pointe South

Today we celebrate the Grand Opening of Maiker Housing's Crossing Pointe South, a new affordable family housing community, in Thornton, Colorado. Congratulations to the VMWP Team: Brett Jacques, Jeos Oreamuno, to owners Maiker Housing Partners, Peter LiFari, Steven Kunshier, JHL Constructors, Jason Bergey, Douglas Dreier, Enterprise […]

APA MN: Andrew Faulkner Presents Wayzata Urban Design Standards

Andrew Faulkner, Associate Architect | Urban Designer, will be presenting at American Planning Association Minnesota: Urban Design Standards: Theory vs. Practice in the City of Wayzata (1 CM) 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Description The City of Wayzata implemented a set of design standards in 2021 that affect nearly every major […]

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