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Mountain View picks developer to turn safe parking site into dense affordable housing

Source: Mountain View Voice; Author: Emily Margaretten City Council chooses new developer for the site, which could be up to 12 stories tall A rendering of the affordable housing project proposed by Affirmed Housing at 87 E. Evelyn Avenue in Mountain View. Courtesy city of Mountain View. The […]

Healdsburg inks affordable housing deal

Source: Northern California Public Media; Author: Marc Albert Conceptual rendering of plans for 155 Dry Creek Rd.   After a generation in limbo, some affordable housing may be on the way to Healdsburg. The four-story, L-shaped modernist apartment block would rise on a vacant lot between the 101 freeway […]

Mayor Breed, Balboa Reservoir is an example of revitalization

Breed asks University of California to consider opening downtown San Francisco campus Source: SFGATE By Alec Regimbal [caption id="attachment_11000" align="alignright" width="300"] San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks onstage during the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 2, 2022, in New Orleans. […]

Rise City affordable housing project has been approved in Redwood City

Fully affordable Redwood City housing project approved Source: Daily Journal [caption id="attachment_10730" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Rendering: Van Meter Williams Pollack (VMWP)[/caption] A 94-unit, fully affordable housing proposal was recently approved in Redwood City through Senate Bill 35, state legislation that allows projects to move forward after city staff […]

Senior and farmworker housing proposed for 555 Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay

Source: SFYIMBY BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON JUNE 30, 2023 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="777"] 555 Kelly Avenue aerial perspective, rendering by Van Meter Williams Pollack (newest renderings are on VMWP)[/caption] New renderings have been published for a five-story affordable housing infill at 555 Kelly Avenue in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County. […]

Architizer Honors VMWP with Special Mention for Affordable Housing

Architizer Honors VMWP with Special Mention for Affordable Housing   We are thrilled to announce that Victory Village has been selected as a Special Mention in the Affordable Housing category for the 2023 Architizer A+ Awards.   This Architizer award is an outstanding accomplishment for VMWP and the Victory […]

AVi Redefines Affordable Housing’s Community Impact

Source: Arvada Chamber of Commerce; Source: Marsha Barancik Two months after opening, Arvada’s 100-unit AVi at Olde Town at 5352 Allison Street is 97% leased and expected to be 100% occupied this month, reports Kristin Gines, CPO of Foothills Regional Housing, which developed the property. AVi, designed by Van […]

Pleasanton council approves major components of Stoneridge Mall redevelopment framework

Source: Pleasanton Weekly; Author: Christian Trujano Up to 1,170 housing units initially allocated as part of converting mall to mixed-use site Pleasanton city officials have advanced the policy framework for redeveloping Stoneridge Shopping Center property into a mix of uses including significant housing units. (Weekly file photo) The […]

Emerging Technologies Training Center opens in Vicksburg

Source: Hinds Community College; Author: Paisley Boston “Hinds Community College is one of those partners that I think does it (workforce training) better than anyone else in the state of Mississippi. They pour themselves into their community… Photos by: Brad Smith Above: Among those attending the Dec. 7 ribbon-cutting […]

Pleasanton Leaders To Discuss Stoneridge Mall Future

Source: Patch; Author: Michael Wittner The city council and planning commission are holding a public meeting Thursday to review the Stoneridge Mall Framework. The Stoneridge Mall Framework aims to determine future uses of the large property by January. (Google Maps) PLEASANTON, CA — Pleasanton residents are invited to attend […]

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