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VMWP’s Fairfax Victory Village is featured on Architizer’s project page

Architizer: VMWP's Fairfax Victory Village Source: Architizer Fairfax Senior Housing is a 54 unit affordable senior housing development nestled in the trees just off Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Fairfax, CA. The building is sited between two hills and follows the terraces of the site’s topography with […]

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. […]

Tubbs Fire survivor gets new beginning at former site of Journey’s End Mobile Home Park

A new affordable housing complex is finally complete in Santa Rosa, built on the same site where the Journey's End was destroyed by Tubbs Fire. Source: ABC 7 By Cornell W. Barnard  A new affordable housing complex is finally complete in Santa Rosa, built on the same site […]

Staff Feature: Meghan Kress, CU Denver, and designing for Scientists in Antarctica

Meghan Kress, Master of Architecture (M.Arch) student and VMWP summer intern, is part of the CU Denver team that completed the on-campus design build for a utility space and research lab for use by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fishery scientists in Antarctica. Meghan […]

City of San Carlos unanimously votes to invest in new affordable housing

Source: City of San Carlos   City of San Carlos Takes Action, Invests in New Affordable Housing Acting on its strategic goal to support the creation of new diverse and affordable housing, the San Carlos City Council approved a loan of $12,860,000 Monday night for the construction of […]

SAP Feature: Michael Kloefkorn presenting “Best Practices for Red List Free Affordable Housing” at ILFI

Join Michael Kloefkorn and many other speakers on June 20th and 21st for International Living Future Institute's Annual (VIRTUAL) Affordable Housing Summit as ILF discusses how to move from practice to policy. With Ryan Johnson of Healthy Building Network and Susan Puri of International Living […]

San Rafael project underway to convert offices to apartments

The former office building at 3301 Kerner Blvd. in San Rafael is being converted to housing for homeless residents. Source: Marin Independent Journal By ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal PUBLISHED: June 14, 2023 at 5:31 p.m. | UPDATED: June 15, 2023 at 6:21 a.m. Construction has […]

Apartments approved at 1244 Cherry Street in San Carlos

Source: SF YIMBY A new housing project has been approved for construction at 1244 Cherry Street in San Carlos. The project proposal includes the development of a five-story apartment complex offering affordable homes for rent. The onsite office structure and the remaining housing units will be demolished. Nonprofits […]

Front page news, Cherry Street housing is approved in San Carlos

33-unit apartment building plan moving ahead Source: SMDJ Author: Sierra Lopez Daily Journal staff Rendering of the proposed five-story apartment building at 1244 Cherry St.in San Carlos. A proposal for a five-story apartment building was approved by the San Carlos Planning Commission Wednesday, paving the way for the creation of […]

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