The "Best for Colorado Honoree” is an award given by the non-profit company B Lab in recognition of VMWP meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. VMWP received a score of 106.9 and was boosted into the top percentile by the work we […]
Van Meter Williams Pollack won a CNU Charter Award for the redevelopment of the landmark former St. Joseph’s convent in Oakland, California into affordable housing. Says CNU, "The unique character of St. Joseph’s provides a strong sense of place in Fruitvale, Oakland. Five historic buildings, dramatic trees, and […]
VMWP and GLS's Rebuild Potrero HOPE SF project just won a Research, Planning, Analysis and Communication Merit Award. Read More on asla-ncc.org Rebuild Potrero is a 38-acre redevelopment site on the steep south facing slope of Potrero Hill. 606 units of aging federally owned public housing will be replaced […]
The grand opening of Arboleda Apartments, which provides 48 affordable homes to low-income families and people with special needs, will be held May 14 at 10:30am. Satellite Affordable Housing Associates is the Project Developer. The homes are a mix of one, two and three bedroom apartments […]
Our Congress for the New Urbanism inaugural Legacy Charrettes was just featured on BetterCities.net. Click on the image to check out our work to build on Garland's downtown investments. http://bettercities.net/article/better-plan-other-side-tracks-21564 […]
St. Joseph’s Redevelopment has won a 2014 AIA San Francisco Design Honor Award for Historic Preservation. In existence for nearly half a century, AIA San Francisco’s Design Awards program celebrates outstanding achievements in architecture and design. BRIDGE Housing is the developer. AIASF will host the 2014 […]
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Colorado has named Fire Clay Lofts the winner of the 2013 Colorado Impact Award in the Infill Category. The Impact Awards are based on the ULI Awards for Excellence, the most highly respected international program of land use awards. As with the ULI Awards for Excellence, ULI […]
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has named St. Joseph’s Senior Apartments as a finalist for the 2013 ULI Global Awards for Excellence, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program. “We are honored to be a finalist for this prestigious award,” said Cynthia […]
The Sunnydale and Potrero Plans have each recieved a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant. San Francisco was the only city to be awarded two of the 17 grants issued nationwide. Van Meter Williams Pollack [VMWP] is the Master […]
Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) The Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in conjunction with the Residential Knowledge Community of The American Institute of Architects (AIA), recognizes excellence in affordable housing, community-based design, participatory […]
VMWP Among Best for Colorado 2018 Honorees
St Joseph’s Wins CNU Charter Award
Rebuild Potrero HOPE SF Wins Research, Planning, Analysis and Communication Award
Grand Opening of Arboleda Apartments
A better plan for the other side of the tracks…
AIA San Francisco 2014 Honor Award Winner St. Joseph’s Redevelopment
Fire Clay Lofts ULI 2013 Colorado Impact Award Winner
St. Joseph’s Senior Apartments ULI 2013 Global Awards of Excellence Finalist
Winners! Sunnydale & Potrero both Receive HUD Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants