Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson Moonlite Center condominiums street view, rendering by Van Meter Williams Pollack The formal application has been filed with a minor plan increase for 2610 El Camino Real in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County. The update now aims to replace the existing Moonlite Center strip mall […]
Oak Gardens brings 62 units of much needed housing to the Menlo Park Veterans Affairs campus. Finding affordable housing nearby is a major challenge, with many traveling over 2 hours to make physical therapy and mental health appointments. By co-locating housing on the campus, new […]
Montbello’s status as a food desert to end next year with $97M project that includes grocery store, housing and more. FreshLo Hub will also bring a new arts and cultural center to northeast Denver neighborhood.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="769"] Jauwan Chapman, who grew up in the […]
Source: Bay Area News Group; Author: Chase Hunter Transit-oriented development plans for Bayfair Center, a shopping mall at 15555 E. 14th St. in San Leandro, site concept. (Van Meter Williams Pollack) The death of the Bayfair Center mall in San Leandro came last month with a sheet […]
Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson El Cerrito Plaza TOD Parcel A South view with the courtyard, rendering by Pyatok The City of El Cerrito and project developer Related California have been awarded $39.1 million in state funding for the El Cerrito Plaza Transit-Oriented Development in Contra Costa County. The financing will allow the […]
By Andrew Faulkner, Associate, Architect, and Senior Urban Designer Over the past 20 years VMWP has worked with communities around the United States to reimagine regional malls and large format retail centers, transforming them into vibrant connected communities, resilient anchors for local economies, and revitalized centers […]
Today, Mayor London N. Breed joined City officials, community leaders, and housing advocates to celebrate the grand opening of Islais Place, a new 100% family-oriented affordable housing project in District 11. The project includes 137 apartments affordable to households making between 30% and 103% of […]
Today we celebrate the ribbon cutting of BRIDGE Housing's Islais Place at 4840 Mission Street in San Francisco, California. It is one of the first new 100% affordable housing developments built in San Francisco’s District 11 and one of the first major projects in the […]
Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson Construction is wrapping up on a five-story affordable housing complex at 4840 Mission Street in San Francisco’s Outer Mission neighborhood. The project, named Islais Place, will soon bring over a hundred units alongside a health center and retail along the main thoroughfare. Bridge Housing is the project […]
Source: Marin Independent Journal Vivalon represents how one observation can flourish with committed staff and volunteers for a remarkable long-term impact. In the mid-1950s, Manny Charnow, a retired Realtor, pondered the problems of growing old in Marin. Charnow witnessed many older people visiting stores on Fourth […]
Updated Plans Filed For Moonlite Center Redevelopment, Santa Clara
SAP Feature: Co-Locating Housing on Campuses
Montbello FreshLo Hub featured in The Denver Post
What will happen to the Bay Area’s millions of square feet of closed mall space?
El Cerrito Plaza TOD Received $39 Million in State Funding
Mall Conversions, a Once in a Generation Opportunity
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of 100% Affordable Housing, Islais Place
Celebrating the Ribbon Cutting of BRIDGE Housing’s Islais Place
Affordable Housing Wrapping Up in the Outer Mission, San Francisco
Marin history: Vivalon celebrates 70 years