Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development Larry spent years surviving homelessness on the streets of San Francisco. He spent much of his time at a bus stop across the street from his new home. “I can’t believe I was out there,” said Larry, looking outside […]
In preparation for today, Earth Day 2025, VMWP has been reflecting on its sustainability goals and successes these past three decades, including our progress since signing on to AIA's 2030 Commitment. From that, our team has updated our Sustainability Action Plan and are sharing it […]
Since 1989, VMWP has worked hard to design sustainable, healthy homes for the future residents of our buildings. A sustainable home offers clean indoor air quality, thermal comfort, lower utility bills and quieter spaces. Beyond the benefits sustainable spaces bring to our residents, our efforts […]
Source and full article: KRON 4 News by: John Ross Ferrara (KRON) — Sonoma County and the non-profit developer MidPen Housing broke ground Friday on 75 new affordable housing units for families in Santa Rosa. The “Casa Roseland” development will include a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom […]
Transforming Transit Corridors to Grand Boulevards Sunday, March 30, 2025
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM MT
Location: Mile High Ballroom 3
CM: .75 Moderator and Speaker(s) Rick Williams, Architect, Partner
Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP
San Francisco, California Implementing light rail and bus rapid transit (BRT) on existing, auto-oriented commercial corridors can achieve regional sustainability […]
COMMUNITY FEATURE: Make It Home furnishes homes of those in need with donated furniture and household goods and is in partnership with Eden Housing to give the heartfelt gift of furnishings to future residents at 3301 Kerner. As many residents are previously unhoused, the units […]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle; Author: J. K. Dineen Sunnydale Hope SF is San Francisco’s newest housing development. “Housing first” has become a mantra for a generation of urban policy makers: the idea that a place to live is the first step in dealing with the mental illness […]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle; Author: J. K. Dineen Customers are seen inside a packed Java On Ocean Cafe, a longtime neighborhood institution, on Ocean Avenue in the Ingleside neighborhood. A mural is seen along Ocean Avenue. In the nine years since they opened Ocean Ale House just west […]
Affordable housing developer MidPen Housing recently broke ground on Oak Gardens a 62-unit development in Menlo Park, the home to tech and finance giants such as Meta, Robinhood and Andreessen Horowitz. The housing community, located at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at 795 Willow Road, […]
Source: Multi-Housing News; Author: Jeffrey Steele
Built for veterans, the project will provide supportive services and case management. A scaled drawing of Oak Gardens in California. Image courtesy of MidPen Housing MidPen Housing has broken ground on Oak Gardens, a new affordable housing community for veterans in Menlo Park, […]
San Francisco’s Tenderloin Welcomes Residents to Affordable, Supportive Housing at 180 Jones (Video)
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Sonoma County breaks ground on new affordable housing for families in Santa Rosa
Rick Williams Presenting at APA/NPC25: Transforming Transit Corridors to Grand Boulevards
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Menlo Park affordable housing Oak Gardens development breaks ground
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