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City approves funding for Terra Bella Avenue affordable housing project

Source: Mountain View Voice ; Author: Malea Martin   The $13.5 million loan will come from the city's Housing Impact fund A rendering of the proposed Terra Bella Apartments. Rendering courtesy city of Mountain View. A proposed affordable housing project on Terra Bella Avenue in Mountain View now has […]

New Renderings For El Cerrito Plaza Development On BART Station

Source: SFYIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson El Cerrito Plaza aerial view, preliminary rendering of design by Pyatok and Van Meter Williams Pollack.   New renderings have been published along with greater detail about the proposed mixed-use El Cerrito Plaza in Contra Costa County. The project could create as many as 800 homes, […]

Gwinnett commission adopts equity plan for abandoned mall redevelopment

Source: The Atlanta Journal - Constitution ; Author: Alia Malik The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners earlier this month adopted a plan to redevelop Gwinnett Place Mall with equity in mind. In approving the plan submitted by HR&A Advisors, board members agreed to strategies including affordable housing […]

Senior Housing Project Proposed For S.F.’s St. Mark’s Square

Source: Bisnow  Author: Joseph Gordon John Stewart Development Co. wants to bring a new senior housing complex to St. Mark’s Square in San Francisco, submitting plans for a seven-story property at 1001 Franklin St. on Cathedral Hill. John Stewart Co. and St. Mark’s Square filed the […]

William’s Path to Advocacy

Source: RCD Newsletter Aug 2022 William Goodwin was one of first residents to move into Los Medanos Village in Pittsburg. His new home changed his family’s future and set him a path toward community advocacy. William was born and raised in Oakland, and he was living in […]

72-Unit Affordable Housing Project Slated for 15101 Washington Avenue

Source: San Leandro Next In July, 2021, the San Leandro City Council unanimously approved the allocation of $7 million in public affordable housing dollars toward a forthcoming residential development project at 15101 Washington Avenue, near Greenhouse Marketplace. Known as Washington Avenue Apartments, the project is being developed […]

Outline for Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment adopted by county leaders

Source: WXIA-TV Atlanta ; Author: Jonathan Raymond Gwinnett County's Board of Commissioners said Tuesday they had officially adopted a priorities outline for the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall. The county purchased the mall from a developer in 2020 for $23 million. A staple of 80s and 90s Gwinnett childhoods that […]

At long last, game plan emerges for Gwinnett Place Mall’s rebirth

Source: Urbanize Atlanta  Author: Josh Green Polished, residential-heavy concept called “Global Villages” comes into focus, in hopes of creating the Gwinnett Place To Be After a slow death that’s dragged across two decades, the clearest vision to date for a Gwinnett Place Mall rebirth has arrived. Ten months […]

Luna Vista to be honored with a Structures Affordable Housing Award

We are pleased to announce that Alta Housing's Luna Vista Apartments is the Structures Award winner in the Affordable Housing category from Silicon Valley Business Journal this year. Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Award recognizes the best projects, deals and leases in Silicon Valley. Luna Vista | […]

San José Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines has won the American Planning Association California Chapter Award of Excellence for Urban Design

Amazing news for the San José Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines team as the project has won the American Planning Association California Chapter Award of Excellence for Urban Design. The APA California Awards Program provides an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the great planning work occurring throughout […]

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