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Affordable Housing Community in Thornton Awarded Tax Credits

Source: milehighcre.com Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Adams County housing authority Maiker Housing Partners has received Federal and State Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) for the construction of Crossing Pointe South, located at 4220 E. 104th Ave in Thornton. The Crossing Pointe multi-generational community already […]

Wayzata – Charting the Course: Reconciling Small Town Character and Housing Diversity

Van Meter Williams Pollack, LLP is thrilled to assist the City of Wayzata in their update of their Design Standards in coordination with the Wayzata 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Wayzata comes from the Dakota word meaning “north shore” and city is known for its beautiful lakefront, historic train […]

New Energy Storage Project to be Implemented at Valencia Gardens Affordable Housing Site

Source: Clean Coalition Valencia Gardens Energy Storage (VGES) Project California's first front-of-meter merchant energy storage project The Clean Coalition is leading the Valencia Gardens Energy Storage (VGES) Project. This groundbreaking project, located in a disadvantaged community in the heart of San Francisco, will showcase how front-of-meter (FOM) energy storage […]

Mayor London Breed Celebrates Ceremonial Groundbreaking Of 100% Affordable Housing In The Excelsior Funded By Affordable Housing Bonds

Source: Patch.com Posted by Press Release Desk | Friday, October 16, 2020 Mayor London N. Breed today participated in the ceremonial groundbreaking of 137 affordable homes at 4840 Mission Street. San Francisco’s west side will get its biggest influx of housing in several decades, after the Board of Supervisors […]

Ceremonial Groundbreaking for 4840 Mission Street is Years in The Making and a Win for District 11 Residents

Today, Supervisor Safai was elated to be joined by Mayor London Breed, BRIDGE Housing's Executive Vice President Smitha Seshadri, and Mission Neighborhood Health Center's Executive Director and CEO Brenda Storey to collectively celebrate District 11's 4840 Mission Street affordable housing project, a project that is […]

Staff Feature: Masoomeh Sharifi Soofiani Serves Her Community

Masoomeh Sharifi Soofiani has been appointed to the Planning Commission by the Richmond City Council this month and will be serving her community for the next two years. "I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with the planning commission to help build up an equitable, […]

1101 Connecticut Affordable Housing Exterior 2020 MFE Award Winner, VMWP Affordable Housing: 1101 Connecticut

San Francisco Development Offers More Than Housing 2020 MFE Award Winner, Affordable Housing, Merit: 1101 Connecticut Source: Multifamily Executive By Donna Kimura | Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1101 Connecticut is more than the 72 affordable homes it provides low-income residents in San Francisco. While that alone is impressive, it […]

Eagle Park Structures Award Winner Featured in Business Journal

Source: BizJournals.com By Becky Bergman | Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Community Impact Project Eagle Park Apartments 1701 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View   An underutilized parcel with a dilapidated industrial building on a site located between Shoreline and El Monte has been transformed into a desirable affordable rental apartment community […]

Project Feature: Veterans Village – How Affordable Housing Can Serve Those That Have Served Us

Health focused design and trauma informed design in affordable housing Veterans Village is an innovative housing model that provides safe, permanent affordable housing coupled with on-site medical care and social services to meet the complex needs of formerly homeless Veterans. Health-focused design principles and an enhanced […]

Community Feature: Meet the Residents of Colma Veterans Village

Affordable housing Developer Mercy Housing took the time to talk to and memorialize the stories of several new Veterans Village residents at the dedication ceremony. Those interviewed include Mr. Wilson, an aircraft radio operator who followed his older brother in joining the Airforce along with […]

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