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St. Elizabeth Place Apartment’s Historic Origins Will Breathe New Life Into Houston’s Fifth Ward

Source: National Equity Fund Congratulations to Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation (FWCRC) on last Friday’s (September 27th) groundbreaking of St. Elizabeth Place Apartments in the Fifth Ward district of Houston, Texas. The development consists of the rehabilitation and repurposing of St. Elizabeth Hospital, which was originally […]

New mixed-income multifamily housing coming to Houston’s 5th Ward

Source: Defender News Service Preservation of Houston’s historic St. Elizabeth’s Hospital leads to new mixed-income multifamily housing development in Houston’s 5th Ward. Built-in 1947 in a racially segregated Houston, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital was the first medical facility dedicated to serving African Americans in Harris County. The hospital […]

St. Elizabeth Place breathes new life into historic Fifth Ward hospital

Source: City of Houston Housing and Community Development Safe and affordable apartments will provide new homes and new opportunities Mayor Sylvester Turner joined community members in Houston’s historic Fifth Ward today for the groundbreaking of St. Elizabeth Place, a new community of 85 apartment homes. Approved as […]

Planning firm with transit expertise selected to lead Gwinnett Place revitalization

Source: Atlanta Business Journal , Grace Donnelly The years-long dream of transforming the former Gwinnett Place Mall into a modern retail center and transit hub is one step closer to reality. The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID) selected planning firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.(VHB) to lead […]

Demolition permits filed for 12 structures for Sunnydale HOPE SF, San Francisco

Source: SFYIMBY, Andrew Nelson Demolition permits have been filed for twelve buildings along Sunnydale Avenue as part of Blocks One through Four in the Sunnydale HOPE SF redevelopment plan. The Sunnydale community was originally built during World War Two but has since become one of San Francisco’s most […]

Affordable Housing Planned At 15101 Washington Avenue In San Leandro

Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Palak Japlot 15101 Washington Avenue Site via Google Maps   A new affordable housing project has been proposed at 15101 Washington Avenue in San Leandro. The project proposal includes the development of an apartment complex on a vacant lot near Greenhouse Marketplace. Abode Communities is the […]

Affordable housing project planned for San Leandro

Source: East Bay Times; Author: Peter Hegarty The apartments will be built on a vacant lot near Greenhouse Marketplace SAN LEANDRO — A total of 72 apartments that will be designated as affordable are planned near Greenhouse Marketplace, a project that has gotten City Council support. “Affordable housing […]

VMWP is proud be a sponsor of Housing Colorado 2021

VMWP is proud to a sponsor of Housing Colorado this year. Please come visit the VMWP table, join the workshop presented by Michael Kloefkorn, Brett Jacques, Chris Jedd from Denver Housing Authority, and Michael Levinson from Group 14, on "Four Projects, Four Paths to Tax-Credit […]

Balboa Reservoir has won a California Chapter APA California State Merit Award

Balboa Reservoir Design Standards and Guidelines has been selected for an Award of Merit for the 2021 Urban Design Award. The Virtual Awards Ceremony is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, September 15, 2021 as part of the 2021 APA California Virtual Conference: Changing Plans; Changing Planning. Actual […]

SAP Feature: VMWP’s Jeremy Stock has earned Living Future Accreditation

Congratulations to Jeremy Stock on becoming the first member of the VMWP team to earn Living Future Accreditation. LFA is the professional credential that recognizes proficiency in the world’s most ambitious, advanced, and holistic sustainable design standards, and supports VMWP's commitment to Architecture 2030 in pursuit […]

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