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Market Hall Now Open in VMWP’s 2175 Market Street

San Francisco's Upper Market district is now home to the latest market hall concept to touch down in the Bay Area. The hall, called Myriad, is a 4,000-square-foot market space at 2175 Market Street. "Rather than a glorified food hall, the inspiration for the project comes from places […]

Rebuild Potrero EIR/EIS Certified

In December our Potrero Hope SF Project, www.rebuildpotrero.com for BRIDGE Housing hit a great milestone. The San Francisco Planning Commission certified the joint EIR/EIS! Thank you to all those involved. Rebuild Potrero is a project of BRIDGE Housing Corporation and HOPE SF to redevelop the Potrero Terrace and […]

Grand Opening of Arboleda Apartments

The grand opening of Arboleda Apartments, which provides 48 affordable homes to low-income families and people with special needs, will be held May 14 at 10:30am. Satellite Affordable Housing Associates is the Project Developer. The homes are a mix of one, two and three bedroom apartments […]

A better plan for the other side of the tracks…

Our Congress for the New Urbanism inaugural Legacy Charrettes was just featured on BetterCities.net. Click on the image to check out our work to build on Garland's downtown investments. http://bettercities.net/article/better-plan-other-side-tracks-21564 […]

Westlake Urban Interview with Rick Williams and Karen Murray of VMWP

Westlake Urban recently sat down with Rick Williams and Karen Murray, partners at Van Meter Williams Pollack, to talk about how their innovative approach to design and architecture enhances communities. Van Meter Williams Pollack is an award-winning architecture and urban design firm based in San Francisco […]

Improving Housing Can Pay Dividends In Better Health

A story broadcast on NPR discussing the correlation between improved housing and better health features Terraza Palmera at St. Joseph's and Potrero HOPE SF Master Plan. Faiza Ayesh giggles with delight as she describes her brand-new two-bedroom apartment in Oakland, Calif. She shares her home with her husband and […]

AIA San Francisco 2014 Honor Award Winner St. Joseph’s Redevelopment

St. Joseph’s Redevelopment has won a 2014 AIA San Francisco Design Honor Award for Historic Preservation. In existence for nearly half a century, AIA San Francisco’s Design Awards program celebrates outstanding achievements in architecture and design. BRIDGE Housing is the developer. AIASF will host the 2014 […]

Fire Clay Lofts ULI 2013 Colorado Impact Award Winner

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Colorado has named Fire Clay Lofts the winner of the 2013 Colorado Impact Award in the Infill Category. The Impact Awards are based on the ULI Awards for Excellence, the most highly respected international program of land use awards.  As with the ULI Awards for Excellence, ULI […]

VMWP’s Affordable Housing Projects Featured in SFGATE

Source: SFGate By John King | Saturday, October 5, 2013 Nonprofit developers play vital role in housing Growing number of affordable units in Bay Area a safety net for residents   One of the Bay Area's largest developers turned 30 last month and threw itself a party, but some of […]

St. Joseph’s Senior Apartments ULI 2013 Global Awards of Excellence Finalist

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has named St. Joseph’s Senior Apartments as a finalist for the 2013 ULI Global Awards for Excellence, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program. “We are honored to be a finalist for this prestigious award,” said Cynthia […]

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