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Denver’s Montbello Community: Small Seeds Can Grow Into Large Trees

Full Source: Denver Foundation By Angelle Fouther   We’re all familiar with the tale about the small seed that is planted and grows into the flourishing tree. Indeed it is an inspiring and miraculous process, whereby a tiny specimen breaks through the surface of dark soil to rise […]

San Rafael earmarks $2.6M for affordable housing

Source: Marin Independent Journal By ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ | [email protected] San Rafael is spending $2.6 million on four affordable housing projects. Homeward Bound of Marin will receive a $350,000 grant for a 32-residence project at 190 Mill St. Eden Housing will receive two loans, $850,000 for a 40-apartment project […]

VMWP listed as one of the seven best multifamily architects in Mountain View

Source: GC Magazine   General Contractors Magazine has listed Van Meter Williams Pollack as one of the seven best multifamily architects in Mountain View, California.   An integral part of the history and growth of Silicon Valley, Mountain View is an attractive city for young professionals looking to thrive […]

Former East Colfax strip club property becoming affordable housing

Source: Westword ; Conor McCormick-Cavanagh [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1320"] A lot that once housed a strip joint will soon become affordable housing. Courtesy of Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP.[/caption] The development of a former strip club at 8315 East Colfax Avenue lays bare the changes in this […]

231 Grant Avenue Teacher Housing Project Moves Forward

Source: County of Santa Clara TEACHER HOUSING PROJECT MOVES FORWARD "WE’VE GRADUATED TO A NEW PHASE" SAN JOSE – Santa Clara County’s Teacher Housing project is moving to a new phase, with design depictions, a timeline for construction, and a plan for getting feedback from key stakeholders. The […]

Balboa Reservoir’s affordable housing Building E receives funding

A dozen Bay Area projects snag $279M in funding from California Strategic Growth Council Source: The Business Journal By Sarah Klearman  –  Staff Reporter, San Francisco Business Times [caption id="attachment_9092" align="alignnone" width="720"] A rendering of Bridge's 124-unit affordable project at Balboa Reservoir made public by San Francisco. The project received […]

Ella Rohlffs Place, affordable infill housing featured on SocketSite

Source: SocketSite   Plans for a 7-story building to rise up to 75 feet in height upon the St. Mark’s Square and Martin Luther Tower parking lot parcels which front Ellis Street, between Franklin and Gough, have been drawn. As designed by Van Meter Williams Pollack for the […]

3090 S. Bascom Avenue pushes ahead after government deals

San Jose affordable home projects push ahead after government deals By GEORGE AVALOS | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group Source: The Mercury News   SAN JOSE — Two affordable home projects in San Jose have taken a step forward with separate deals by Santa Clara County to purchase the sites where scores […]

VMWP is presenting all-electric affordable housing at the Zero Carbon Retreat

Van Meter Williams Pollack's Laura Shagalov, Pam Goode, and Elaine Uang will be presenting a session on "Case Studies of All-Electric Bay Area Midrise Affordable Housing Construction" at the Redwood Energy's 12th Zero Carbon Retreat! The retreat is on January 27th and 28th, 10am - […]

VMWP’s Fairfax Victory Village is featured on Architizer’s project page

Architizer: VMWP's Fairfax Victory Village Source: Architizer Fairfax Senior Housing is a 54 unit affordable senior housing development nestled in the trees just off Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Fairfax, CA. The building is sited between two hills and follows the terraces of the site’s topography with […]

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