At Van Meter Williams Pollack, we believe that making cities more livable starts with making our buildings more accountable. This year marks a significant milestone in our commitment to the planet. It is our 6th consecutive year reporting to the AIA 2030 Design Data Exchange […]
Author: Adhiti Bandlamudi
Full Source: KQED [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="951"] Concord Farms can be seen in the distance in Half Moon Bay on Jan. 3, 2024. Following the 2023 mass shooting at a mushroom farm in Half Moon Bay, city officials rallied around housing projects that served […]
The conversation around the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system has shifted. While the fiscal cliff dominates headlines, the solution lies not just in subsidies or fare increases but in the very land BART owns. At Van Meter Williams Pollack (VMWP), we see Transit Oriented […]
Source: SFGATE, By Kasia Pawlowska [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Houses near Half Moon Bay in California. Getty Images/iStockphoto[/caption] Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a serious warning to 15 communities across the state: Come up with a housing plan, or get sued. Half Moon Bay was the only […]
Source: Colorado Real Estate Journal DENVER – A pair of local organizations addressing housing affordability and homelessness partnered to redevelop a publicly owned vacant site straddling the edge of the Berkeley and Sunnyside neighborhoods.
In February, the Denver Housing Authority and the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless […]
Source: St. Helena Star
The St. Helena City Council is committing $2.2 million toward a 40-unit affordable housing project. An artist's rendering of the Fountain Street affordable housing project in St. Helena. Highway 29/128 is visible on the right. To the left is Mills Lane, which would […]
Source: The Press Democrat ; Author: Paulina Pineda The Casa Roseland 75-unit affordable housing project is nearing completion in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. The first residents at a long-awaited affordable housing project on Sebastopol Road could start moving in this summer. Casa Roseland will add 75 […]
By Paulina Pineda | Source: The Press Democrat Revived plans for a long-contested housing proposal on Santa Rosa’s eastern edges are wending their way through the city development pipeline three years after the property changed hands. The new owners, affordable housing developer Burbank Housing, envision transforming the 69-acre expanse […]
Source: Hennepin County How Hennepin Planning Grants spark innovation, foster partnerships, and shape resilient communities
Hennepin Planning Grants (HPG) have been a cornerstone for fostering partnerships between Hennepin County and local cities to address land use and development challenges since 2008. The program emphasizes creating human-centered environments […]
Source: San Francisco Business Times
By Douglas Sams – Senior Reporter, San Francisco Business Times The Monarch at Redwood is a $70 million affordable housing development — one of the few housing projects to break ground in San Mateo County. Affirmed Housing/Van Meter Williams Pollack San Mateo County officials plan […]
SAP Feature: Our 6th Year of AIA 2030 DDx Reporting
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How Housing at BART Stations Solves a Regional Fiscal Crisis
Bay Area town says its location makes housing complicated. Newsom says build or get sued.
DHA, CCH partner to redevelop 4745 Federal into housing
St. Helena commits $2.2 million to affordable housing project
Applications open for long-awaited Roseland apartments as work on plaza, community space continues
Residents to get first look Monday at a new senior development planned on long-contested Highway 12 site
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San Mateo County races to rezone to narrow a shortfall of nearly 1,000 homes