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Ella Rohlff’s Place at St. Mark’s Square

DESCRIPTION Ella Rohlff’s Place at St. Mark’s Square will be a new 100% affordable housing building for seniors on Ellis Street between Franklin and Gough, in San Francisco. The existing one story plaza will be demolished and on grade parking below will be removed to make […]

Clara Gardens

DESCRIPTION Clara Gardens at 3555 El Camino Real, will be a rental community with 120 deeply affordable rental apartments in Santa Clara The proposed development will consist of the renovation of an existing 2-story motel and the development of a new 7-story building. Once completed, the […]

Dry Creek Commons

Description Dry Creek Commons at 155 Dry Creek Road is a four story development that makes improvements to the Foss Creek and wetlands environment and provides 58 quality affordable family rental apartments for the community on 3.53 acres, completing a key gateway property along the Dry […]

Balboa, Building E

Description Building E is part of the Balboa Reservoir neighborhood, a diverse and inclusive mixed-income community that brings together residents and neighbors around the new Reservoir Park. Building E is one of many buildings in a new master plan being realized at the Balboa Reservoir in […]

BART El Cerrito Plaza

DESCRIPTION The proposal will redevelop three parcels around the city’s BART station with six structures. Of the approximately 750-800 units, between 280 and 300 units would be affordable housing, and 94 units for middle-income households. The new plaza development would rise at least seven floors, per […]

1020 Terra Bella

DESCRIPTION 1020 Terra Bella is a proposed 100% affordable family-housing development project in Mountain View. With the donation of land by Public Storage, Alta Housing is seeking to create a 6-story, approximately 108-units family-housing apartment building that provides affordable housing for tenants with 30-80% of the […]

Eleven Innes, Hunters Point

DESCRIPTION Hunters Point Shipyard, Block 56, is planned to take full advantage of the 0.45 acre site’s space and view of the bay to the southeast. Fitting in a mixture of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-bedroom units into the site ensures that household of all […]

231 Grant Teacher Housing

DESCRIPTION Recognizing the difficulty of Santa Clara County communities to retain and recruit talented teachers, the County Board of Supervisors identified 231 Grant Avenue in Palo Alto as the future home for over 100 educators. The proposed design concept for 231 Grant centers around the preservation of […]

180 Jones – Under Construction

DESCRIPTION 180 Jones, located in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, provides 70 units of affordable housing with a range of incomes including formerly homeless residents, 40% AMI and 80% AMI. The 9 story project includes a tenant lobby, property management with 24 hour desk clerk, […]

North Fair Oaks Apartments

Description The North Fair Oaks Apartment development is located at San Mateo Avenue and Douglas Avenue in San Mateo, California. The project site currently sits in an underutilized location that is bordered by both a residential neighborhood and nearby light industrial and auto body shops. North […]