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4400 Oliver Ave N.

DESCRIPTION 4400 Oliver Ave N is an adaptive reuse project in North Minneapolis that received funding through the Hennepin County Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Predevelopment Assistance program for emerging developers. VMWP provided technical assistance for site feasibility and concept design. The grant recipient’s goal was to […]

Casa Canal

Description The adaptive reuse and office conversion at 3301 Kerner Blvd is a vacant commercial property located at the intersection of Kerner Blvd and Bellam Blvd in San Rafael, immediately across the street from a major transit stop, a grocery store, and the County of Marin’s […]

Clara Gardens – Under Construction

DESCRIPTION Clara Gardens, located at 3555 El Camino Real in Santa Clara, will be a 120-unit rental community offering deeply affordable housing. The development includes the renovation of an existing two-story motel and the construction of a new seven-story building. As part of the Homekey emergency […]

Mother Bernard House – Under Construction

DESCRIPTION Mother Bernard House, previously named Eureka Motel, at 1140 4th Street includes the rehabilitation of two, two-story existing motel buildings and a new two-story building along 4th Street that will together provide a total of 49 affordable units, supportive service spaces, and common amenities. New and […]

Bell Street Gardens

DESCRIPTION The Bell St./Islander Revitalization project is a two building redevelopment, focused on establishing a strong sense of community between residents while simultaneously enriching the immediate area. The renovation and adaptive re-use of the existing two-story motel includes the addition of a third-story, for a total of […]

Sienna on Sloan’s Lake

DESCRIPTION Sienna on Sloan’s Lake, the Kuhlman Block redevelopment, involved the acquisition and redevelopment of a 2.23 acre site into a residential mixed-use, mixed-income project located on “Block 3” of the former campus of the St. Anthony Central Hospital in the West Colfax neighborhood of Denver. The […]

St. Elizabeth’s Place

DESCRIPTION The adaptive re-use of St. Elizabeth Place is a 2.5-acre site located on the Fifth Ward’s commercial and cultural corridor, blocks from Interstate 10 with views of the Houston skyline. The project of 179 affordable dwelling units includes the adaptive reuse of the historic hospital […]

Mississippi Center for Innovation and Technology

DESCRIPTION The Mississippi Center for Innovation and Technology is an excellent example of adaptive reuse, transforming the historic three-story Mississippi Hardware Co. warehouse building into a state-of-the-art accelerated technology transfer center that will host: (1) ERDCWERX - an innovation hub that operates in collaboration with the […]

Richardson Hall

DESCRIPTION The 55 Laguna Development includes the adaptive re-use and renovation of the historic Richardson Hall built in 1924 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style as a teacher’s school. This project provides 40 new units of LGBTQ friendly senior housing and­ residential amenities in the upper […]

Veterans Village

DESCRIPTION The Veterans Village is a 66 unit affordable housing community in Colma, California. It is situated between Cypress Lawn and Holy Cross cemeteries along Mission Road. The project is a new three story residential building. It also includes the preservation of the historic pump building […]

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