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Rise City affordable housing project has been approved in Redwood City

Fully affordable Redwood City housing project approved Source: Daily Journal [caption id="attachment_10730" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Rendering: Van Meter Williams Pollack (VMWP)[/caption] A 94-unit, fully affordable housing proposal was recently approved in Redwood City through Senate Bill 35, state legislation that allows projects to move forward after city staff […]

Senior and farmworker housing proposed for 555 Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay

Source: SFYIMBY BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON JUNE 30, 2023 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="777"] 555 Kelly Avenue aerial perspective, rendering by Van Meter Williams Pollack (newest renderings are on VMWP)[/caption] New renderings have been published for a five-story affordable housing infill at 555 Kelly Avenue in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County. […]

Architizer Honors VMWP with Special Mention for Affordable Housing

Architizer Honors VMWP with Special Mention for Affordable Housing   We are thrilled to announce that Victory Village has been selected as a Special Mention in the Affordable Housing category for the 2023 Architizer A+ Awards.   This Architizer award is an outstanding accomplishment for VMWP and the Victory […]

Bella Vista Inn a Homekey site has been approved

A proposed multibillion-dollar regional bond signals a shift in how Bay Area affordable housing is funded As funds from Santa Clara County’s Measure A dwindle, a new solution emerges SAN CLARA, CALIF. – NOV. 2: The Bella Vista Inn, located on the 3500 block of El Camino […]

Montbello’s FreshLo breaks ground in Denver, Colorado

Despite ‘challenges along the way,’ Montbello’s FreshLo Hub finally broke ground “Today was a good day.” Members of the Struggle of Love Foundation shovel dirt during a groundbreaking for the FreshLo grocery and community project in Montbello. March 2, 2023. Desiree Mathurin Mar. 02, 2023, 4:26 p.m. Source: Denverite “Today was […]

Rising from the ashes: A new beginning for Journey’s End Mobile Home Park

Community Resilience and Disaster Recovery in Northern California Five years after the Tubbs Fire February 15, 2023 Source: SF FED In October 2017, the Tubbs Fire devastated 36,807 acres of Napa and Sonoma Counties in northern California, including 2,834 homes, mostly located in the city of Santa Rosa. The […]

Project Feature: The Mock Up

Project Feature: The Mock Up The Vitalia Apartments team was reminded of the value of the onsite freestanding mock-up. VMWP and RHD were present to watch the installation of the rough opening waterproofing by Cahill. A particular thank you goes to RDH Building Science, Inc who reviewed […]

Luna Vista to be honored with a Structures Affordable Housing Award

We are pleased to announce that Alta Housing's Luna Vista Apartments is the Structures Award winner in the Affordable Housing category from Silicon Valley Business Journal this year. Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Award recognizes the best projects, deals and leases in Silicon Valley. Luna Vista | […]

Luna Vista: engineering solutions for a more inclusive community

Source: Building Design + Construction BY APA and THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION  Affordable housing complex uses engineered wood to keep construction costs low, tackle a public predicament and give rise to a stronger, more inclusive community. The Luna Vista complex expands affordable housing options for the residents […]

SF YIMBY- Permanently affordable housing breaks ground at 180 Jones Street, Tenderloin, San Francisco

Source: SF YIMBY BY: PALAK JAPLOT Mayor London N. Breed, representatives from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, and local community leaders recently celebrated the groundbreaking for an affordable housing project at 180 Jones Street in Tenderloin, San Francisco. The project proposal includes the development of 70 […]

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