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Join VMWP and AIA East Bay: Timber Senior Apartments Design Tour

Timber Senior Apartments Design Tour (1 LU|HSW) Join us for a tour of the recently completed Timber Senior Apartments in Newark.   About the Project Timber Senior Apartments is a 79 unit affordable apartment community for an area transitioning from legacy light industrial to housing. The site is bordered […]

Elevating Colorado Families through Intentional Development

We are deeply honored that Longmont Housing Authority's, Ascent at Hover Crossing has received the prestigious 2026 Eagle Award from Housing Colorado. Developed by Pennrose, this accolade represents the pinnacle of achievement for affordable housing in the region, validating our belief that thoughtful design can elevate […]

Bay Area town says its location makes housing complicated. Newsom says build or get sued.

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 […]

St. Helena commits $2.2 million to affordable housing project

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 […]

San Mateo County races to rezone to narrow a shortfall of nearly 1,000 homes

  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 […]

Mill Valley reapproves city-led affordable housing project: 1 Hamilton Drive

A rendering of the proposed Bayfront Terrace housing project on Hamilton Drive in Mill Valley. (Van Meter Williams Pollack) By Steven Rosenfeld | [email protected] Source: MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL The Mill Valley City Council has reapproved a four-story, 45-apartment complex for low-income families at the edge of Hauke Park. The unanimous vote Monday […]

Progress Rooted in Partnership: VMWP Minneapolis recognizes the deep and meaningful collaborations of 2025

Celebrating the milestones and community-driven designs that defined our work in Minnesota this year Van Meter Williams Pollack (VMWP) has always believed that the most enduring projects are those built upon a foundation of shared values and collective vision. By blending intentional architecture with forward-thinking urban […]

Celebrating the Grand Opening of 170 New Affordable Apartment Homes as Part of San Francisco’s Largest Public Housing Transformation

Source: Mercy Housing The event also marked the groundbreaking of two additional buildings, creating another 184 affordable apartment homes Secretary Tomiquia Moss, Senator Scott Wiener, Mayor Daniel Lurie, Supervisor Shamann Walton, Executive Director Erin Curtis, and other community leaders joined Related California and Mercy Housing California to celebrate the grand opening […]

Finances, Parking Among BART Housing Concerns

Source: The Independent; Author: David Jen PLEASANTON — The financial health of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system and concerns about sufficient parking steered discussions of possible new housing at the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station during the Oct. 22 Pleasanton Planning Commission meeting. Representatives of Van Meter […]

Bell Street Gardens Welcomes Residents

Full Source: Tri-City Voice By: Stephanie Uchida Local officials held a ribbon cutting to officially open the apartment complex. Photo by Stephanie Uchida. New affordable housing complex in Fremont is fully leased. According to Dan Sawislak, executive director of Resources for Community Development (RCD), the former Islander Motel with […]

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