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Join VMWP’s Andrew Faulkner at APA MN

If You Plan It, Will They Come? Building on Community Strength at Shady Oak Wednesday, October 21st 1 CM General Session 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Location: 241 Description What do you do when your 2015 vision for a transit-oriented R&D center collides with a post-COVID reality? You […]

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 […]

Casa Canal Wins 2026 PCBC Gold Nugget Merit Award Best Renovated/Restored/Adaptive Reuse Residential Project

We are proud to share that Eden Housing's Casa Canal has received an Award of Merit for Best Renovated, Restored or Adaptive Reuse Residential Project for 2026, recognized for architectural design, innovation, and community impact! We are honored to be chosen by PCBC from an […]

Architecture as Healing: Designing for Wellness, Dignity, and Permanent Support

  The COVID-19 pandemic forced a global conversation on health in the built environment. For those involved in affordable housing development and advocacy, this conversation was especially resonant. Van Meter Williams Pollack (VMWP) invites you to a panel presentation featuring Alicia Gaylord (Senior Vice President, Nor Cal, […]

Hennepin County: Driving innovation and collaboration in community development

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 […]

New affordable housing communities in Colorado aim to serve families with the greatest need

New affordable housing communities in Longmont and Denver's Berkeley neighborhood are offering larger family units and on-site child care as Colorado expands its post-COVID housing investments. By: Adria Iraheta Source: Denver 7 LONGMONT, Colo. — For Skye Beck and her husband, the decision to uproot their family of five […]

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 […]

Half Moon Bay Council gets ‘the ball rolling’ on 555 Kelly farmworker housing agreement

Source: www.coastsidenews.com By Ashton J. Hacke After 15 months of negotiations over the terms of a lease agreement with Mercy Housing for city-owned land at 555 Kelly Ave., the Half Moon Bay City Council heard public input on Thursday evening, Oct. 16, and then directed staff to […]

VMWP’s Rick Williams at Housing Leadership Day

Please join us at 25th Annual Housing Leadership Day on October 17, 2025 at the South San Francisco Convention Center, 255 S Airport Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080! Rick Williams, VMWP,  will be presenting, "From Workplace to Homebase - Commercial to Housing Conversion" an adaptive […]

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