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Mayor Breed, Balboa Reservoir is an example of revitalization

Breed asks University of California to consider opening downtown San Francisco campus Source: SFGATE By Alec Regimbal [caption id="attachment_11000" align="alignright" width="300"] San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks onstage during the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 2, 2022, in New Orleans. […]

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 […]

At long last, game plan emerges for Gwinnett Place Mall’s rebirth

Source: Urbanize Atlanta  Author: Josh Green Polished, residential-heavy concept called “Global Villages” comes into focus, in hopes of creating the Gwinnett Place To Be After a slow death that’s dragged across two decades, the clearest vision to date for a Gwinnett Place Mall rebirth has arrived. Ten months […]

Funding for 231 grant approved by Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

Santa Clara County approves $21 million loan to cover increased construction costs of teacher housing project in Palo Alto Source: Mercury News By GABRIEL GRESCHLER | ggreschler@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: January 11, 2022 at 5:04 p.m. | UPDATED: January 12, 2022 at 4:25 a.m. In approving […]

Tenants will be moving into Mountain View’s new affordable housing project this week

Luna Vista's 70 apartments on El Camino Real includes 15 units for adults with developmental disabilities Source: Mountain View Voice , Kevin Forestieri The Luna Vista apartments on El Camino Real in Mountain View. Photo by Magali Gautheir.   Wet paint, heavy equipment and exposed wiring still fill the […]

Let’s Talk Housing

Join Let's Talk Housing, the 21 communities of San Mateo County, Benjamin Grant formerly of SPUR and Karen Murray of Van Meter Williams Pollack for a conversation on 12/1 about infill housing, design and more. We will discuss how San Mateo County communities can evolve to become even more livable while also becoming more […]

Project Feature: New APA case study – Luna Vista at 950 El Camino Real

Source: APA Engineering Solutions for a More Inclusive Community A California nonprofit creatively incorporates engineered wood into a new, affordable housing complex to keep costs low, tackle a public predicament and give rise to a stronger, more inclusive community. A housing crunch was mounting in the City of […]

Demolition permits filed for 12 structures for Sunnydale HOPE SF, San Francisco

Source: SFYIMBY, Andrew Nelson Demolition permits have been filed for twelve buildings along Sunnydale Avenue as part of Blocks One through Four in the Sunnydale HOPE SF redevelopment plan. The Sunnydale community was originally built during World War Two but has since become one of San Francisco’s most […]

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