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Family Finalists
GULFPORT, MISS.— Edgewood Manor, a 120-unit, 15-building Sec. 8 development, became a symbol of people being left behind during the months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.
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Seniors Finalists
PALO ALTO, CALIF.— Alta Torre provides 55 units of affordable seniors housing while complementing the adjacent Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life.
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Urban Finalists
SAN FRANCISCO— Mercy Housing California has broken new ground, building the first affordable housing high-rise in the city in about 20 years.
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Google Jumps into the LIHTC Market
Google has stepped into the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) market by investing in a pair of California developments.
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Citi Pilots California Bond Program
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.— California officials and representatives of Citi have come up with an innovative plan to help jump-start construction lending for affordable housing projects in the state.
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Skepticism greets California’s green-building code; a closer look at green paints; Hitachi recalls coil framing nailers after injuries; more
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Solar Installations Energize Residents
The solar energy switch was flipped on Sunwheel Energy Partners’ first set of affordable housing projects in California at the end of January.
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Pop Quiz
Meet Linda Mandolini, executive director of Eden Housing, Inc., a nonprofit firm that has developed more than 5,000 affordable units in California.
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Compliant Vanity
All of cabinet manufacturer Xylem’s vanities are made from wood products that comply with California’s stringent new air-quality standards, which impose strict limits on formaldehyde emissions.
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What Recession? Young Developer Delivers First Project Despite the Odds.
Fewer units are coming online these days, but one development newcomer in Southern California is determined to defy the odds. The 27-year-old just completed his first mixed-use deal and has begun work on a second.