J.H. Fitzmaurice, Inc.

Yesterday was a great day for BRIDGE and the vibrant Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, where we officially opened 181 units of affordable housing in the beautiful Casa Sueños development.   Delivered in partnership with The Unity Council, Casa Sueños is the third phase of the nationally recognized Fruitvale Village Transit District in one of the largest Latino neighborhoods in the Bay Area. BRIDGE now has 10 affordable housing communities in Oakland, with nearly 1,200 affordable units.   On-hand to celebrate the occasion was a long list of dignitaries and partners, including our President and CEO Ken Lombard, The Unity Council CEO Chris Iglesias, Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo, Oakland Housing Authority Executive Director Patricia Wells, Oakland Housing and Community Development Director Emily Weinstein, and many others including residents and community members! We were delighted to have a strong showing by the BRIDGE team as well.   Casa Sueños provides a mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, along with support services. Forty-six units are reserved for residents who have previously experienced homelessness, and another 29 apartments are available through vouchers from the Oakland Housing Authority. Affordable ground-floor commercial space is occupied by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ), an Oakland-based nonprofit focused on ending youth criminalization and mass incarceration.   Thank you to one and all for an unforgettable day as we continue to improve access to affordable housing on the West Coast.   City of Oakland; Oakland Housing Authority; Alameda County; Alameda County Health Care Services Agency; California Department of Housing & Community Development TOD Housing Program; California Climate Investments (funded through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund); Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program through the Strategic Growth Council and the California Department of Housing and Community Development; National Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT); Lument; JPMorganChase; California Tax Credit Allocation Committee; and California Debt Limit Allocation Committee; SVA Architects; J.H. Fitzmaurice, Inc.   #Affordablehousing #HousingforAll #Oakland #Fruitvale

🌟 Congrats to the City of Oakland for opening the first affordable, mixed-use housing development with a community-serving health clinic! Acts Cherry Hill Apartments and La Clinica opened the doors on 55-units of #AffordableHousing (25-percent designated for unhoused populations) and a ground floor health clinic, late last week. The project is part of the Better Neighborhoods Same Neighbors, Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) grant project led by a partnership between the East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative (EONI) and the city. Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors has a vision for managed neighborhood change without displacement. TCC is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities. The program is administered by the Strategic Growth Council and implemented by the Department of Conservation (DOC), along with other partnering state agencies. Thank you Related California for sharing photos from the exciting event, and Brendan Pipkin for representing the TCC! #ClimateResiliency #ClimateEquity