Nystrom Village

Master Planning

Richmond, California (map)

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Workforce, Senior, and Affordable Housing

401 units

400,000 gsf

Parking Ratio: 1:1 for families, .25:1 for seniors

Developer: LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) and the Richmond Housing Authority

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This 400-unit development will replace an existing 100-unit public housing ‘project’ built during WWII for workers in the local shipyards. Located on four city blocks in a predominantly low-income neighborhood, the new community will include 150 affordable apartments for seniors, 215 affordable rental family flats and townhouses, and 36 homes for sale to first time buyers with a priority given to civil servants.

Each of the blocks is organized into several groupings of families, clustered around secured, private pedestrian courts and separately secured private auto courts. Five of the existing historic structures will be restored and converted to new community uses and a museum. Pyatok Architects facilitated a participatory design process where local residents modeled a variety of solutions for both site layouts and home designs.