Having 12 projects at various stages of construction from Seattle to Santa Monica has given us pause to appreciate the range homes, service spaces, and shelter we’ve helped create for so many neighbors. These projects represent 1,030 units of housing for median and low income residents, seniors, extremely low income and formerly homeless families, individuals with developmental disabilities, transition-age youth, live/workers, and graduate students...articulating the extent of contemporary housing needs.

In July, we were very fortunate to visit a few of these projects under construction. Some sneak peeks below:

In Santa Rosa, the 48,000-square-foot Caritas Center will be a first-of-its-kind homelessness services center for Sonoma County. On a recent Summer Friday, Anya, Theresa, and Kim led us through the project’s various service spaces and multi-use courtyard. Shelter beds, emergency housing, a respite center, medical clinic, drop-in center, education spaces, and a Family Support Center will nearly double the capacity of the current services and support center utilizing the 100-year-old hospital building next door, and are all tailored to the service provider’s needs. Exterior art includes murals by Martin Webb and mosaics by Angelina Duckett.

On the same block,Caritas Homes is just completing its first concrete podium. This project - 120 units for extremely low-income residents - is being phased-in so the current services center can migrate to Caritas Center. Kellen discussed the campus plan and design process from the site’s periphery. The combined Caritas Village will have an enormous impact on a region whose housing crisis is only worsened by wildfires.

Fifteen miles up the road, near downtown Healdsburg, The Randall (FKA The Exchange) is part of the new 10-acre Mill District redeveloping a former lumber mill. Forty-one affordable homes will soon add options for a community experiencing a tourism boom. KJ and Adrianne showed off the project including its ground floor townhomes and tucked-away tuck-under parking.

On a different tour to Berkeley’s renowned Telegraph Avenue, we visited The Laureate to see how it will deliver student housing to the campus-adjacent commercial corridor. Hannah introduced us to the building, including the sweeping views in every direction and the tiled thresholds custom to each unit. Care was taken in design to accommodate the varying needs of cohabitating students while playing an important infill role transitioning from commercial corridor to residential neighborhood.

Many of these projects, and others farther afield, will be completed later this year. Stay tuned for grand opening news!