Client:
Education Housing Partners, LLC,
an affiliate of Thompson Dorfman Partners, LLC
Location:
Redwood City, CA
Use:
Affordable Faculty and Staff Apartment Housing for
San Mateo County Community College District
Facts:
• Density - 18.18 DU/AC
• Plans - 740-1,270 SF
• Units - 60 DU
• Parking - 103 Spaces
• Designed to LEED Silver guidelines
Awards:
2011 NAHB Pillars of the Industry
• Best Affordable Apartment Community (Finalist)
• Best Workforce Housing (Finalist)
2011 San Francisco Business Times - Real Estate Deals of the Year (Bay Area)
• Best Community Impact (Finalist)
Description:
Canada Vista, a faculty and staff housing community exclusively for the employees of San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD), was designed to LEED Silver guidelines on the site of a former campus parking lot. It is a high quality, eco-friendly 60-unit Craftsman-inspired apartment community featuring one, two and three bedroom apartments. All units are affordable to households making 60% of median income (“Low Income” rates as defined by HUD) and rent levels are approximately 50% below current market rates. Canada Vista serves as an effective recruiting and retention tool for the SMCCCD.