MetLife Foundation and Enterprise announced the 2008 recipients of the MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing this morning at the Enterprise Community Conference in Baltimore. Six community-based organizations were awarded a total of $180,000 for leadership, innovation, and effectiveness in the fields of supportive housing and property and asset management. Celebrating its 13th year, the MetLife Foundation Awards program has...
The Riverfront, a premier mixed-use community in downtown Napa, announced a near sellout at a preview event for its first offering, ten reserve homes called “The Collection”. The new community – slated for completion in February 2009 – will stand as the gateway to the new downtown. It borders 550 feet of new riverside promenade and encompasses 50 homes known as the Riverfront Residences, 40,000 square feet of retail, 30,000 square feet of...
A partnership of real estate developers envisioned a complete revitalization of the South Park neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles. Their plan to rehabilitate a complete city block has become the first new residential neighborhood in this area in twenty-three years. The structures are also the first “green” residential high-rise buildings in downtown Los Angeles. Collectively, the development is one block comprised of many separate projects including...