Earlier this month, Brinshore Development, Operative Office, New Hope Community Development Corporation, and Yolo County Housing celebrated the groundbreaking of River Grove Apartments, a 37-unit affordable housing development located at 641 5th Street in West Sacramento.<\/p>\n
The $27.7\u00a0million project will provide 36 rental homes for extremely low-income households, with a focus on serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and veterans experiencing homelessness.\u00a0The project is expected to\u00a0begin lease-up in 2027.<\/p>\n
The multi-story, elevator-served building will include 32 two-bedroom and four one-bedroom apartments, plus one on-site manager\u2019s unit\u2014totaling approximately 28,000 square feet of residential space. The development features a dedicated community space for supportive services programming and is designed to meet California\u2019s current energy efficiency standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis affordable housing project serves as a critical part of our larger community health continuum,\u201d stated Yolo County Supervisor for District 1 Oscar Villegas. \u201cOur county safety net services and health programs can only do so much if our residents don\u2019t have an affordable and warm place to sleep at night.\u201d<\/p>\n
All 36 rental units will be affordable to extremely low-income households and supported by project-based vouchers from Yolo County Housing. Of these, 18 units will house individuals with IDD in partnership with Alta California Regional Center (ACRC), and four units will serve veterans through the HUD-VASH program. The John Stewart Company will provide property management services.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project reflects the best of what public service can be: different sectors, different partners, all aligned around one shared goal \u2014 ensuring people have a safe, stable place to call home,\u201d stated West Sacramento District 3 councilmember and Commissioner for Yolo County Housing New Hope Community Development Corporation, Dr. Dawnt\u00e9\u202fEarly. \u201cFor me, this work is personal because at one point my family relied on affordable housing programs, and that access made it possible for us to call West Sacramento home.\u201d<\/p>\n
River Grove Apartments will offer comprehensive on-site supportive services.\u00a0Residents will have access to a dedicated Service Coordinator who will connect them with community resources, advocate on their behalf, and organize community-building activities.<\/p>\n
A Supported Living Specialist will provide individual assistance to help residents maintain housing stability, build life skills, and access education and employment opportunities. ACRC is contributing ongoing services funding to support residents with IDD, including individual planning, service coordination, employment training, supported and independent living, and ongoing housing support, as well as funding to access necessary community services.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project faced multiple hurdles along the way, and we\u2019re so grateful to every organization that believed in this project, adjusted with us along the way, and helped ensure we would make it to this point,\u201d said President\/CEO of New Hope Community Development Corporation and Executive Director of Yolo County Housing Ian Evans. \u201cToday is exciting because it means that in the not-too-distant future, we\u2019ll be seeing people move into their new homes\u2014people who will have a roof over their head, a place to call home, and services when they need them.\u201d<\/p>\n
River Grove Apartments\u00a0demonstrates\u00a0the complex funding partnerships critical to the successful development of affordable housing in California.<\/p>\n
The development team secured capital financing through the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee\u2019s competitive 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, the California Department of Housing and Community Development\u2019s Infill Infrastructure Grant program, the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) through ACRC, Yolo County\u2019s Permanent Local Housing Allocation, the City of West Sacramento, and R4 Capital is serving as the equity investor while Citizens Business Bank, N.A. is serving as the debt investment partner.<\/p>\n
Many local elected leaders attended or had representations, including Aaron Jones from Congresswoman Doris Matsui\u2019s office, Emiliano Rosas from State Senator Christopher Cabaldon\u2019s office, Xavieria Terry from Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry\u2019s office, West Sacramento City Councilmembers Verna Sulpizio Hall and Quirina Orozco, Lysette Marshman from Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chair Sheila Allen\u2019s office and during the event speeches were made by West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero, West Sacramento Representative on the Yolo County Housing and New Hope Boards Dr. Dawnt\u00e9 Early, and Yolo County District 1 Supervisor Oscar Villegas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u202fneed for affordable housing is critical, and the City of West Sacramento embraces projects like River Grove Apartments to meet the needs of individuals and families,\u201d stated Mayor of West Sacramento Martha\u202fGuerrero. \u201cWe\u2019re committed to supporting innovative projects that support our most vulnerable\u202fcommunity members and look forward to the official ribbon cutting in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earlier this month, Brinshore Development, Operative Office, New Hope Community Development Corporation, and Yolo County Housing celebrated the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[179,181,23,100,180,121,123,122],"class_list":{"0":"post-136412","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-community","9":"tag-latest-headlines","10":"tag-local-news","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-newsletter","13":"tag-sacramento","14":"tag-sacramento-headlines","15":"tag-sacramento-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}