Events

In 2014, The Urbanist ran an article titled “The Real Cost of Building Housing,” which looked at the exorbitant cost of construction in San Francisco. Over the past four years, these costs have continued to escalate across the region. Join our panel to hear how the situation has evolved and how it impacts efforts to address our housing shortage. Generously sponsored by Bank of America.+ Mark Hogan / Openscope Studio+ Mike Kim / Simeon+ Steve Levy / Center for Continuing Study…

Leaders from Mercy Housing and Openhouse will share the story of the Openhouse Community, the Bay Area's first LGBT-welcoming senior affordable housing project. Following the presentation, nonprofit housing leaders, senior advocates and community members will engage the audience in a conversation that explores the future for our community.

See the modules as they are craned into place. Meet key players from the Project Team. Learn why the Developer chose Modular Technology. Space is limited. RSVP today!

Join the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco June 11th in San Francisco to discuss themes from Navigating Community Development: Harnessing Comparative Advantages to Create Strategic Partnerships, a new book that describes the evolution of the community development sector and shares how community development organizations can advance their missions through strategic partnerships built upon core competencies. The event will include a discussion with authors Bob Zdenek and Dee Walsh who will share key learnings from the book. Leaders from the East Bay…

Join the Emerging Leaders Peer Network (ELPN) for a flaming-hot helping of fire and life-safety know-hows. Learn about the history of fire codes, building construction types (I, II, III, IV, & V), fire and smoke ratings, occupancies, and egress. This lightly-roasted latest installment of ELPN’s Construction 101 series will be presented by Caroline Souza, Associate at David Baker Architects. Register here.

Land costs, construction costs, entitlements and permitting costs are growing major impediments to delivering housing in the Bay Area. Adequate parking is often cited as important to a project’s success at nearly every level of the development process. In the long term, autonomous vehicles, public transit, bicycles and pedestrian-friendly streets, and work-housing proximity are alternatives with vast potential to creating livable communities. In the meantime, developers, city officials, and land use professionals all recognize that accommodating adequate vehicle parking is…

Join Burbank Housing for the grand opening of Crossroads, an affordable housing development, located in the recently annexed Roseland neighborhood, that will provide 79 units of much-needed rental housing for people across Sonoma County.If you are interested in co-sponsoring this event, please contact Rebecca at rvazquez@burbankhousing.org or visit our friendsofburbankhousing.com page to learn more about our Community Sponsorship Program and how you can share in the work of Burbank Housing!

The NPH DEI Working Group is tasked with building on the listening sessions, panels, and workshops organized over the past year to create and implement an affordable housing sector-wide DEI action plan. Save June 22 on your calendar for this meeting from 10 a.m. to noon.