BRIDGE Housing Corporation

It was a memorable day at the ballpark last weekend for BRIDGE Housing residents in San Francisco! Forty residents of all ages watched the Giants take on the Cardinals at beautiful Oracle Park on Sunday. Our group got their five seconds of fame on the big screen, and eight young residents were even invited onto the field before the game to meet the players and receive autographed baseballs! ? Thank you to Bank of America?for this wonderful opportunity. We look forward to hosting more successful community events to come! ? #kidstakethefield #communitydevelopment #HousingforAll

We are excited to host our 2024 BRIDGE Housing Scholarship Luncheon on October 15! We invite you to join us at the City Club of San Francisco as we celebrate 60 recipients of our award-winning scholarship program. Hear their inspiring stories, learn about the program's impact, and support the bright futures of these promising residents. ? Click here for more information: https://lnkd.in/gQJk7vph ? #ScholarshipProgram #AffordableHousing

BRIDGE Executive Vice President Smitha Seshadri and Vice President of Capital Markets Kristine Miranda will be speaking on a panel at the Marcus & Millichap Northern California Multifamily Forum in San Mateo on Thursday, September 26! They will join over 500 multifamily executives from across California to explore the challenges and opportunities in the real estate capital markets today. For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/efjjdmGe ? #affordablehousing #capitalmarkets #communitydevelopment

This week, BRIDGE President and CEO Ken Lombard shared some insights into the opportunities, and challenges, faced by affordable housing developers when it comes to increasing the supply of much-needed housing on the West Coast. Read more in the Los Angeles Business Journal: https://lnkd.in/g6iQiSar #affordablehousing #housingforall

BRIDGE was honored to host Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state and local leaders in San Francisco yesterday as he signed a package of housing bills into law.? ? Our La Fenix housing community in the Mission District was the setting as the Governor signed a variety of bills designed to relieve California’s housing affordability crisis. He was joined by Attorney General Rob Bonta, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Housing Secretary Tomiquia Moss, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, and Assemblymember Timothy Grayson, among others.? ? BRIDGE Board Chair Ken Novack also attended the rooftop ceremony, along with executives Smitha Seshadri and Eric Brown. ? La Fenix was developed in partnership with Mission Housing Development Corporation and provides 157 units of affordable housing, with 40 units reserved for formerly homeless families.? ? “Inertia and status quo is no longer acceptable in California,” Assemblymember Wicks said. “We are going to change California and realize the true California dream.” ? #housingforall #housingaccountability #sanfrancisco

As we observe #HispanicHeritageMonth, we celebrate the profound contributions and rich cultural heritage of Hispanic and Latino communities throughout the West Coast. ? This month, and every month, BRIDGE reaffirms our commitment to serving Hispanic and Latino families by providing affordable housing solutions and impactful resident services that foster thriving communities for all. #affordablehousing #communitydevelopment #housingforall

BRIDGE Housing hosted a joyful celebration in San Francisco’s Excelsior district yesterday with Mayor London Breed and others to welcome a brand-new affordable housing community! ? Islais Place at 4840 Mission Street will serve 137 families and host a community health clinic operated by Mission Neighborhood Health Center on the ground floor. Thirty-five apartments will be set aside for residents relocating from the Potrero public housing community being redeveloped through the HOPE SF program. ? Located on the site of a former funeral home and parking lot, the beautiful community is another testament to the power of partnerships in creating solutions to our urgent housing crisis. ? The 100+ participants at the ribbon-cutting included Mayor London Breed, Supervisor Ahsha Safaí, San Francisco Assessor-Recorder?Joaquin Torres, BRIDGE Board Chair Ken Novack, Board Member Skip Grodahl, BRIDGE Executive Vice President Smitha Seshadri and many other partners and community members. Residents Raquel Ortiz and Karla Sorto shared moving stories about the impact that living at Islais Place has already had on their lives. Thank you to all of our partners who made this project possible:?San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco, Bank of America, JLL, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, Mission Neighborhood Health Center (MNHC), Urban Services YMCA, Van Meter Williams Pollack (VMWP), Nibbi Brothers General Contractors. To watch the program, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gvTy5v8C

Happy Labor Day! Today, we honor and celebrate the contributions, dedication, and resilience of workers across all industries. At BRIDGE, we are grateful to the men and women who dedicate their labor each and every day to advancing our affordable housing mission. May this be a day of rest and rejuvenation.

We are excited to announce that Walter Zisette has joined the BRIDGE team as a Director of Development for Washington! ? Walter brings nearly 25 years of experience in Washington’s affordable housing industry. He will be instrumental in advancing BRIDGE’s growth in that important market, an effort being led by BRIDGE Senior Vice President Mary Jane Jagodzinski. BRIDGE currently has two projects under construction in Greater Seattle and a third set to begin construction later this year. We also maintain an active development pipeline in the region. ? Welcome to the team, Walter!

It was an unforgettable day for BRIDGE in Pasadena yesterday, at the Grand Opening of our latest permanent supportive housing community for seniors! The beautiful Heritage Square South community provides 69 affordable apartments for seniors who previously experienced homelessness. This community is already changing the lives of some of our most vulnerable neighbors, who are also receiving intensive services from Union Station Homeless Services.? ? CBS-TV broadcast a wonderful report about the opening, available at this link: https://lnkd.in/giknvPyN ? Heritage Square South is the second phase of a two-phase project developed in coordination with the City of Pasadena and other partners, located next to BRIDGE’s Heritage Square community, which opened in 2016. ? We were delighted to be joined by many friends and partners yesterday, including US Representative Judy Chu, Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo, Pasadena Housing Director William Huang, and others. Special thanks to resident Keith Dickson for sharing his moving personal story about the tremendous impact Heritage Square South has had on his life. ? None of these milestones can be achieved alone. We are profoundly grateful for the support of our many partners, including City of Pasadena, Wells Fargo, JLL Real Estate Capital, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, KTGY, and R.D. Olson Construction, Inc.