Grand View Village is the newest affordable housing community built by VHB, and is at Miner and San Joaquin Streets in downtown Stockton, California. Grand View Village (GVV) provides 75 affordable housing units for households earning between 30 percent and 80 percent of Area Median Income (AMI). This property features green sustainable design elements including mounted solar, energy efficient appliances, and high efficiency exterior and interior lighting. Additionally, it includes more than 10,000 square feet of commercial and community space for a future grocery store, as well as an on-site Head Start Program and community center. Finally, GVV will be offering public transportation vouchers to residents from RTD, San Joaquin County’s Regional Transit District.
GVV is a transit-oriented development, focusing on connecting the residents and surrounding community with employment providers, schools, the Downtown Regional Transit Center, and the Robert J. Cabral Train Station through enhanced transit services, new bicycle paths, and sidewalk improvements.
“Many of our new residents are working in the downtown area, such as Bank of Stockton, SUSD (Stockton Unified School District) and SJ (San Joaquin) County. Grand View Village is a beacon – a shining light – that reflects our commitment as a non-profit affordable housing organization – bringing quality, affordable housing to Stockton that will meet the needs of our community. We are proud that it is in the heart of downtown and know that it will serve housing needs for so many people, including residents who work in the area.” stated Carol J. Ornelas, CEO of VHB. “We are proud to be building communities that provide a wide variety of services. Grand View Village offers quality units, beautiful landscapes and services that give tenants the opportunity to enjoy their living space.”
This new residential community serves as the catalyst for other downtown Stockton redevelopment efforts by effectively linking new affordable housing and transportation improvements to neighborhood sports (Stockton Ballpark and Arena), recreation and entertainment (movie theatre, dining, and shops). For further information about Grand View Village at 40 E. Miner Ave., Stockton, and Visionary Home Builders, Inc., visit the website, www.visionaryhomebuilders.org or call 209-466-6811.
Founded in 1983, Visionary Home Builders of California, Inc. (VHB) is a nonprofit housing development company and housing counseling agency based in Stockton, California. It is the leading agency of its kind in the San Joaquin Valley, having built and rehabilitated more than 1,400 units of rental housing and more than 900 residential homes for first time homebuyers within San Joaquin, Sacramento, Stanislaus, and Merced counties. VHB has brought more than $700 million dollars in grants and private dollars to develop affordable housing in the valley. In addition, VHB is a HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency.
