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CSUS Ramona Village

Our firm was chosen to help California State University Sacramento create a master plan for a faculty and staff housing village southeast of the main campus in an emerging enterprise zone for clean tech and green companies. The proposed 25-acre, mixed-use neighborhood will be within walking distance of the campus and provide a mix of residential, retail and commercial uses in what will be a lively pedestrian-oriented environment. This new community will provide CSUS with additional drawing power for recruitment of faculty and staff who may view the region’s housing prices as a deterrent in their decision to relocate to Sacramento. The master planning process coordinated the improvement of nearby infrastructure as well as development of an ‘innovation center’ surrounding the site. With careful attention to circulation patterns, the village is composed of intimate lanes with small neighborhood parks that direct users to a mixed use village main street. Park and recreation spaces within the site will create a sense of community for residents. A major retail district on the eastern edge of the development will provide a barrier for housing from a heavily traveled, adjacent street. The project’s marketing gateway will respond to the existing Granite Regional Park and offices as well as the Power Inn light rail station which lie east, and directly adjacent, to the site.

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1200 Park Avenue

On a redeveloped brownfield site along a busy commercial corridor, 1200 Park Avenue provides affordable senior housing as an integral part of Chico’s revitalization strategy. Covering an entire city block, the architectural design presents an urban, three-story face to the Avenue and a two-story residential scaled facade to the single-family residential street behind. Heritage trees were preserved throughout the site. The project includes 107-units in 2- and 3-story apartment buildings on 1.46 acres. One-and two-bedroom units range from 560 to 800 square feet with a total project square footage of 89,000 square feet. The complex incorporates numerous common areas allowing residents to interact, thereby creating a community and diminishing the likelihood of isolation for residents. Exceeding Title 24 by 20%, each unit has its own balcony or porch with highly transparent common living spaces and kitchens, while offices enliven the street level. Covered walkways and pergolas provide outdoor space for resident interaction and shaded outdoor activities. Operable windows wrap the project to allow for natural ventilation and surveillance, providing defensible space and eyes on the street.

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The Arbors

The Arbors at Oak Park is a senior, mixed-use project in Sacramento on a prominent corner with in the Oak Park neighborhood. This mixed-use redevelopment project is an important and highly visible component of the continuing revitalization of Oak Park, Sacramento’s first “street car suburb.”  It contains 56 one bedroom units of affordable, senior housing with ground floor retail. To mark the re-connection of the site to the community, the project features active, pedestrian oriented retail shops that focus on a “living room” at the courtyard the corner of MLK and Broadway.  The streets are lined with landscaping providing a comfortable and welcoming pedestrian environment. Designed to improve the sense of safety, the project activates the street frontage with ground floor retail. By providing over thirty units with windows and balconies that front directly on the street, much needed life is given to the neighborhood. The building is designed to maximize comfort and health for the senior occupants.  Features such as south facing sunshades, natural day lighting, flow through ventilation and ample community spaces, make the project both comfortable and energy efficient.

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Maple Park

Tucked away in rural Live Oak in Sutter County, and a few blocks from the main avenue, were 30 wartime-era affordable housing units that were falling apart and slowly becoming abandoned. It was determined that rehabilitation was unfeasible and the site was transformed, providing 56 units of low income family housing in 3 story buildings. The property is surrounded by a pedestrian friendly loop road and complemented by a central open space and community building. An agricultural vernacular is expressed in the buildings with expansive shed roofs, citrus accent colors and a playful mix of siding patterns. Garden areas and courtyards allow residents to grow their own food, socialize and build community. The project consists of 2, 3, and 4 bedroom units with a central community building that contains a daycare facility for preschoolers. Each unit has storage, a private patio or balcony, and a washer/dryer.  The buildings face narrow, pedestrian friendly streets and create park-like courts of various sizes.  Parking is tucked under the buildings and does not dominate the site. Given the lack of municipal storm drainage, all runoff is retained and allowed to infiltrate the site, and numerous green features are incorporated into the design: energy performance 26-30% above T24; Green Point Rated 118pts.; low VOC materials and finishes; high thermal mass design; variable speed HVAC fans; ceiling fans; energy star appliances; low E dual pane operable windows and shades; construction/demolition waste reduction; efficient lighting; materials with recycled content; water conserving fixtures; a community garden;  and water conserving landscape. The project is designed to accommodate future solar hot water and photovoltaic systems which will make it a Net Zero community. Designed to create a centrally located community space the site includes a new community building as the focal point, with a portion of the building dedicated to day care for up to 20 pre-school aged children who participate in the local Head Start Program.  Adult education classes for project residents are held in the adjacent, larger rooms.  Outdoor open spaces are located near existing trees and have become small courts that subdivide the site into smaller communities.  Gum Street, which previously was a dead end, has been extended through the site to create a stronger connection with the surrounding neighborhood. The private, narrow driveway-like loop slows cars and creates a safe pedestrian oriented space. All unit entries are visible from the street and create focal points for informal interaction and gathering.

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McKinley Village Clubhouse

2017 Gold Winner – NAHB’s Best in American Living Awards McKinley Village is an urban village in the core of Sacramento that combines the qualities of the city’s most successful urban neighborhoods with design features that give this neighborhood distinctive character. The 4,200 sf recreation center for a community of 328 homes serves as the community’s civic center; offering a pool, community gathering space, and an area for retail use such as a cafe, restaurant, or yoga studio. Bikeways and walkways stitch together the neighborhood and connect McKinley Village, McKinley Park, Midtown, Sutter’s Landing Park and the American River Parkway. The design of the Recreation Center enhances the character of East Sacramento, with distinguishing neighborhoods like McKinley Park, Meister Terrace and East Portal Park. As the neighborhood’s community facility, the building was designed with sweeping roof forms and deep overhands that define and engage outdoor spaces while also shading large expanses of glass. The building’s design is enriched by details such as brick patterning, expressive structure, and interconnection to the site. Natural Ventilation The McKinley Recreation Center is a 4,200 sf clubhouse with a 34’ tall passive downdraft cooling tower. The tower takes advantage of the prevailing winds, plus the higher relative density of cold air to create passive cooling at a tiny fraction of the cost of traditional mechanical cooling. Air enters the top of the tower where evaporation from a wet medium cools the air. The heavy cold air then naturally falls down the tower into the space below. The building’s control systems regulate the tower intake. Hot air is exhausted through motorized windows at the top of monitors on the north and down wind side of the building. The resulting system is very simple to operate and maintain because it relies on natural movement of hot and cold air rather than energy intensive compression cooling of the space. It also allows the building to be open to the outdoors during many of the warmer months.

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Broadway 39 Construction Update

Located on Broadway in the historic Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento, this project is new construction for affordable senior housing. The Arbors, an affordable senior housing project designed by Mogavero and completed in 2013, is located directly across 39th Street. The unit design, exterior building form, and amenities of Broadway 39 are designed to reflect and complement the neighboring Arbors project from 11 years ago, with the intent that the two projects form one larger community of seniors. Both projects are developed by one of our long-standing developer partners, Related, and are to be managed by the same company, John Stewart Company. The three-story, elevator-served building includes 43 residential units, a community room, management offices, bicycle storage room, trash collection room, and laundry facilities. The apartments are a mixture of studio units and one-bedroom units. The project took advantage of density bonus allowances because of its proximity to one of the best-used bus transit lines that operates along the Stockton Boulevard-Broadway Transit Corridor. The project site is comprised of three parcels making use of land from SHRA as well as property from a neighboring church that has long envisioned more affordable housing in their neighborhood. A public alley separates the two parcels on the west side from the parcel on the east side. The two parcels west of the alley have been merged. The east parcel contains the parking lot. Two additional parking spaces are provided at the west side of the alley. Designed and constructed according to Cal Green standards, this development is all-electric. Solar power will be provided by SMUD’s Neighborhood SolarShares program. The building design incorporates a clean, modern aesthetic that contributes to the urban fabric along the Broadway corridor. Exterior finish materials include stucco, horizontal fiber cement, and limited metal roofing. The exterior color palette includes a base of warm neutrals with bold orange accents at the building entrances. The site design allows several mature trees to remain, including a large oak tree providing shade at the parking lot. Landscape improvements include a community garden, courtyard patio with trellis for barbeques, shade structure with a garden shed, sunken lawn (which serves as both an outdoor amenity space and stormwater detention basin), and water-efficient trees and plants. As we reach the halfway point in the construction schedule, we are excited to share significant milestones achieved over the past six months. The slab and building framing are nearly complete, showcasing the structural foundation of our vision.  On the exterior, the current focus is ensuring a watertight building to allow interior trades to work during the wet winter months. The weather-resistant barrier installation is in the final stages and is set to be completed in early February. Simultaneously, fiber cement siding finish is wrapping up with an anticipated completion date in early February as well. After some rain delays, the TPO roof is being installed and is projected to be completed in mid-February.  The next phases involve rough MEP work, covering of electrical wiring, access control and security, low voltage, and fire alarms. This stage—requiring intricate coordination of multiple trades—is scheduled to kick off in February and extend into March. With all the progress, the building is steadily taking shape. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting journey with a projected completion date of May 30, 2024!

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Construction Progress on 200 New Affordable Apartments in Sacramento

The Heights on Stockton Boulevard, an affordable housing community located at 5200 Prickly Pear Ave just East of Stockton Blvd, is well under way and set to expect its first residents in early 2024! Mercy Housing California (MHC) and Mogavero Architects in partnership with the City of Sacramento and the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency are proud to bring MHC’s largest affordable development in the region to life. These 200 energy-efficient homes are part of a large reimagination of the Stockton Blvd Corridor, along with increased public transit accessibility, grocery stores, schools, shopping, and recreation spaces. This development is the first of almost 1,400 affordable units planned for the Stockton Boulevard revitalization. The Heights utilized the City’s streamlined approval process which is intended to reduce barriers when creating housing opportunities for low and mixed-income residents. Two key strategies were used when selecting the construction site, the first being a focus on efficiency throughout the development process and the second, to utilize an under-used commercial site. 5200 Prickly Pear Ave, an 8-acre lot sat vacant for years, the site of an abandoned furniture store and demolished gas station and car wash. Creating a family-friendly environment was a top priority for the Mogavero team. The large variety of unit types including 1, 2 and 3-bedrooms can house families of all sizes and the communal park spaces including play structures and outdoor amenities are designed to promote play and neighborhood engagement by being open to the public. As this neighborhood continues to see rapid growth, Mercy Housing and Mogavero Architects is proud to continue serving Stockton Boulevard’s current community members by making affordable housing a priority. The Heights on Stockton Boulevard is being constructed by Next Phase Construction, Inc. and in connection with Panaskopic Productions, has provided a video update of the project’s progress: https://vimeo.com/877284084?share=copy

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Southside Co-Housing Celebrates its 30th Year

A hallmark Mogavero Architects project, Southside Park Cohousing, turns thirty years old this month. The 25-unit intentional community in the Southside Park neighborhood of Downtown Sacramento was instrumental in the revitalization of the area and remains a fully self-sustaining, symbiotic ecosystem of individuals and families. “[Southside Cohousing] is a perfect example of the combination of our multi-disciplinary firm implementing planning strategies, development know-how, and thoughtful architecture to create a strong community that provided a catalyst in the neighborhood.” – Craig Stradley Based upon the principles of the Danish co-housing model, the project was designed in a manner that places the utmost value in community interaction and cohabitation. A group of approximately 8-12 families, who eventually grew to become the Southside Cohousing inaugural residents, engaged Mogavero in the late 1980s to be the project’s development manager, architect, and advocate. The families and individuals that would inhabit the project came from diverse backgrounds in terms of income, age, race, and ability. The firm worked with each resident to determine equitable ways in which all could participate in the planning, development, and financing of the project. The future home of Southside Park Cohousing was identified at 4th and T Streets by Mogavero and the firm advocated for its purchase by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA). SHRA issued a request for proposals for the site, as is customary with public acquisitions, and Mogavero was selected as the preferred architect of the project. The neighborhood, small and bound by freeways, was blighted through the 1980s and early 1990s. Drug crimes and solicitation were not uncommon for the area and the site itself contained two dilapidated structures that were being used for illicit substance trade. Project Development Leader David Mogavero noted how the project altered this reality, stating that “A modest intervention like Southside made a significant difference. The residents immediately became active and dramatically turned the neighborhood into a stable one.” Over the next several years, the firm assisted the group nearly every step of the way. From site identification, acquisition, development financing, project programming, drafting of HOA documents, loan closing, and construction oversite, tenants and the firm worked hand-in-hand to custom tailor the project to the community’s needs. Describing the complicated design process, Architect Craig Stradley stated “I worked with 5 separate groups within the Southside Cohousing group designing their 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom homes along with the renovation of the two-unit historic house at the corner of 5th and T.  The architectural design responded to the Southside Historic district.” The decision to create a family-friendly safe haven in the midst of a state capital’s ever-changing, metropolitan downtown came naturally to the project’s founding residents. Founding member Dale Crandall-Bear stated “We wanted to reduce our dependence on driving everywhere, and we didn’t want to run away from reality to the suburbs. We knew that raising children in the inner-city would be a challenge, but there is security in being in a group.” The result of their diligent efforts opened its doors to the new community in 1993. The townhome-style residential units are situated around communal facilities that house onsite laundry, a kitchen, dining space, and garden. The 25 residences vary in size and scope as to encourage household size diversity – consisting of 4 one-bedrooms, 9 two-bedrooms, 8 three-bedrooms, and 4 four-bedroom units. “Intentional communities can be wonderful institutions for residents and their surroundings. People have solidarity with their cofounders and are thus willing to be more adventurous in their neighborhood choices. This allows it to be a tool for enhancing neighborhoods.” – David Mogavero Today, the Southside Park Cohousing Community continues to function and thrive exactly as the project’s founding members intended. The 25 families that inhabit it share responsibility in maintaining the property, take part in regular potlucks and movie nights in the community building, and harvest homegrown produce from the shared garden boxes. In the rare instance of one of the units going up for sale, residents are quick to share the opportunity with friends and family on their social networks, with one recent Facebook post reading “Help us spread the word to find our neighbor!” The vibrant community is now a multigenerational cornerstone of the Southside Park neighborhood and shows no signs of straying from its original vision of a synergetic, family-friendly, cooperative place to call home. Congratulations Southside Cohousing and cheers to the next 30 years!

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Honoring the Life of Michael Notestine

We are sad to announce the recent passing of our dear partner of more than 30 years, Michael Notestine. Mike was a native of Northern California. He served in the Air Force guarding ICBM silos in North Dakota where he met the love of his life, Kathy Moen. After military service, marriage to Kathy, and Planning School, Mike spent several years at the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA). In the late 1980s, Mike went into private planning practice. Shortly thereafter, he sought out help with the urban design element for a Master Plan for Downtown Roseville. This endeavor led to the formation of a partnership with Craig Stradley and David Mogavero in 1990. For over 25 years, Mike provided planning services to many Northern California communities. His work shaped places throughout the region including Bakersfield, Visalia, Chico, Willits, Grass Valley, Locke, Redding, San Rafael, Woodland, Yuba City, in Sacramento for Central City Urban Design, the R Street Corridor, Oak Park, Fair Oaks and Antelope/North Sacramento. This work was nearly always for redevelopment of existing neighborhoods, downtowns, and broader existing communities and often involved large, charette-style community engagements. Mike was also an avid participant in the well-being of his community. This was most significantly manifested with his tenure for 21 years on the Sacramento City Planning Commission where he gained the respect of staff, elected officials, his Commissioner peers, and the real estate community for his balanced and thoughtful leadership. Perhaps most importantly, Mike was the emotional mainstay of our practice and many community-wide debates for all those years. Mike was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2010. With Kathy by his side, he fought it bravely – ultimately extending his life many years longer than his initial prognosis. Calm, wise, and always kind and caring for all of us. He inspired us all to be our best selves. We love him and will miss him dearly. Kathy and her family will be holding a celebration of Mike’s life in late February. If you are interested in attending, please send us an email architects@mogaveroarchitects.com. We are eager to celebrate Mike’s impact with the people who knew and loved him.

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West Apartments is well underway

The West Apartments complex is under construction in West Sacramento’s Bridge District, on the Sacramento River. The five-story, mixed-use complex has 287 residences and takes full advantage of the significant views overlooking the river, Tower Bridge, Sutter Health Park, and Downtown Sacramento. Ground floor retail on Riverfront Street provides 8,000 square feet of active street frontage facing the Rivercats Baseball Stadium. Check out the drone footage of the construction project from a recent Sacramento Bee article here.