Bay Area

Heritage Point, an Affordable Housing Complex, Opens in North Richmond

CHDC provides a broad range of affordable housing opportunities and engages communities we serve to ensure that the whole neighborhood benefits from the housing and services we provide. The main offices are in Richmond, and it serves Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties.

Published

3 years ago

July 17, 2021

Isabelle Price

Heritage Point - Photo courtesy of Ashley

Community Housing Development Corporation, along with Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors District 1Supervisor John Gioia are celebrating the completion of Heritage Point, an affordable housing community.

Located in North Richmond, Heritage Point features 12, one-bedroom units, 17 two-bedroom units and 13 three-bedroom units. All units are available to households earning at or below 30% to 45% of the median income in Contra Costa County and will be supported by project-based Section 8 vouchers

The $27 million project is a four-story affordable housing complex built in the 1500 block of Fred Jackson Way, across from the Community Heritage Senior Apartments and the Contra Costa Health Services’ North Richmond Center for Health. It is also a quick 15-minute AC Transit bus ride directly from the site to the Richmond BART Station, approximately 2 miles away.

“Heritage Point was a long-awaited project that was over 10 years in the making and we’re proud to have brought it to completion. We have been excited to create quality affordable housing in North Richmond and create a safe neighborhood for our residents to thrive.” said Donald Gilmore, executive director of CHDC. “Last year, because of COVID-19, we shifted our priorities and resources to helping the community, and now it’s time to celebrate this successful project that is bringing vitality back to the North Richmond community. We’re hoping the community will join us for the virtual celebration,” Gilmore said.

Housing is considered affordable when a household spends no more than approximately 30% of its income on housing.

However, in some of the largest and more expensive cities across the country, the cost of housing outpaces the cost of living raises annually, which has continually happened in the Bay Area where the cost of housing has risen to a point where households that bring in six figures can now be considered low income.

In 2018, CHDC had an official groundbreaking ceremony on May 3. During the official groundbreaking for Heritage Point Gioia said he hoped the development would be a catalyst for more investment in the area.

“This is momentum to continue revitalization of North Richmond and this development will have a big impact on Fred Jackson Way,” Gioia said. CHDC is working diligently with community partners to ensure more services will follow, such as a business resource center and grocery store.

“Supervisor Gioia is proactive in sharing CHDC’s mission, work and community impact and will be joining CHDC to celebrate the Open House of Heritage Point,” said Gilmore.

For more information on the Heritage Point , go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/161130713301

To learn more about CHDC, please visit www.communityhdc.org

Janine Shaheed is the senior resident service coordinator of the Community Property Management Corp.

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The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of April 24 – 30, 2024

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DA Pamela Price Stands by Mom Who Lost Son to Gun Violence in Oakland

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State Controller Malia Cohen Keynote Speaker at S.F. Wealth Conference

California State Controller Malia Cohen delivered the keynote speech to over 50 business women at the Black Wealth Brunch held on March 28 at the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center at 301 Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco. The Enterprising Women Networking SF Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) hosted the Green Room event to launch its platform designed to close the racial wealth gap in Black and Brown communities.

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American Business Women’s Association Vice President Velma Landers, left, with California State Controller Malia Cohen (center), and ABWA President LaRonda Smith at the Enterprising Women Networking SF Chapter of the ABWA at the Black Wealth Brunch.

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The Enterprising Women Networking SF Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) hosted the Green Room event to launch its platform designed to close the racial wealth gap in Black and Brown communities.

“Our goal is to educate Black and Brown families in the masses about financial wellness, wealth building, and how to protect and preserve wealth,” said ABWA San Francisco Chapter President LaRonda Smith.

ABWA’s mission is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition.

“This day is about recognizing influential women, hearing from an accomplished woman as our keynote speaker and allowing women to come together as powerful people,” said ABWA SF Chapter Vice President Velma Landers.

More than 60 attendees dined on the culinary delights of Chef Sharon Lee of The Spot catering, which included a full soul food brunch of skewered shrimp, chicken, blackened salmon, and mac and cheese.

Cohen discussed the many economic disparities women and people of color face. From pay equity to financial literacy, Cohen shared not only statistics, but was excited about a new solution in motion which entailed partnering with Californians for Financial Education.

“I want everyone to reach their full potential,” she said. “Just a few weeks ago in Sacramento, I partnered with an organization, Californians for Financial Education.

“We gathered 990 signatures and submitted it to the [California] Secretary of State to get an initiative on the ballot that guarantees personal finance courses for every public school kid in the state of California.

“Every California student deserves an equal opportunity to learn about filing taxes, interest rates, budgets, and understanding the impact of credit scores. The way we begin to do that is to teach it,” Cohen said.

By equipping students with information, Cohen hopes to close the financial wealth gap, and give everyone an opportunity to reach their full financial potential. “They have to first be equipped with the information and education is the key. Then all we need are opportunities to step into spaces and places of power.”

Cohen went on to share that in her own upbringing, she was not guided on financial principles that could jump start her finances. “Communities of color don’t have the same information and I don’t know about you, but I did not grow up listening to my parents discussing their assets, their investments, and diversifying their portfolio. This is the kind of nomenclature and language we are trying to introduce to our future generations so we can pivot from a life of poverty so we can pivot away and never return to poverty.”

Cohen urged audience members to pass the initiative on the November 2024 ballot.

“When we come together as women, uplift women, and support women, we all win. By networking and learning together, we can continue to build generational wealth,” said Landers. “Passing a powerful initiative will ensure the next generation of California students will be empowered to make more informed financial decisions, decisions that will last them a lifetime.”