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.

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.

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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