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National CORE’s New Oak View Ranch Affordable Housing Community Anchored by Boys & Girls Club
Set beside a majestic 100-year-old oak tree, National CORE’s Oak View Ranch community delivers 119 apartments as the first phase of a 200-home multigenerational community, anchored by a transformative Boys & Girls Club that will serve youths throughout the neighborhood.
Partners, city, county and company leaders gathered Oct. 1 to celebrate the opening of the first phase of the 200-home community as well as a groundbreaking for construction of the second phase.
National CORE’s Alta Vista Housing Development Honored as Nation's Best Workforce Housing of 2013
Alta Vista, National CORE’s innovative 60-unit live/work community in East Los Angeles that is redefining affordable housing, was named the nation’s “Best Workforce Housing” at the National Association of Home Builders’ 2013 Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards...
National CORE, ELACC Hold Grand Opening for Award-Winning Alta Vista Housing Development
EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Delmy Hernandez had a hard time finding a job with flexible enough hours to allow her to raise her 6- and 7-year-old children. Today she manages her home, and her own business, Sweets Event Décor, from her live-work unit at Alta Vista...
CORE's Desert Meadows Affordable Housing Development Meets 'LEED Gold' Green Building Standards
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – Desert Meadows, an 80-unit affordable apartment community in Indio, was awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for achievement in green homebuilding and design. Desert Meadows is the first residential building in...
CORE's Housing Affordability Symposium to Webcast Live on Facebook
WASHINGTON D.C. – The affordability of housing is a growing national crisis, and on Wednesday, a national conversation on the problem and solutions to it will be webcast live by National CORE. The two-hour symposium, from 1-3 p.m. Eastern time, will be presented live...
National CORE Opens Corona del Rey Preschool in Corona, California
CORONA, Calif. – Clarebel Ortiz has experienced the downside of “parking” a preschool-age child in traditional day care. She also knows the alternatives are limited, which is why she doesn’t mince words in describing her 4-year-old son’s new daytime setting. “I love...
National CORE to Open New Headquarters to Better Serve Affordable Housing Needs
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – National CORE is moving its headquarters to a new location to help serve the growing need for affordable housing and related services. The new site, at 9421 Haven Ave. in Rancho Cucamonga, will incorporate upgraded technology and a more...
National CORE Holds Grand Opening for Desert Meadows Affordable Housing Community
INDIO, Calif. – National CORE, working closely with the County of Riverside and the Riverside Housing Authority, next week opens its latest full-service, state-of-the-art development – Desert Meadows – an 80-unit two- and three-bedroom community in Indio. Grand...
New Incubator Program in San Marcos to Help SEED Small Businesses in the Wireless Health Care Field
SAN MARCOS, Calif. – San Diego’s growing reputation as a wireless health care force is about to get a legion of small businesses on its side through an innovative program that will help entrepreneurs through those difficult stages of starting up and growing their...
National CORE Wins 7 APEX Awards; Villaggio, Mountainside Named Communities of the Year
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – National CORE, the third largest national nonprofit developer of affordable housing, won seven APEX awards from the Apartment Association Greater Inland Empire, including two in the coveted “Community of the Year” categories. The 14th annual...
Construction of "The View" Apartments Ready to Get Underway in Downey
The New 50-Unit Affordable Housing Complex Will Complement Downtown Downey's Mid-Century Architecture and Will Include Energy Efficiency Measures Downey, February 21, 2013 - The Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles (CDC) joined National CORE...
CORE's Alta Vista Affordable Housing Development Meets 'Silver LEED' Green Building Standards
EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Alta Vista Apartments, the newest of National CORE’s state-of-the-art, environmentally superior affordable housing developments, will open soon, meeting rigorous and highly coveted standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council. Grand...
Griffin, Faucett, Stafford Join National CORE Leadership Team
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – National CORE, the third largest national nonprofit developer of affordable housing, announced three major additions to its leadership team. LeeAnn Faucett, former executive director of the Scheu Family YMCA of Upland, and Kimberly Stafford,...
LeeAnn Faucett Joins National CORE Leadership Team in Desert Region
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – LeeAnn Faucett, former executive director of the Scheu Family YMCA of Upland, has joined National CORE as director of philanthropy, focusing on fundraising activities in the desert region. Faucett, who spearheaded a $15 million capital campaign...
CORE Receives National "Pillars of Industry" Award for Affordable Housing Development
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – National CORE, the third largest national nonprofit developer of affordable housing, has been honored with the National Association of Home Builders’ “Pillars of the Industry Award” for its Encanto Court senior housing development. CORE...
National CORE Celebrates 20 Years With Gala, Symposium
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – National CORE, the nation’s third largest nonprofit developer of affordable housing, will celebrate its 20-year anniversary Oct. 26 with a national housing symposium and evening gala. The two events, at the Sheraton Event Center in Pomona,...
National CORE Appoints Interim CEO Steve PonTell
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — The board of directors for National CORE (National CORE) hired an interim President and CEO, Steve PonTell. PonTell’s background in organizational development, community development, and urban planning is seen as a good fit for the...
Regional Public Safety Training Exercises Backdrop for Groundbreaking Ceremony
San Marcos Fire Department, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies will kick off a week of training exercises at an empty apartment complex slated for demolition in order to make room for an affordable housing and retail development. SAN MARCOS,...
San Marino Senior Apartments in Montclair Among Winners in National Multifamily Housing Industry Award Competition
MONTCLAIR, Calif. — The National Association of Home Builders [NAHB] announced on December 8 that San Marino Senior Apartments won its Pillar of the Industry award for Best Creative Financing of an Affordable Community. San Marino, located at 10355 Mills Avenue in...
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