Ex-Navy Base Reuse Plan on RPC Agenda
Concord Director of Community Reuse Planning and former BIA|Bay Area executive Guy Bjerke will update BIA members on the status of the Concord Naval Weapons Station development plan at a meeting of the East Bay Regional Policy Committee on March 8, 2017. Concord recently selected Lennar - a BIA member - as the master developer and negotiations with federal base reuse officials are underway. Full Story
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Richmond Moves To Adopt Art Tax
Despite its severely anemic housing market, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously to proceed with plans to impose a new public art tax on private development. The city intends to require private commercial and multi-family residential developers to spend an amount equal to at least 1 percent of a project's construction cost to install publicly accessible art on-site or pay the city an in-lieu fee. BIA|Bay Area spoke in opposition and submitted a comment letter. Full Story
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Excellence in Home Building Awards - Entries NOW OPEN
This year's Excellence in Home Building Awards will be held on Friday, April 21st at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. Get a jump start on registering for your categories, paying for your fees and save $50 for each entry. Early-bird entry deadline closes Friday, February 3rd, but you have until February 17th. For tons of information, links, docs, etc. visit our website at
www.biabayarea.org/ehba2017. Bookmark and visit often to stay up to date.
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Sales & Marketing Council Sales Award Survey
The SMC would love your opinion and your assistance. Please take a brief 2 minute survey by following the link
HERE.
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SMC Month of Giving Networking & Assembly Event - February 23
Join the Sales & Marketing Council's Month of Giving benefitting teens and families in need. Throughout the month of February, companies will be gathering donations to support two HomeAid Partner Charities: Shelter, Inc. and Dream Catcher. Visit the event page for additional information
HERE
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events@biabayarea.org
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March 16 - PASS Builder Luncheon
May 4 - PASS Trade Show
May 10 - PWB Essentials Drive
June 7 - Dinner & Program
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New Gen Applications Due This Wednesday, February 1
Interested in building better connections? Learning more about the development process? Getting to know the Bay Area's best projects? Join New Gen! Applications are now being accepted for the New Gen "class" of 2017. This class will meet approximately once per month starting in February in on-site seminars concentrating on a different stage of the life cycle of a development project. Along with the builders themselves, each class will be comprised of associate members and the multitude of disciplines that support our communities.
For more information,
click here.
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"Building Hope" at Recovery Café - Feb. 15
HomeAid and the BIA Bay Area are hosting "Building Hope" at Recovery Café San Jose on February 15, 2017 and we need your support! Mayor Sam Liccardo and Supervisor David Cortese will be there to support the efforts of Recovery Café in providing hope and support for the homeless. Thank you to Irvine Company for taking on the role of Builder Captain for the remodeling of the Recovery Café commercial pantry! Please contact Cheryl O'Connor if you would like to sponsor or attend this event in San Jose. Click here for the flyer.
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Click here
for BIA's Housing4All blog, where you will find news about the Bay Area's housing shortage along with videos, statistics and an opportunity to join us in our quest to provide housing for all.
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