Garden Village

Sacramento, CA

Project Overview

Garden Village is a model of how to create healthy housing. The development was the first project in the country to implement a new HUD Section 811 Project Rental Assistance program that enables disabled individuals to transition from nursing homes and other institutions to independent living.

These residents benefit from an array of community-based services that are tailored to their needs. The project grew out of the renovation of a troubled apartment complex. Domus worked with the lending institution and several municipal agencies to acquire and rehabilitate a property that suffered from crime, mold damage, and severe disrepair.

Domus created a financing structure that preserved affordability and funded critically important repairs and renovations. Garden Village includes several improvements to accommodate families by creating a new, expanded community center, offering a free after-school program, replacing a playground, creating community gardens, and reconfiguring some existing units into three-bedroom apartments to house large families.

Residents will benefit from a pool, new community center, two new playgrounds, free on-site after-school program, and health and wellness classes for adults. The development was the first in the state to be awarded HUD 811 housing vouchers for disabled adults, and it was one of the first developments in the country to implement this voucher program.

Project Features

  • 195 units for low-income families
  • Near transit and amenities
  • Extensive rehabilitation and remediation of mold-ridden units
  • Rescued property from foreclosure and preserved its affordability
  • Families enjoy an on-site after-school program, a pool, and two playgrounds
  • Community garden space