Kings Beach Housing Now

Kings Beach, CA

Project Overview

Kings Beach Housing Now is a breakthrough affordable workforce housing project in the Lake Tahoe Basin. This award-winning project is outstanding because it answers a region’s desperate call for affordable, sustainable housing.

Prior to Kings Beach Housing Now, decent, affordable living solutions for the workforce simply did not exist in the area. Kings Beach Housing Now addresses the urgent need for affordable workforce housing while helping to protect the natural beauty of Lake Tahoe and its surrounding environment.

Kings Beach Housing Now has been honored with several prestigious awards, including the 2014 AIA/HUD Housing & Community-Informed Design Award and the 2014 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for Environmental and Economic Partnerships.

The Kings Beach Housing Now project addresses the urgent need for affordable workforce housing in Kings Beach while helping to protect the natural beauty of Lake Tahoe and its surrounding environment.

A unique example of rural infill development, this 77-unit project counters the environmental ills associated with sprawl development by locating quality high-density housing within established communities near employers, transportation, and amenities.

The project promotes a healthier environment through green building, design features, and stormwater management. Social services are conveniently offered on-site in partnership with the North Tahoe Family Resource Center. Most importantly, Kings Beach Housing Now replaces substandard workforce housing, creating healthier places for individuals and families to live.

Project Features

  • 77 units for low-income families
  • Located on five scattered sites
  • First deed-restricted housing ever built in the Lake Tahoe Basin
  • Multi-award winning development
  • All sites located near transit/amenities
  • 100% onsite stormwater detention
  • LEED Silver

Awards

  • Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for Environmental and Economic Partnerships, 2014 California Environmental Protection Agency
  • Community-Informed Design Award, 2014 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development & The American Institute of Architects
  • Green Building Super Heroes Award, 2013 U.S. Green Building Council Gold Nugget Award: Judges Special Award of Excellence – Outstanding Responsive Design Addressing
  • Special Needs, 2013 Pacific Coast Builders Conference Best in the Basin, 2011Tahoe Regional Planning Agency