Vivalon and Eden Housing have opened a new senior housing and community center at 999 3rd Street in San Rafael, Marin County. The project includes 66 units of affordable housing above a medical clinic.
The six-story structure will create 67 apartments across 74,820 square feet, including 66 affordable homes and one market-rate unit for the on-site property manager. Apartment rents will range from $770 to $1,650 per month for residents aged 62 to older. Ten of the units will be reserved for unhoused individuals.
Vivalon Healthy Aging Campus ribbon cutting ceremony, image courtesy Eden Housing and Vivalon
999 Third Street residential courtyard view looking west on 3rd Street , rendering by Van Meter Williams Pollack
The Vivalon aging campus will provide medical services for the whole community with coordinated care, social engagement, nutrition services, and a new cafe with Community Action Marin. The facility will schedule activities and other events to promote good health.
Van Meter Williams Pollack is the project architect. The contemporary design features an articulated facade with protruding metal awnings, bay windows, and a setback along Brooks Street for the residential entrance.
Vivalon, formerly known as Whistlestop, is a San Rafael-based non-profit that provides community and medical services for older adults, particularly residents with disabilities. Eden Housing is a non-profit housing developer active across the region. Construction started in mid-2022, lasting just about a year and a half.
999 Third Street residential courtyard, rendering by Van Meter Williams Pollack
Vivalon Healthy Aging Campus aerial view, image courtesy Eden Housing and Vivalon
The project planning process goes back to 2013. BioMarin helped Vivalon acquire the 0.3-acre parcel at a discount as part of the pharmaceutical company’s proposed two life science offices. Construction has yet to start on the two structures.
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Great to see. San Rafael has far too many flat lots and underutilized areas in the central core to not get this sort of density and height. Hope to see it fill in the coming years.
Very much agree! It seems so odd to hear about the “California Forever” project in rural Solano County, which would convert peaceful agricultural lands to “sustainable” urban neighborhoods – while probably thousands (or tens of thousands) of acres in existing Bay Area cities await infill development.