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54-429: University Village may mean: University Village, Albany, California University Village, Chicago , Illinois University Village, Grand Forks, North Dakota University Village (Manhattan) University Village, Riverside, California University Village, Seattle, Washington Univerzitetsko Selo (University Village), Belgrade, Serbia Topics referred to by

108-488: A 20% increase for 1981, then 2 to 13% per year, until 1994. In 1988, the village had 2300 residents from 64 countries. 54% were from USA, 11% Korea, 8% China, 7% Taiwan. 50% of the families had children. There were 670 children 150 of whom were more than 10 years old. There were 119 single parent student families. In 1995, the UC again proposed to raise rent to fund housing replacement, with rent increases of 5-6% for 5 years in

162-528: A cost of more than three million dollars. The sewer laterals throughout have been replaced. Reserves for such replacements are replenished through a dedicated portion of the monthly assessments, to avoid the sometimes catastrophic assessments condominium associations may levy when they ignore the need for maintenance of large structural elements. Just prior to and during the war, the Lanham Community Facilities Act of 1940 provided $ 150 million to

216-515: A large park and separate soccer and baseball fields with bleachers . There is also a small children's playground, completely upgraded with modern Big Toys and soft ground. All streets have sidewalks and street lighting and are patrolled by the Richmond Police Department. There is a large laundromat and small supermarket adjacent, at First Street and Macdonald. Point Richmond is within walking distance and has two small supermarkets,

270-682: A layoff of 14 teachers in Albany. Codornices Village closed on January 1, 1956. With the closure of Codornices Village, the Black population of Albany fell from 1778 in the 1950 census to 75 in the 1960 census. As the Codornices Village closed, the UC Regents negotiated to acquire 40 of the buildings that remained including the Rec center and Children's center, and renamed the project University Village. After

324-467: A plan to raise their rent to pay for housing construction for single students. The proposed rent increases for a 2 bedroom apartment each year were 15% in 1981 and 1982, 25% in 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986. The proposal would triple the rent in just 6 years. Up to that time, the Village operations, debt service, utilities and maintenance had been covered by rent, and the rent had been affordable. Residents protested

378-408: A plan to replace the older student housing at UC Village with new units. Marty Takimoto, the director of communications and marketing for UC Berkeley's residential and student services department, said that mold, lead paint, proximity to the water table, and proximity to the bay were reasons why the university chose to demolish the old housing. In 1998, 88 Section B apartments were torn down along with

432-646: A playground, and soccer fields. Children living in the village can attend schools within the Albany Unified School District . Some children attend the Albany Children's Center which offers preschool, before and after school care, and transitional kindergarten. The nearest elementary school is Ocean View School, although some elementary students may attend Cornell or Marin elementary schools. Older students attend Albany Middle School and Albany High School or MacGregor High School. University Village

486-611: A post office, bank, public pool, fire station and library. Closer in the other direction downtown are a medical center/hospital, main P.O., and strip shopping center with major drugstore and supermarket. The entire neighborhood is on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park . The Atchison Village housing project

540-456: A row. Again the village residents protested the unaffordability of the increases, along with the unfairness of residents funding their own evictions to build nicer housing which they would not be able to afford. The UC also proposed to tear down section B apartments, which were then 33 years old, instead of renovating or maintaining them. In 1998, 420 families had to vacate the village for the demolition of some Section B and Section A apartments. In

594-554: A single unsold parcel, thus limiting tax increases to 2%, but the Tax Assessor does not treat it that way. Atchison Village includes 450 apartments of five styles in 97 one-story buildings and 65 two-story buildings. Every unit has ground level access both front and back and fenced backyards. Each unit has a dedicated parking space and there is ample on-street parking near each unit on the public streets. As of May 2012, units cost from $ 30,000 to $ 70,000. They are relatively unaffected by

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648-464: A small amount of refurbishment, these buildings formed the start of student housing in the Village and continued to be used for housing university student families until 2007, 50 years later. In 1956, the University acquired 40 of the Codornices Village two story apartment buildings along with the 14 Kula Gulf single story buildings totaling 420 apartments for the nominal cost of $ 44,000. Inspectors found

702-760: Is a community in Richmond, California which was originally built as housing for defense workers from the Kaiser Shipyards . It lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m). Constructed by the Richmond Housing Authority in 1941 as Richmond's first public defense housing project, it is one of the only projects funded by the Community Facilities Act of 1940 (the Lanham Act) that still exists in Richmond and one of

756-483: Is an example of the local- federal collaboration that provided much-needed housing and domestic support for World War II defense workers and their families. The modest, wood-frame buildings clearly reflect the constraints of time, money and materials placed on publicly funded housing construction during the period, but though simple in design, they have full-dimension clear fir framing and heavy interior plaster. Water mains, electric panels and all roofs have been upgraded at

810-611: Is bounded on the west by railroad tracks of the Union Pacific. Due to the proximity of the railroad, the Village suffers from the noise pollution of trains honking loudly at all hours. The landscape of the Village includes infiltration basins and vegetated swales to treat contaminants from the first flush stormwater run-off before it reaches Village and Codornices creeks. 37°53′06″N 122°18′04″W  /  37.88500°N 122.30111°W  / 37.88500; -122.30111 Atchison Village Atchison Village

864-614: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages University Village, Albany, California The University Village is located on the Gill Tract , at the foot of Codornices and Marin Creeks . It began as a federal housing project for some of the thousands of families of workers who came to the San Francisco Bay Area to work in various war industries during World War II , especially

918-545: Is handicap accessible. The population of Atchison Village became more diverse over the past several decades and in 2017 was increasingly changing through gentrification. In 2017 Hispanic and middle-age to elderly White members made up a majority of Atchison Village membership. Atchison Village is located in the Iron Triangle . Although this area was once known as the highest crime area of Richmond, within Atchison Village

972-719: The Davis–Stirling Common Interest Development Act (certain sections of the California Civil Code which cover Common Interest Developments). A Corporation lawyer advised that the Corporation include it under the Act, although in a 1994 court case, DeForrest v. Atchison Village, the Superior Court judge ruled that technically, the Village is not included therein. However, most corporate decisions made by

1026-544: The Federal Works Agency . It built approximately 625,000 units of housing in conjunction with local authorities nationwide. These were highly sought after and company managers were the most likely to be able to procure housing in Atchison Village during the World War Two era. AV contains 450 co-op living units. Handicap ramps are permitted, and a majority of units are single story. The auditorium and public restroom

1080-512: The Kaiser Shipyards in nearby Richmond and Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo. It originally extended across the city limits past Codornices Creek into Berkeley as far south as Camelia Street. It was built on land leased from the university and other owners. Around 1954, some of the village buildings were acquired by the University of California . The Berkeley section was demolished. During

1134-625: The 72M stops at the combined BART and Amtrak Richmond station to Davis , Sacramento , and beyond. Freeway access to Interstate 580 and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is excellent down one mile of parkway. The Chevron Richmond Refinery is about one mile west across Richmond Parkway , the BNSF railway Intermodal switching and loading yard and the Richmond Parkway. An accident at the refinery on January 15, 2007, revealed defects in

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1188-528: The 8000 Codornices residents should move to Richmond, and the mayor of Richmond responded that they should stay in Berkeley. City councils claimed the housing was not up to code, and that it should be torn down. Codornices Village continued to operate under a series of 1 year extensions and a multiyear extension requested by the federal government at the start of the Korean War in 1950. Over time, more and more of

1242-497: The African American population was primarily restricted to the south west portion of the city. Though the housing was integrated, initially African American families were assigned to the less desirable units on the west side. In 1946, under the direction of a resident committee, the village intentionally integrated, placing "White families in units vacated by Black families and vice versa." After WWII, cities were eligible under

1296-562: The Albany and Berkeley city councils protested the project, claiming private developers would be able to meet the need and that the housing should not be located in Berkeley. Construction by the Standard Building company began in 1943. Residents first moved in April 1944. The project included the integrated Codornices Elementary school and Children's Center, as well as recreation facilities. Trains transported workers from Codornices Village to

1350-844: The Board do include consideration of current D-S regulations. Atchison Village is served by the AC Transit 72M bus line, which runs east from Atchison Village up Macdonald Avenue to San Pablo Avenue and then south along San Pablo Avenue to downtown Oakland . A recent addition is the Circular Shuttle, a free service of the City of Richmond, which runs on MacDonald Avenue, and as far north as Doctor's Hospital. There are connections in Point Richmond for buses to Marin County and points north and south, as well as

1404-700: The Codornices apartments ranged from $ 35 to $ 47 per month. The Kula gulf apartments ranged from $ 40 - $ 52. In 1960, plans were made for adding 500 new apartments that would be known as Section B at an estimated cost of $ 3,871,000 which was financed by a loan from the U.S.Community Facilities Administration of the Housing and Home Finance Agency and which would be paid back from rent over the next 30 years. There were 15 3 story buildings and 35 two story buildings. There were 1 and 2 bedroom floor plans. Larger families could apply for 3 bedroom townhouse style apartments. Section B

1458-500: The Federal War Housing Agency announced plans to create and operate a large racially integrated project in Berkeley and Albany to house civilian war workers and their families. Private real estate developers had not created enough housing for war workers. It would eventually house 8000-10000 people in an area of Berkeley and Albany bordered by Camilia street, San Pablo, and Buchanan and be known as Codornices Village. Both

1512-564: The Kula Gulf apartments. They were replaced by the East Village, which opened in 1999. The East Village was the most luxurious part of the Village, however it lacked both the in-unit laundry connections, as well as the laundry drying lines that had been available in Section B apartments. The East Village had 392 apartments. The cost of construction was $ 55,400,000. When the East Village opened the rent

1566-453: The Lanham Act to take over the housing and continue to operate it, but Berkeley and Albany declined to do so. At the same time, Atchison Village , another Lanham Act project in Richmond, was transferred to the Richmond Housing Authority, which sold it to its residents. In 1947, Codornices Village had a wait-list of 1800 families including many veterans. The mayor of Berkeley proposed that

1620-558: The Lanham act in 1940 which funded housing and daycare for civilian war workers. To assuage private real estate interests, the Lanham act provided for the removal of the war housing two years after the war emergency ended, unless a local government would take ownership. Unlike the Housing Act of 1937, which required the demolition of one unit of housing for each new unit built, the Lanham act encouraged building on already vacant land. In 1943,

1674-579: The Richmond shipyards and to Mare Island in Vallejo. The buildings were 2 story flat roof apartments with drywall and included a heater, refrigerator and stove.They were built on land from 60 different owners, including the U.C. Regents, which was rented by the Federal Works Agency. Codornices Village residents paid rent which would allow the project to return $ 3,175,000 to the Treasury by 1954, as well as paying land rent to land owners, and $ 760,000 to

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1728-488: The West Village opened the rent was $ 1360. The UC reported the debt service alone for the project would be $ 10,600,000 per year, an average of $ 906 per apartment per month for the 974 apartments of the village. "Originally, West Village was intended to be similar in design to east village. Due to student protests however, the apartments were re-designed to be smaller and more economical. Still, rent in West Village in 2007

1782-547: The bay. Section B opened in the August, 1962. The initial rent was $ 70 - $ 90 per month. In 1964, the UC purchased the 11 acre Harrison tract in Berkeley just south of the Village as a location for future Village housing. It would never be developed by the University, and in 1997 was sold to the US Postal Service and the City of Berkeley. On Feb 4, 1980, the UC housing director met with 200 resident families and announced

1836-422: The buildings to be sound, even after having survived a gale in 1955. Together these apartments were known as Section A. By April 1956, 28 families were already living in Kula Gulf apartments. These 420 apartments were refurbished in 3 phases allowing for immediate occupancy. Refurbishment was financed with a 10 year loan of $ 634K which was repaid from rent. By Sept of 1956 400 families had moved in. The rent for

1890-399: The cities of Albany and Berkeley. African American workers at the time experienced difficulties and restrictions in locating housing in the private market. The Federal Works Agency projected the project would house 14% African American residents. While the Lanham act encouraged consideration of the race of the area, Albany's Black population in the 1940 cenus was only 3 persons. In Berkeley,

1944-486: The crime rate is actually very low. In 2017 the surrounding area was seeing less crime, as well. This was partly due to traffic control gates that separate it from the greater Iron Triangle community, with only one vehicle entrance/exit. In addition, there is a very active citizenry, some of whom have lived in the village for over fifty years and an excellent Crime Watch and citizen patrol in the evenings. The Richmond police chief, Chris Magnus (chief from 2006 until 2015),

1998-483: The demolition, the cheapest remaining housing in the village was $ 1360 per month. The land would sit vacant until 2016. They were replaced with a pet food store, a grocery store and a senior citizen care facility. In 2022, UC announced plans to build a six story, 289 apartment tower totaling 760 beds for graduate students without families in the Village on the site of the former Section A housing at Monroe and Jackson, which were torn down 14 years earlier in 2008. Unlike

2052-551: The few in the nation not destroyed after the war. It is one of 20 public housing projects built in Richmond before and during World War II. The Village (without the park) was sold by the government to its residents for $ 1,512,00.00 February 28, 1957, (Quit Claim Deed CCC Recorder; liber 2939 page 339) remaining mutual housing to this day under the ownership of the Atchison Village Mutual Homes Corporation. Many think it would be covered under Proposition 13 as

2106-817: The housing bubble or foreclosures, since Use certificates cannot be liened. The low prices may be due to the fact that title to the property is not transferred, but only the occupancy or use rights in the dwelling, making it difficult to take out a loan to buy a Right to Perpetual Use . However, the Atchison Village Credit Union may lend a significant sum against the purchase if the buyer has a co-signer with real property in California. A maintenance fee, currently averaging ~$ 400 monthly, covers taxes, insurance, reserve funding, structural maintenance, water and sorted waste collection from curbside individual rolling plastic containers. The grounds are landscaped, including

2160-458: The membership. In 2009 it was financially stable and was steadily building structural reserves. Member disputes are largely handled by private hearings and mediation. Members may, however, be expelled for gross infractions of rules included in the contract. This happens very rarely, however, averaging less than one incident in three years for 450 memberships. Since it is a Mutual Homes Association, there have been legal challenges to its inclusion under

2214-411: The new apartments. The policy of renting to people who were not student families would continue for many years. Staff were allowed until 2013. Visiting scholars and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab workers were allowed until 2014. Single students were allowed until 2016. In 2008, the remaining 152 Codornices apartments were demolished along Monroe street. The rent at the time of closing was $ 699. After

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2268-421: The north. In other directions, University Village is bordered by railroad tracks of Union Pacific to the west, California Route 123 (San Pablo Avenue) to the east, and Cordonices Creek to the south. The complex has 974 units. The complex has recreational facilities intended for families and children. The complex has an after-school recreational center for children, baseball fields, a family resource center,

2322-584: The power to expel residents by cancelling their membership for gross violations of their share contract with AVMHC. Recent placement of powerful security cameras at the outside of the village and installation of a gunshot locating systems in Richmond's high-crime areas has increased policing effectiveness and lowered crime. Prospects are good for continued low crime. The 2009 wave of home desertions did not affect Atchison Village which promptly repairs and auctions empty units. In 2017, vacancy rates were almost always at zero. It should be pointed out, also, that due to

2376-523: The previous buildings in the village, which have all been publicly owned and operated, the building will be a public private partnership with American Campus Communities . University Village, a 77 acres (31 ha) complex, is located in the City of Albany , 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of the main campus. The development is bordered by Buchanan Street, United States Department of Agriculture research and office facilities, and Ocean View Elementary School to

2430-516: The recent gentrification to a largely middle-aged to elderly white population, the prices of homes in 2023 have increased sharply to upwards of $ 200K+ whereas many members as recently as 2017 were buying in at under $ 100K. Overall Atchison Village Mutual Homes Corporation is governed under the California Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporations Codes with an eleven-member board of directors, elected at large from

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2538-413: The unfairness and unaffordability of the plan. The university argued that government construction loans were no longer available for student housing. In June 1981, after the UC enacted a 25% rent increase, students fought the plan by putting their rent into escrow for several months instead of paying the University. After the protest, the UC dropped the proposal. The rent increases were small for many years,

2592-463: The village master plan of 1998, the question of renovating or replacing section B was unresolved. In the master plan of 2004, the UC committed to tearing down all of the Section B apartments. Between 1997 and 2007, the cheapest available 2-bedroom apartments in University Village increased in price 330% from $ 410 to $ 1360 per month. In 1998 the University of California board of regents approved

2646-562: The war, the Key System constructed a massive wooden trestle through and over the heart of the village and the nearby Southern Pacific railroad's mainline for the Shipyard Railway to Kaiser Shipyards . It was dismantled at the end of the war. Even before the U.S. entered WWII, war production brought workers to the SF Bay area and strained the housing supply. The federal government passed

2700-509: The white residents of the village found housing outside the village, and the village in 1954 had 7000 residents of whom 88% were minorities. Residents advocated for Albany, Berkeley, or Alameda County to take over and continue operation of the village. In 1954, with no local authority expressing interest in operating the village, eviction notices were issued, and demolition began. Hundreds of families with children moved to South Berkeley, leading to overcrowding in elementary schools there, and

2754-462: Was $ 1360 per month, only $ 100 cheaper than East Village. West Village units cost over $ 500 more per month than the section B units they replaced." After the openings of the East and West Village, student families could not afford the higher rent and there were vacancies. UC allowed childless couples to rent 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. Staff, postdocs, single students, visiting scholars and lecturers lived in

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2808-492: Was $ 990. In 2004, the UC approved plans to demolish the remaining 412 apartments of section B housing to build the West Village. The projected cost was $ 118,000,000. Village residents continued to argue that the section B housing could be renovated at a lower cost. The West Village Apartments opened in July, 2006 with 258 units. An additional 324 new apartments were completed in August 2008, including 192 one bedroom units. When

2862-428: Was organized in courtyards, with 3 buildings around most courtyards. Balconies faced the courtyard, which allowed parents to monitor playing children. Each courtyard had laundry drying areas and a grassy central area. Apartments had balconies, sliding glass doors, an outdoor storage closet, and in-unit laundry machine connections. Stoves, refrigerators and wall heaters were provided. Third story apartments even had views of

2916-401: Was very helpful in increasing police reaction speed to reports of suspicious activity and patrol officers are frequent drop-ins to Atchison Village meetings . The Mayor Gayle McLaughlin endorsed the idea of a "beat cop" to be assigned to the Village at a subsequent resident meeting about violence in the neighborhood. The Village itself has acted to control unlawful behavior, since it does have

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