Posts in Palm Springs
Year in Review: Reflections, Milestones, and What’s to Come

On behalf of everyone at CHOC, we extend our heartfelt thanks for helping make this year a success. We deeply appreciate the support of municipalities, construction and finance partners, agencies, fellow nonprofits, and the hundreds of resident families who call our affordable housing communities home. Join us as we reflect on the achievements of the year in this comprehensive recap.

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CHOC Monarch’s Especially Grand Opening in Palm Springs

The Monarch Apartment Homes grand opening was everything we’d hoped it would be - for our organization, our residents, our partners and attendees. But, there was a beautiful, quiet moment right before our celebration began: the sight of a single Monarch butterfly floating through the agave, succulents, and desert plants now growing in the newly-constructed reflection garden.

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Monarch Welcomes First Residents Ahead of Grand Opening Celebration

A New Era for Affordable Housing Begins in Palm Springs

(Palm Springs, CA) - The Monarch Apartment Homes are now open. New residents are stepping over the threshold of their doorways for the very first time, beginning a new chapter for themselves, as well as The City of Palm Springs. Located at the corner of North Indian Canyon and East San Rafael Drive, this affordable housing community is a beautiful blend of mid-century modern design and the fulfillment of dreams for 60 families in Palm Springs and beyond.

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Placita Dolores Huerta Sees Progress on Construction

Five months after the groundbreaking, our new affordable housing community in Coachella, California, is becoming a reality. Named in tribute to Dolores Huerta, the iconic American labor leader and civil rights activist, Placita Dolores Huerta involves new construction that includes 60 additional apartments.

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Construction Continues on CHOC’s Design-Forward Monarch Apartment Homes

The Monarch Apartment Homes is rising in the City of Palm Springs. Offering 60 apartment homes, the affordable housing community will feature clean lines and single-sloped roofs, similar to the ‘butterfly’ roofs known throughout Palm Springs as an iconic mid century-modern element.

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CHOC Monarch Wins IDA 2021 Design Recognition
Monarch Apartment Homes Breaks Ground in Palm Springs

Clear blue skies and a stunning desertscape welcomed attendees on October 28, 2021 to the historic groundbreaking of the Monarch Apartment Homes in Palm Springs this October, including government dignitaries, local neighbors, and members of CHOC board and staff.

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Monarch Apartment Homes Reaches Milestone, Breaks Ground in Palm Springs
Sactown Magazine Lauds CHOC Monarch Affordable Housing Design
Monocle on Design Podcast | CHOC CEO Manuela Silva & Architect Maria Song