Introducing Jamie Madden, Beacon Development Group’s New Senior Housing Developer

Posted by Alanna.Lopez@beacondevgroup.com on Fri, May 8, 2026 at 7:40 PM

Beacon Development Group is pleased to welcome Jamie Madden as our new Senior Housing Developer. Jamie brings a strong foundation in affordable housing development, public policy, and real estate finance, along with experience supporting community-centered projects through strategic advisory work and innovative funding initiatives, including the launch of Washington’s first early learning facilities loan fund and the successful financing of developments such as 95 Lawrence Road.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Jamie is an accomplished author whose memoir, Bittersweet Lane: Creating Home(s) in the American Affordable Housing Crisis, reflects a thoughtful, human-centered perspective on housing and, most importantly, he grounds all of his work in his most meaningful role as a dad.

Jamie is already familiar with Beacon Development Group’s impact. When the opportunity to join the team arose, it was an easy decision:

“I jumped at the opportunity to join Beacon Development Group—the professionals who helped create this place I cite as the gold standard in community development. I look forward to being a part of this team that helps communities create homes.”

At Beacon, we are excited to have Jamie join us in advancing our mission of creating high-quality, inclusive housing rooted in community voice and partnership.

2026 HOUSING CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE

Posted by Alanna.Lopez@beacondevgroup.com on Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Beacon, California, Construction

Beacon Development Group & HumanGood Affordable Housing team members— Matt, Justin, George, Kendra, Jennifer, Peggy, Madeline and Monalisa— at the Housing California conference in Sacramento, CA.

In March 2026, team members from Beacon Development Group joined the SVP of HumanGood Affordable Housing and VP of Operations at the Housing California conference in Sacramento—an annual gathering centered around this year’s theme, “Rooted in Community: Realizing California’s Promise Together.”

Throughout the conference, attendees explored a wide range of timely and impactful topics, from strategies to produce and preserve affordable housing to the latest updates on federal and state policies. Sessions also tackled urgent challenges such as rebuilding communities after wildfire disasters and developing innovative solutions to address homelessness.
A highlight of the event was the Gubernatorial Candidate Forum, where several candidates shared their perspectives and proposed strategies for tackling California’s housing crisis if elected governor.

Aside from the workshop sessions, the experience of connecting with passionate professionals and organizations across the industry was inspiring and motivating. The conference provided updated information but also strengthened the commitment to our work ahead—while offering valuable opportunities to build meaningful connections.

What’s to Come in 2026!

Posted by Alanna.Lopez@beacondevgroup.com on Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM

Beacon, California, Construction, Senior Housing, Washington

Beacon Development Group extends New Year greetings as we enter 2026. We look forward to continuing our collaborative efforts with partners to develop affordable housing communities throughout California and Washington. Our commitment remains strong to increasing access to quality affordable housing in the year ahead.

Construction
Tacoma, WA
Grant County, WA
Yakima, WA
Burlington, WA
Seattle, WA

Predevelopment
Pasco, WA
Seattle, WA
Snohomish County
Bremerton, WA
Bellingham, WA
Venice, CA
South San Francisco, CA
Vista, CA
Los Angeles, CA

Thank You Partners!

Posted by Alanna.Lopez@beacondevgroup.com on Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Beacon, California, Senior Housing, Washington

Happy Holidays! In the spirit of giving, fellowship and community, Beacon Development Group sends thanks to our 2025 partners. The opportunity to partner with you has created hundreds of units of affordable housing.

Furthering the mission of our partners to create stable affordable housing communities makes 2025 a year to remember and treasure. The opportunity to provide residents with intentionally designed residential spaces, amenities and open spaces allows us the honor of fostering healthy communities. We thank our 2025 partners for an amazing year of affordable housing and look forward to the future!

Washington

California

Mt Baker TOD Community Meeting Wrap Up

Posted by Alanna.Lopez@beacondevgroup.com on Fri, Nov 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Beacon, Construction, Family Housing, Urban/Mixed Use, Washington

On November 5^th, The Gardner House hosted a community meeting for the Mercy Housing and El Centro de la Raza project, Mt Baker TOD. This affordable housing project will be home to 400+ apartment units, a 35,000-square-foot childcare and education center, in partnership with the University of Washington. The community will also have open spaces up to 20,000square feet and 4,300 square feet in community-serving commercial spaces. The Mt Baker TOD community engagement team set up the meeting to connect with the community, share how their input has impacted the project, and host a QA on this emerging new development.

Project partners, Hewitt, 7 Directions, KPFF, Runberg Architecture Group, Walsh Construction and Beacon Development Group all participated in collaborating on the presentation. The project team mingled with community neighbors while enjoying some delicious bites from Sabor Delicioso, a graduate of El Centro de la Raza small business program. Guests explored the presentation boards that indicated the art concept, the timeline of construction, site design and much more.

The presentation kicked off with an introduction from Associate Director of El Centro de la Raza, Miguel Maestas. The presentation led to an engaging conversation with the audience leading to new connections and a future meeting to be hosted for the residents and business owners that live and work next to the project site.

The project team of Mt Baker TOD was thrilled to engage with neighbors during breakout sessions. Having one on one conversations between the project team and neighbors really exemplified how important it is to connect with one another and seek community feedback into upcoming projects.

Thank you to the Community Engagement team that coordinated and planned this meeting.

Photographs provided by El Centro de la Raza

(Left to Right) Keeanna Andres and Daniel Glenn with 7 Directions Architects/Planners
(Left to Right) Miguel Maestas with El Centro de la Raza, meeting guest and Bunthay Cheam, Community Engagement Consultant
Keeanna Andres with 7 Directions Architects/Planners
Jonathan Smith, Project Developer at Mercy Housing
Cindy Lopez, Housing Development Associate at El Centro de la Raza
Miguel Maestas, Associate Director of El Centro de la Raza

Beacon Development Group and HumanGood closes on Hope Heights

Posted by Alanna.Lopez@beacondevgroup.com on Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Beacon, Construction, Washington

Beacon Development Group and HumanGood, in partnership with Greater Christ Temple Church, is excited to announce the closing on Hope Heights, a new affordable housing community in Tacoma, WA.

Hope Heights will provide 63 affordable apartments for adults 55 and older making 30% and 50% of the area median income. The four-story building includes office space for property management and supportive service team members in addition to several amenity spaces including a community room, fitness room, computer room, library, coffee bar, outdoor patio, and roof deck. Additionally, there will be 23 parking spaces for residents and team members.

Construction is underway and is expected to be completed early 2027. Beacon Development Group will be the developer on this budding community.

Clark Terrace and Olive Plaza – 2 Grand Reopening’s

Posted by Alanna.Lopez@beacondevgroup.com on Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM

Beacon, California, Construction, Oregon, Project Openings, Senior Housing

In October 2025, HumanGood and Beacon Development Group unveiled two amazing renovations to HumanGood Affordable Housing in Norco, California and Eugene, Oregon. These preservation projects allowed for improvements to community spaces, individual units and created longevity of housing for the senior residents.

Clark Terrace, based in Norco, California, was able to provide their residents with improved community spaces like the gym, laundry room, community room, and mail room. Residents were introduced to their updated apartments with new cabinetry, countertops, thermostat, accessible features like pull down spice and dish racks, countertop lighting, extenders, and pull-out features for more counterspace. Since coming back to their units, the residents have been raving about these new upgrades. Congratulations to the project team and our partners, Walton Construction and D33 Design & Planning.

Olive Plaza, located in Eugene, Oregon, was an acquisition-preservation project that underwent a critical renovation that extended the useful life of the building and extended the Section 8 HAP for an additional 20-years to keep the housing affordable for the seniors in Eugene. The rehabilitation took a year and a half to complete, the improvements and preservation reflect the values of the City of Eugene. Shuan Donovan, CEO of Enterprise Community Partners and former HUD secretary, attended the grand reopening and spoke of the importance of preservation of affordable housing

Improvements to Olive Plaza were new windows, exterior cladding, upgraded offices, mail room and conference room. Residents are greeted by a new elevator lobby, along with upgrades to their units. Olive Plaza now houses new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. The residents now get to enjoy the newly located Library dedicated to the late Randy Stamper, a HumanGood Board Chair who was instrumental in the preservation of this community. Congratulations to the project team and our partners Walsh Construction and BDA Architecture & Planning.

Ribbon Cutting - Photography by Rick Mendoza
Photography by Rick Mendoza
Photography by Rick Mendoza
Community Space - Photography by Weldon Brewster Photography
Clark Terrace - Photography by Weldon Brewster Photography

Ribbon Cutting - Photography by Beverly Boy Productions
Photography by Beverly Boy Productions
Randy Stamper Library - Photography by Beverly Boy Productions
Photography by Beverly Boy Productions
Olive Plaza - Photography by Beverly Boy Productions

Ballington Flats – A Groundbreaking Occasion for New Affordable Housing

Posted by Alanna.Lopez@beacondevgroup.com on Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM

Beacon, Family Housing, Washington

Ballington Flats Under Construction

Ballington Flats is a new affordable housing complex, constructed in partnership with Volunteers of America Western Washington, SMR Architects, Dawson Construction and Beacon Development Group

The project received $20 million in grant funding from Skagit County, the City of Burlington, The Home Depot Foundation, The Housing Trust Fund and the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program. Ballington Flats is supported by the North Star Initiative, a public-private partnership uniting governments, housing and health providers, and first responders to provide effective care and housing for neighbors experiencing chronic homelessness in Skagit County.

Ballington Flats has six buildings, housing 42 units and will have resident accessible amenities like a community room, laundry facility, kitchen, offices, outdoor spaces and gardens along with community resources.

The Groundbreaking event took place on October 16^th, 2025. High profile county leaders attended like Burlington mayor Bill Aslett and Skagit County Commissioner Lisa Janicki. The community and its leaders are thrilled about the opportunity for more housing for Skagit County residents. Beacon is proud to be a part of the team that will bring Ballington Flats to life.

MORGAN HILL SENIOR HOUSING RECEIVES 2025 SENIOR HOUSING NEWS ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN AWARD

Posted by Alanna.Lopez@beacondevgroup.com on Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM

Awards & Recognition, California, Senior Housing

Morgan Hill Senior Housing

We are excited to announce that Senior Housing News (SHN) awarded Morgan Hill Senior Housing as the third-place winner for its 2025 SHN

Architecture & Design Awards for affordable housing communities.

Communities around the world submitted new construction and renovated projects for an award across 16 categories such as Active Adult, Assisted Living, Continuing Care Retirement Community / Life Plan Community, and Skilled Nursing to name a few.

Opened in 2024, this partnership community between HumanGood Affordable Housing and Sunnyvale Life, Inc. provides 81 one-bedroom apartment units to low-income seniors 62+ and with disabilities. You can check out more about Morgan Hill Senior Housing here.

Congratulations to the project design team members of Beacon Development Group, HKIT Architects and Branagh Construction, Inc. for creating this award-winning senior housing community.

Beacon Development Group Says Goodbye to August with some Summer Fun

Posted by Alanna.Lopez@beacondevgroup.com on Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM

Beacon, California, Pennsylvania, Washington

For most days of the year, Beacon Development Group is heads down in the workflow, connecting with clients, visiting budding communities, even hosting lectures at the local university. There is one day of the year that gives the team a break to celebrate the year’s success and have some fun. That’s right, it is Summer Fun time!

The Pennsylvania team had a day at the park. The baseball park that is! The Phillies played the Red Sox in a game that had them tied until the last inning. Our PA team served to be good luck charms as the Phillies took home the game with a 3-2 win over the Red Sox’s. A Phillies win and time with good company, what a way to spend a summer day!

: Bryce Harper up to bat!

: Game Time!

In California, the BDG team had their summer fun day in Livermore where they had afternoon fun at Da Boccery. The team spent quality time learning how to play bocce ball, participated in competitive games, and ended the day with some golf swings at an indoor golf simulator. It was a relaxing day with good food, fun and company!

: Da Boccery with the CA team!

: Enjoying the beautiful summer weather!

In Washington, the BDG team tied on their chef’s aprons and got to work in the kitchen. Hosted by the Hot Stove Society in Downtown Seattle, the WA team had a Tiki Time party. With the guidance of the Hot Stove Society instructors, the WA team was able to create delicious dishes like Upside Down Pineapple Cake, Ginger Marinated Eggplant, Huli Huli Chicken and many other Tiki inspired dishes. The team got to taste their delicious creations with a fabulous sit-down lunch at the end of the class. Thank you to the Hot Stove Society for the hospitality and the new recipes!

: The BDG WA team is ready for Tiki Time!

: BDG’s WA team at Hot Stove Society

: Delicious bites created by the WA team

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