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Masson & Associates, Inc. teaming with Habitat for Humanity in the design and construction of six (6) Townhomes in National City.

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July 14, 2020

San Pasqual Economic Development to Break Ground on $7M Hybrid Fuel Center, Mini Mart

August 29, 2019

Affirmed Housing Celebrates Award, Project Openings and Groundbreakings

Affirmed Housing President, Jim Silverwood, was recently presented with the "Housing Champion of the Year" award by the The San Diego Housing Federation. Affirmed Housing has been quite active in providing supportive, low-income, homeless Veterans with housing units throughout the region. They have recently opened 2 new communities, totaling 150 new units, and has announced the ground breaking of an additional 3 communities, (192 combined units).

August 17, 2019

Palomar Health breaks ground on rehabilitation hospital

Palomar Health board members and executive staff break ground on a new rehabilitation hospital.

November 15, 2017

Affirmed Housing Opens Eastgate, Mixed-Use Affordable Community in San Marcos

Development Targets Low Income Families and Veterans.

October 20, 2017

Looking North: Palomar's Fallbrook site under way 

Summer 2018 opening planned for North Education Center near Interstate 15 and Highway 76.

July 20, 2017

Badiee development breaks ground on Escondido Victory Industrial Park

​Construction has begun on Escondido’s first, new industrial development in more than a decade.​​

October 07, 2016

Affirmed Housing Celebrates Ventaliso Apartment Renovations 

San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond joins Affirmed to celebrate the affordable community's environmentally friendly upgrades. 

June 02, 2017

Viejas Expanding the Definition of Casino Resort 

Viejas Casino & Resort marked a milestone in its major expansion Friday with the installation of the final steel beam in a new, five-story all-suites hotel tower. 

April 09, 2015

Escondido Project Renovated to Virtually Net-Zero Standards 

Energy-efficient improvements at Sonoma Court Apartments will reduce residents' utility bills to under $10. 

March 31, 2015

Affirmed Housing Group Completes Sustainable Renovations at Sonoma Court Apartments 

Escondido Community Approaches Net Zero Standards. 

September 9, 2013

50 of the Greenest Hospitals in America

Palomar Medical Center listed as one of the top 50 Greenest Hospitals in America as deemed by Becker's Hospital Review.

June 21, 2013

Del Lago Academy Shows Off High-Tech, Retro Cool Campus

Principal Keith Nuthall addresses guests at the opening ceremony of Del Lago Academy in Escondido on Thursday. The magnet school, also called the Campus of Applied Science, is scheduled to open Aug. 19.

June 13, 2013

Affirmed Housing Group Announces Grand Opening of San Diego Seniors Community

Affirmed Housing Group, a San Diego-based affordable housing developer, announced the grand opening of Solterra, an affordable community for seniors in El Cajon, Calif.

November 13, 2012

New Viejas Hotel Nears Completion

The construction of the largest hotel east of Mission Valley was celebrated in a topping off ceremony Tuesday.  The five-story hotel will offer close to 130 rooms in the same area as the casino’s old bingo hall.

September 29, 2011

What is the Hospital of the Future?

With a vision for a patient-focused healing environment upon completion, Palomar recognized that it was equally important to build and operate in an environmentally responsible way in order to provide a healing environment for the community and society as a whole. 

January 19, 2011

Affirmed Housing Celebrates Grand Re-Opening of Sage Pointe Apartments

San Diego Developer Reinvents Distressed Market Rate Property for Affordable Residents 

2017

• Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for "Exceptional Generosity and Dedication" from North County San Diego Veterans Stand Down

2016

• Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for "Investing In The Career Development of Escondido's Future Workforce" from Escondido Education COMPACT in partnership with Escondido Union High School District

2015

• Awarded Excellence in Partnership for Allanza Apartment Homes from Affirmed Housing Group

2014

• Awarded Excellence in Partnership for Sonoma Court Apartments from Affirmed Housing Group

2013

• Del Lago Academy Ranked #22 under the Largest Construction Projects in the San Diego Business Journal (Volume 34, Number 24)
• Awarded Excellence in Partnership for Solterra Apartments from Affirmed Housing Group
• Ranked in the Top 35 Engineering Firm in the San Diego Business Journal
• Awarded Excellence in Partnership for Monte Vista Apartments from Affirmed Housing Group

2012

• Engineering News-Record awards Palomar Medical Center as 2012's "Best of the Best Health Care Projects" nationally

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• Palomar Medical Center earns "Best Project of the Year" from ENR California
• Awarded Excellence in Partnership for Orange Garden Apartments from Affirmed Housing Group

2011

• Escondido Chamber of Commerce awarded President, John Masson, Board Member of the Year
• North Crown Point Gazebo honored with the 2011 "Project of the Year" presented by American Public Works Association

2008

• Auburn Park Apartments honored with the 2008 Gold Nugget "Award of Merit" in the Affordable Housing category
• Affordable Housing Project of the Year presented by San Diego Housing Federation for Auburn Park Apartments

2005

• Awarded Excellence in Partnership for Monte Vista Apartments from Affirmed Housing Group

2004

• Tesero Grove Apartments honored with the 2004 Gold Nugget "Award of Merit" in the Affordable Housing category presented by PCBC- The Premier Building Show and BUILDER Magazine

2000

• Awarded Excellence in Partnership for Ventaliso Apartments from Affirmed Housing Group