Building Futures: 56 New, Affordable Units Unveiled at Placita Dolores Huerta

(Coachella, CA) - It’s the beginning of a new chapter for Placita Dolores Huerta’s working resident families, one that CHOC CEO Manuela Silva called "a miracle.” The complex’s 56 apartments are already fully occupied. Named in honor of the legendary labor activist, a driving force behind America’s largest farmworker movement, Placita Dolores Huerta broke ground in 2022, at a ceremony attended by the now 94-year-old Dolores Huerta; this community aims to create a sustainable, safe, and high-quality resident experience, inspired by Ms. Huerta’s lifelong work supporting farmworker and other, marginalized communities…

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.

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.

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.

NEWS, Architectural Design, California, Development, Housing, Palm Springs, Real Estate Development, GroundbreakingOctober 3, 2022

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.

NEWS, Monarch Apartment Homes, Architectural Design, California, Development, Housing, Palm Springs, Real Estate DevelopmentSeptember 13, 2022

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.