Transformation Story
Kaleidoscopic mural envelops Metropol Building
Creating connection through food and art
the cada story
Since 1978, CADA has been about building neighborhoods for people, not for profits. As a self-supporting public agency, fiscal prudence is a must. But we’re also driven by another bottom line: to build safe, affordable and environmentally sustainable urban neighborhoods that people are happy to call home.
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1960
Blocks Acquired
The State of California acquires 42 blocks to build a monumental State office campus but is then unable to complete its construction.
1970
Blocks Cleared
Over 75% of the structures on these 42 blocks are demolished. What was a thriving neighborhood becomes a sea of surface parking lots.
1978
Remove Blight
Blighted conditions result in a call for action & the creation of CADA. CADA removes blight & rehabilitates dilapidated structures.
1980
Build It so They Will Come
Through public-private partnerships CADA develops hundreds of dwelling units affordable to low and moderate income households.
1990
Maintain Momentum
In a national recession, CADA continues building housing and constructs a state office building and an athletic club.
1990
Time for City Life
CADA works with a local developer to build the first new market rate apartments to be privately financed in downtown Sacramento in 10 years.
2000
Housing in the Y2K
A robust housing market supports construction of many new CADA projects providing quality urban-infill housing.
2013
R Street Renaissance
CADA rebuilds R Street and constructs housing affordable and attractive to artists & working families.
2014
Moving Forward
CADA and its partners will complete 200 additional homes for city dwellers in 2014 and 100 more in 2015.
Awards
Our awards speak for themselves.
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Architecture & Urban Design
2001 Sacramento Art Deco Society Preservation Award for Preserving the Av-Corda Apartment Building
and 6 more…
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Smart Growth & Planning
2013 Regional Transit District’s Agency of the Year Award for Being a Champion of Public Transit
and 5 more…
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Sustainability
2008 SMUD Green Power Leader
and 1 more…
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Livability & Quality of Life
1998 Congressional Record in Appreciation of CADA for Revitalizing the Capitol Area and for Improving the…
and 1 more…
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Community Leadership
2005 Comstock’s Vanguard Award
and 1 more…
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Affordability, Accessibility & Fair Housing
2010 Regional Human Rights Fair Housing Commission Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Performance and…
and 3 more…