Congrats on the Entitlement of State Street Village

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Clarke Campion, Village Partners
Tel: 949-610-5203
Email: clarke@villagepartners.com

VILLAGE PARTNERS IS FULLY APPROVED ON MIXED-USE
MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT SITE IN REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA
AFTER UNANIMOUS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT APPROVAL

Newport Beach, California – September 7, 2022 - A joint venture between Village Partners Investments, LLC (“Village Partners”) of Newport Beach, California and The Bascom Group, LLC (“Bascom”) of Irvine, California has received full entitlements and approval of its development agreement for the mixed-use State Street Village project at the site of the former Redlands Mall in Redlands, California.

On May 10, 2022, State Street Village entitlements were unanimously approved with a 7-0 vote by the Redlands Planning Commission and a 5-0 vote by the Redlands City Council. This positive momentum continued with a unanimous 7-0 vote by the Planning Commission on June 14, 2022 and a unanimous 5-0 vote by the City Council on July 19, 2022, approving State Street Village’s Development Agreement with the City of Redlands. On September 6, 2022, the State Street Village Development Agreement was officially approved with the adoption of Ordinance No. 9233, indicating final approval by the City of Redlands.

Village Partners principal Michael Morris remarked “State Street Village will provide a significant contribution to Redlands’ diversity and supply of housing.” His partner, Don Henry, similarly stated “We are excited to bring back the historical street grid, small blocks and transform the once lively Redlands Mall into an exciting new pedestrian district that promotes walkability and honors Downtown Redlands history.”

State Street Village will be a vibrant, 12.2-acre mixed-use pedestrian district in the heart of downtown Redlands and will serve the community’s housing and commercial needs with a variety of high-quality housing options, curated retail tenants, and restaurants. This project will serve as a centerpiece of Redlands’ public life, showcasing the best of local cuisine, art, landscape, and design. With entitlements and development agreement in hand, the State Street Village project will press forward and break ground in the latter part of 2023.

Designed by architectural firms Mithun, Torti Gallas Partners, and BAR Architects, the State Street Village redevelopment will honor and restore the prominence of historic Downtown Redlands, extending State Street toward a grand new public gathering space, Redlands Plaza, set below a grand new archway. At completion, this redevelopment will provide approximately 700 new residential units and cutting-edge amenities to support Redland’s growing population, and will be home to many local business, restaurants, and bars with its roughly 84,000 square feet of commercial space.

About Village Partners: Village Partners is a full-service real estate development company focused on the development of distinctive in-fill mixed-use projects, including multifamily residential, retail and office. Village Partners principals have been involved in the development of approximately 3,000 urban multifamily residential units and 3 million square feet of commercial space with a combined value of over $1 billion in development costs. Its pipeline includes other planned mixed-use projects in nearby Claremont and Montclair, California. Further information on Village Partners can be found at www.villagepartners.com.

About Bascom: Bascom is a private equity firm specializing in value-added multifamily, commercial, and non-performing loans and real estate related investments and operating companies. Bascom sources value-added and distressed properties including many through foreclosure, bankruptcy, or short sales and repositions them by adding extensive capital improvements, improving revenue, and reducing expenses by realizing operational efficiencies through implementation of institutional-quality property management. Bascom, founded by principals Jerry Fink, David Kim, and Derek Chen, is one of the most active and seasoned buyers and operators of apartment communities in the U.S. Since 1996, Bascom has completed over $20.4 billion in multifamily value-added transactions encompassing 347 multifamily properties and over 89,600 units. Bascom has ranked among the top 50 multifamily owners in the U.S. Bascom’s subsidiaries and joint ventures include the Bascom Value Added Apartment Investors, Shubin Nadal Associates, Spirit Bascom Ventures, REDA Bascom Ventures, Bascom Northwest Ventures, Bascom Arizona Ventures, Harbor Associates, Village Partners Ventures, and the Realm Group. Bascom’s subsidiaries also include Premier Workspaces, one of the largest privately held executive suite, coworking and shared workspace companies in the U.S. For additional information, please visit www.bascomgroup.com.

ima joined the stellar team of designers and provided landscape architecture for this pivotal addition to the historic downtown Redlands. Crafting custom experience for each resident, guest, and visitor; ima recommended bold moves like tree filled bosques for shade and visual appeal. Our design team also provided more nuanced input like a curbless transition from the plaza to the street for non-vehicle access events.