SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 13, 2024--
Homes Built For America (HBFA) has recently introduced four new communities in Northern California as part of its ongoing strategy to provide housing opportunities in the supply-constrained Bay Area. The neighborhoods, which span both Hayward and Sunnyvale, include the Haypark Townhomes at SoMi, HayView Condominiums at SoMi, the Fusion townhomes in Hayward and Vida Townhomes in Sunnyvale. With these new communities, Homes Built For America will bring a total of nearly 300 new homes to the East Bay Area, with 244 of those homes in the city of Hayward.
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SoMi, situated in an ultra-convenient central Hayward location just steps from the South Hayward BART station, presents an exciting collection of modern townhomes and condominiums. Here, homeowners will enjoy a long list of perks, with 1.2 acres of recreation space that includes several gathering areas, and a dog park.
HayPark at SoMi, a sophisticated neighborhood featuring stylish, well-appointed townhomes from the $800,000s, held their Grand Opening in March of 2023. HBFA moved their first homeowners in late last year and held their first community welcome gathering this past June for its 36 new homeowners. The community features three- and four-bedroom solar-powered homes from 1,563 to 1,808 square feet, with balconies and two-car garages.
HayView at SoMi, priced from the $700,000s, is a standout collection of upscale condominiums in a modern, four-story building, is now selling and will begin its first move-ins later this fall. Buyers can choose from two- and three-bedroom floorplans that range from approximately 1,125 to 1,572 square feet. Building amenities include the Butterfly virtual doorman, package lockers, a community lounge, and a rooftop deck.
Fusion, an innovative townhome neighborhood from the $900,000s, presents open floorplans that range from approximately 1,758 to 2,461 square feet and includes nine live-work homes. Situated near BART, CSU East Bay, green belts, and trails, Fusion’s prime location has already prompted strong buyer demand. The first seven homes in Phase I are now selling, and include three live-work residences. Two beautifully furnished model homes are open.
With views of the Santa Cruz mountains and the San Francisco Bay Area, Vida is one of HBFA’s most exciting communities to date. Within walking distance to shopping, dining, and more, the new Sunnyvale neighborhood features well-appointed, energy-efficient townhomes from $1,400,000. Two- and three-bedroom floorplans are available, each offering decks off the main living area. Following the success of its first release, Vida’s next phase is already under construction, and two strikingly designed model homes were recently completed. Community amenities include a barbecue, seating and dining areas, raised planter beds, and a play structure.
“We’re pleased to continue our role in providing much-needed, attainable housing to the Bay Area,” said Scott Menard, President and COO for Homes Built For America. “HayPark at SoMi, HayView at SoMi, Fusion, and Vida are four stellar examples of how we’re actively addressing the housing crisis in Northern California by creating new opportunities where they are needed the most.”
About Homes Built For America
Headquartered in San Ramon, California, Homes Built For America (HBFA) is the homebuilding division of The True Life Companies. HBFA’s mission is to build attainable homes in well-planned communities based on thoughtful design, providing homebuyers an easy experience before, during, and after the home purchase. HBFA chooses cities eager for long-lasting new housing solutions that serve new generations, and who recognize the opportunity HBFA offers to answer their housing needs. For more information on HBFA’s current and past portfolio of properties, visit www.homesbuiltforamerica.com or www.facebook.com/homesbuiltforamerica.
The HayPark townhome collection at SoMi features 3- and 4-bedroom well-appointed homes with an open concept main living area, balcony, and two-car garages. Convenient central Hayward location just steps from the South Hayward BART station. Community amenities include 1.2 acres of recreation space and a dog park. (Photo: Business Wire)
Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets Friday, a day after the militant group’s leader vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack, the Israeli military and the militant group said.
Israel’s military said the rockets came in three waves Friday afternoon targeting sites along the ravaged border with Lebanon.
In Gaza, Palestinian authorities said 15 people were killed overnight in multiple Israeli attacks.
An airstrike early Friday morning in Gaza City hit a family home, killing six people including an unknown number of children, Gaza’s Civil Defense said. Another person was killed in Gaza City when a strike hit a group of people on a street.
Israel maintains it only targets militants and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas. The military, which rarely comments on individual strikes, had no immediate comment.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in the territory since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The ministry does not differentiate between fighters and civilians in its count but says a little over half of those killed were women and children.
Israel says it has killed over 17,000 militants, without providing evidence.
Meanwhile, the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah is promising to retaliate for deadly attacks on its communication devices after Israel’s defense minister announced a “new phase” of the war. Fears are increasing that 11 months of exchanges of fire between the two sides will escalate into all-out war.
Hezbollah began striking Israel almost immediately after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that sparked the Israel-Hamas war. They have come close to a full-blown war on several occasions.
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Palestinian authorities say 15 people were killed overnight in the Gaza Strip in multiple Israeli attacks.
An airstrike early Friday morning in Gaza City hit a family home, killing six people including an unknown number of children, Gaza’s Civil Defense said. Another person was killed in Gaza City when a strike hit a group of people on a street.
In Beit Hanoun, north of Gaza City, another person was killed and several others injured when a vehicle was hit by an Israeli strike, the Civil Defense said.
Late Thursday, six more people were killed in a strike that hit a home in the center of Gaza City, while another was killed in Beit Lahya, north of Gaza City.
Israel maintains it only targets militants and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas. The military, which rarely comments on individual strikes, had no immediate comment.
The war has caused vast destruction and displaced about 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million.
Israel's foreign ministry said Friday it submitted two legal briefs in response to the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants against the country's leaders.
The court’s prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other Hamas leaders. One of them was since assassinated in what was believed to be an Israeli strike.
The foreign ministry said it has submitted two legal briefs challenging the court’s jurisdiction to arrest Israeli leaders and claiming the court did not provide Israel the opportunity to investigate itself before requesting the warrants.
“No other democracy with an independent and respected legal system like that which exists in Israel has been treated in this prejudicial manner by the Prosecutor,” wrote Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein on the social media platform X. He said Israel remained “steadfast in its commitment to the rule of law and justice” and would continue to protect its citizens against militancy.
Israel is not a party to the court. Rights groups say the country has struggled to investigate itself in the past. Netanyahu has brushed off calls for a state investigation into the failings that led to the Oct. 7 attack.
BAGHDAD — A leader of an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia was killed Friday in a strike in Syria, a war monitor and a militia official said.
Iraq’s Kataeb Hezbollah group — which is different from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah — said in a statement that Abu Haidar al-Khafaji was killed “while performing his duties as a security advisor in Damascus.”
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had earlier reported that a leader in Iraq’s Kataeb Hezbollah group was killed and another person injured in a drone strike on the car they were traveling in on the road to the Damascus airport.
An official with an Iraqi militia confirmed that a car carrying a group of militia members was struck in Damascus, killing one person and injuring three others. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
There was no comment from Israeli officials on the strike. Israel frequently strikes Iranian and Iran-linked groups in Syria but rarely acknowledges the strikes.
Tensions have heightened in the region following a wave of apparently remotely detonated explosions in Lebanon targeting pagers and walkie talkies belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah. The attacks, widely blamed on Israel, which has not commented on them, killed at least 37 people - including two children - and wounded about 3,000.
— By Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad
BEIRUT — Israel’s military killed two Hezbollah members who were planting explosives along the border over the weekend, Israel’s military and an official with a Lebanese group said.
The official with a Lebanese group said the two members of the militant group were killed Sunday and their bodies were taken by Israeli troops because they were too close to the fence along the tense frontier. The official spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
On Thursday, Israel’s military released a video it said was taken by one of the fighters showing the militants coming under fire. The military said that the two fighters were killed by Israeli troops as they tried to plant an improvised explosive device near a military post.
In the days following the tense border interaction, thousands of devices exploded in different parts of Lebanon and Syria, killing 37 people and wounding around 3,000 others. The attack was blamed on Israel, and many of those killed or injured were members of Hezbollah.
Associated Press writer Bassem Mroue contributed to this report.
Hezbollah members carry the coffin of their comrade who was killed when a handheld device exploded, during a funeral procession in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Right-wing Israelis with relatives held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and their supporters, rally against a hostage deal, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. The placard in Hebrew reads: " To bathe in his blood." (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Houses are engulfed in fire as the Israeli army raided the northern West Bank town of Qabatiya on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Palestinians duck for cover as the Israeli army raided the northern West Bank town of Qabatiya on Thursday, Sept.19, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
FILE - Hezbollah fighters carry one of the coffins of four fallen comrades who were killed Tuesday after their handheld pagers exploded, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
