A Look Inside Sonrisa

Sonrisa is a development of 58 studio units built by the partnership of CFY Development and the Capitol Area Community Development Corporation (the non-profit arm of the Capitol Area Development Authority) at 14th and O streets. It's the first project completed under Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order prioritizing affordable housing development on excess, state-owned sites. It is also Sacramento's first ground-up cross-laminated timber (CLT) project.

Groundbreaking Ceremony

In keeping with safety precautions and social distancing due to COVID-19, CACDC and CFY Development held a virtual groundbreaking for Sonrisa on Friday, June 4, 2021 at 10:30 am. In-person attendance at the ceremony was limited to the project partners.

CLT installation

We’ve begun installing the Cross-laminated Timber (CLT). This is the first ground-up CLT project in Sacramento. CLT is being using for the horizontal components (i.e. 1st fl. ceiling/2nd fl. floor, and so forth). CLT is a mass timber product that sequesters carbon in solid form and keeps it from entering the atmosphere as CO2. CLT stores more carbon than many alternative non‐wood building materials.

Construction Underway

Our 58 affordable apartments are framing up nicely! Check out the video to get a real view of how close our location is to the State Capitol.