Fresno Housing Secures $25M to Build Davu Village for Formerly Homeless

Fresno Housing announced it secured roughly $25 million in federal and state tax credits to convert the former Golden State Triage Center on Parkway Drive into Davu Village, a permanent affordable housing project targeted to people who were formerly homeless. The conversion will create 63 studio apartments with onsite services, laundry, a community center, outdoor green space and gated property management.

The funding announcement represents a major financing milestone for a project Fresno Housing leaders and city officials have framed as part of a broader Parkway Drive corridor revitalization. Fresno Housing CEO Tyrone Roderick Williams and Mayor Jerry Dyer emphasized the conversion as a step toward long-term stability for residents who will move into Davu Village. Construction is expected to start in summer 2026 once remaining financing is in place.

Davu Village repurposes an existing facility rather than building from scratch, a choice that shortens project timelines and preserves a centrally located property in the Parkway Drive area. The plan prioritizes studios and onsite support amenities to serve residents transitioning out of homelessness, aligning housing and services in a single property that Fresno Housing will manage. The project includes common areas and outdoor green space intended to support community building and daily living needs.

The $25 million in tax credits will require additional financing steps before groundbreaking, and the timeline to summer 2026 depends on completing those steps. For local policymakers and voters, the project illustrates how federal and state tax-credit mechanisms are being applied to address homelessness and affordable housing shortages within city-managed initiatives. For neighborhood residents, Davu Village signals both new construction activity and a planned increase in permanent supportive housing in the Parkway Drive corridor.

Institutionally, the project puts Fresno Housing at the center of a coordinated effort with the mayor’s office to convert crisis-response facilities into long-term housing stock. That shift from temporary triage to permanent units marks a policy move toward housing-first strategies and long-term case management on site. The gated management model and onsite laundry and services aim to reduce turnover and support stability among tenants who have experienced homelessness.

What comes next for neighbors and stakeholders is the transition from financing to construction and, eventually, resident move-ins. If the projected summer 2026 start holds, Parkway Drive will see visible changes over the next year and a half as Davu Village moves from concept to occupied housing intended to help formerly homeless residents secure stable, supported homes.