Carol J. Ornelas Development Advisors — Building Communities, Building Futures
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Grand View Village courtyard in Downtown Stockton

A Legacy of Community Development

Building Communities.
Building Futures.

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More than four decades transforming complex sites and ambitious ideas into affordable homes, stronger neighborhoods, and lasting opportunity.

31Affordable Housing Communities Developed
1,700+Multifamily Homes Delivered
1,000+Single-Family Homes Developed or Rehabilitated
40+Years of Affordable Housing Leadership

Selected Developments

From Garden-Style Communities to Urban Mixed-Use

These featured communities represent a broader portfolio of affordable housing, infrastructure, neighborhood revitalization, and public-private partnership experience.

Grand View Village in Downtown Stockton with exterior, courtyard, and apartment interior views

Completed · Mid-Rise Mixed-Use

Grand View Village

Downtown Stockton, California

75 affordable apartments

A downtown community pairing one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes with ground-floor commercial space and a welcoming residential courtyard.

✦2024 San Joaquin Valley Blueprint Award of Excellence — Residential Development
Grand View Village residential courtyardGrand View Village entrance at 240 East Miner Avenue2024 San Joaquin Valley Blueprint Award of Excellence for Grand View Village
Aerial view of the completed Tierrasanta Villas community in Livingston

Completed · Garden-Style Community

Tierrasanta Villas

Livingston, California

80 affordable apartments

A completed garden-style community with resident gathering spaces, landscaped courtyards, family amenities, and an extensive rooftop solar installation.

Landscaped resident courtyard at Tierrasanta VillasTierrasanta Villas courtyard and rooftop solar panels
Architectural rendering of Seventh Street Village in Downtown Modesto

Under Construction · Mid-Rise Mixed-Use

Seventh Street Village

Downtown Modesto, California

79 affordable apartments

One-, two-, and three-bedroom homes one block from the Modesto Transit Center, with structured parking, rooftop solar, an elevated courtyard, Head Start, a community center, and a corner market.

French drain and infrastructure installation at Seventh Street Village
Aerial construction view of La Passeggiata in Stockton

Under Construction · Five-Story Community

La Passeggiata

Stockton, California

94 affordable apartments

A five-story affordable housing development demonstrating the coordination, financing, and construction leadership required to bring a large urban community to life.

Construction progress at La PasseggiataArchitectural rendering of completed La Passeggiata

Beyond the Buildings

Development Leadership From the Ground Up

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Brownfield Remediation

Transforming environmentally challenged and underutilized sites into safe, productive community assets.

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Infrastructure Improvements

Coordinating utilities, drainage, streets, site work, and public improvements essential to successful development.

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Complex Financing

Aligning public resources, tax credits, bonds, lenders, investors, and community priorities to move projects forward.

Let’s Build What’s Next—Together.

Bring experienced judgment, practical development leadership, and a community-centered perspective to your next project.

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Building Communities • Building Futures