The Gateway Project

El Monte, Cailfornia 

From 2013 to 2020, ZDC’s Miguel Vasquez served as Director of Development for the master developer of The Gateway in El Monte, California, a 14 acre multi-phased, mixed-use, transit-oriented development. The team oversaw the design review, re-entitlement & permitting of the various phases; coordinated the deployment & administering of a $15MM State HCD Infrastructure Grant and a $5MM City match; and managed the demolition, environmental remediation, and horizontal infrastructure of the master development.  Phase 1, composed of 132 Affordable apartments, was developed in partnership with Jamboree Housing.  In 2018 Miguel directly oversaw the development of Phase 2, including 208 market rate apartments over 25,000 sq. ft. of retail and a 2,000 sq. ft. City-operated community center.  Phase 3 is shovel-ready and includes 212 market rate apartments in 5 levels of modified Type III construction over a 2-level parking garage.  Our staff served as the day-to-day liaison between the development teams, the City, the LACMTA, & other public agencies.