Brown Construction Advances Modular Affordable Housing

Brown Construction is proud to partner with Mutual Housing California, Guerdon, and AO to deliver a pipeline of five zero net energy modular affordable housing communities that will provide more than 660 much-needed homes across Northern California by 2028.

As the general contractor for each development, Brown Construction will lead the site construction and coordination required to successfully integrate factory-built modular units into complex energy-efficient multifamily projects. The developments will serve seniors, families, veterans, and individuals transitioning out of homelessness in Sacramento, Solano, Yuba, and San Joaquin counties.

While modular construction is still an emerging delivery method for multifamily housing, over the last seven years, Brown Construction has made a deliberate investment in developing the expertise, planning processes, and collaborative partnerships necessary to execute these projects successfully. We believe modular construction has the potential to improve safety, enhance quality, reduce material waste, and accelerate project delivery—helping bring affordable housing to communities faster.

“Brown Construction has demonstrated a strong commitment to mastering modular construction, investing significant time and resources to fully understand and optimize the process. In our ongoing collaboration, their team has been highly responsive, solutions-oriented, and proactive in working alongside Guerdon to drive continuous improvements in cost efficiency and project schedule. They’ve really been great to work with.”

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The partnership builds on Mutual Housing California and Brown Construction’s first modular development, Fairview Terrace, which is now under construction in Stockton, and establishes a coordinated pipeline of projects designed to create greater efficiency and consistency across future affordable housing developments. By bringing together an experienced owner, architect, modular manufacturer, and general contractor, the team is creating a scalable approach that can help address California’s growing housing needs.

“Our team is excited to help advance modular construction as a practical solution for delivering high-quality affordable housing,” said Darrin Henry, Vice President at Brown Construction. “These projects represent the kind of collaboration, planning, and innovation that will shape the future of our industry while creating lasting value for the communities we serve.”

Brown Construction has been building affordable housing throughout California and the Western United States for more than six decades and remains committed to partnering with owners and industry leaders to deliver innovative projects with quality, expert coordination, and efficiency.

This partnership was recently featured by Affordable Housing Finance in its coverage of the five-project modular housing initiative. Click here for the AHF article.

About Mutual Housing California

Mutual Housing California is a Sacramento-based nonprofit that develops, manages, and supports sustainable affordable housing where residents are partners in building strong, equitable communities. Founded in 1988, Mutual Housing serves more than 3,900 residents across the Sacramento region, with new expansion into San Joaquin, Solano, and Yuba counties.

About AO

AO is a relationship-focused, design-driven architectural, landscape, interior, and planning services firm helping clients create places where people and businesses flourish. In its 51st year, the firm boasts wide-ranging expertise across multifamily, retail, hospitality, mixed-use, science and technology, data centers, restaurant, healthcare, office, industrial, parking, landscape, interiors, and global design, modular, commercial, and public utilities. AO is known for its ardent collaboration with developers and owners and deep expertise across various building types. AO operates from studios in Orange, San Diego, Oakland, and Sunnyvale, CA; New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; and Orlando, FL; where it serves clients across the Americas, Asia, and beyond.

 About Guerdon

Guerdon is the leading manufacturer of large-scale, commercial modular construction in the Western United States, delivering factory-built affordable, market-rate multifamily, and supportive housing projects. Operating from its Boise, Idaho manufacturing facility, Guerdon has completed more than 225 projects across the western states, with a significant concentration in California. With deep engineering expertise and a collaborative, design-assist approach, Guerdon helps development teams reduce timelines, improve predictability, and deliver housing efficiently at scale.