1150 Grant Ave


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Owner, Developer,
                         Manager

Funding Sources          Wells Fargo Bank

Government Agency        None

Unit Types               14 Studios

Sq Footage               12,000

Contractor               NCR Construction
                                                Wells Fargo Bank originally donated this property
Architect                N/A                    in order for Chinatown CDC to complete the
Construction type        Rehabilitation         necessary seismic upgrades. Along with the
Project Began            2006                   donation of the building, Wells Fargo Bank also
                                                donated the $1,175,189 in order to complete the
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                seismic renovation. Along with seismic upgrades,
Placed in Service Date   2008
                                                the property was also outfitted with a new washer
Development Cost         $1,100,000
                                                and dryer, replacement of the front stairs,
Population               Mixed Low Income       installation of granite countertops in all unit
                         Families
                                                kitchens, carpeting, as well as replacement of the
Rents                    $540-$703              lightwell drain. In addition to the 14 residential
                                                units, there is also 3,000 square feet of commercial
                                                space available on the first floor leased currently to
                                                Wells Fargo.


                Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Parkview Terraces
                                                             870 Turk St



               Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role           Developer, Owner

Funding Sources              CTCAC, FHLB AHP

Government Agency            SF Redevelopment

Unit Types                   55 studios
                             45 1-bdrms

Overall sq footage           54,500
                                                        Parkview Terraces includes 101 units of
Contractor                   Cahill Contractors         affordable senior housing, on-site residential
Architect                    Kwan-Henmi/Fougeron        services, community areas and retail space.
                             Architecture               On site services include social services
Construction type            New
                                                        through Northern California Presbyterian
                                                        Homes & Services and clinic services from the
Project Began                2003                       Department of Public Health. The Shih Yu-
Project Ended                Ongoing                    Lang Central YMCA will also offer fitness
                                                        programming for residents in the building’s
Placed in Service Date       2008
                                                        Activity Center. Commercial tenants include
Development Cost             $33,200,000                RSVP, a volunteer program for persons 55 and
Population                   Senior                     older, and The Institute of Aging’s
                                                        Neighborhood Resource Center. Parkview
Rents
                                                        Terraces, through programming and services,
                                                        is a community committed to supporting
50% SF Median Income Units            $832
Studios and 1-Bedrooms                $950              healthy aging of residents. Property
                                                        Management provided by Evans Property
38 Section 8 Units                    Based on Income
                                                        Management, Inc.


                 Chinatown Community Development Center         1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Broadway Family Apartments
                                                       810 Battery St


               Project Summary
Chinatown CDC Role          Owner, Developer

Funding Sources             MHP, CDLAC,
                            FHLB AHP, Wells
                            Fargo Bank, CCRC

Government Agency           SF Mayor’s Office of
                            Housing

Unit Types                  23 studios
                            24 2-bedrooms
                            34 3-bedrooms

Overall sq footage          62,220

Contractor                  Roberts Obayashi
                                                   Broadway Family Apartments is a new 80-unit
Architect                   Solomon ETC            affordable housing community located in the
                                                   Waterfront neighborhood of San Francisco near
Construction type           New
                                                   the Chinatown and North Beach area with views of
Project Began               2004                   Angel Island and the Bay Bridge. This is the first
Project Ended               Ongoing                affordable housing development in several decades
                                                   for the district. Since the 1989 Loma Prieta
Placed in Service Date      2008
                                                   Earthquake and the demolition of the
Development Cost            $34,700,000            Embarcadero Freeway, the site at Broadway and
Population                  Families               Battery had been vacant and used as a surface
                                                   parking lot until 1999 when the City of San
Rents                                              Francisco designated it as an affordable housing
               Studio $345 - $939
                                                   development site. There is also retail space on
             2-Bedroom $420 - $1,183
             3 Bedroom $479 - $1,361               Broadway and a licensed childcare center.
                                                   Residents also have access to voluntary supportive
                                                   on site services.

                 Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Crescent Cove
                                                 Mission Bay Site N-5


             Project Summary
Chinatown CDC Role       Owner

Funding Sources          CTCAC, CDLAC,
                         Union Bank

Government Agency        SF Redevelopment

Unit Types               80 studios
                         90 1-bedrooms
                         66 2-bedrooms

Overall sq footage       155,597

Contractor               Nibbi Brothers
                         General Contractors
                                                 Crescent Cove is the largest affordable housing
Architect                David Baker and         development in the new master-planned Mission
                         Partners                Bay Community. The site was purchased by Related
Construction type        New                     Companies of California who then partnered with
                                                 Chinatown CDC to share development and
Project Began            2005
                                                 ownership responsibilities. The project was
Project Ended            Ongoing                 designed to provide workforce housing and is
                                                 targeted for populations at 50% and 60% rents of
Placed in Service Date   2007
                                                 the area. Amenities at the complex include modern
Development Cost         $46,000,000             kitchens, frost-free refrigerators, garbage disposals,
Population               Mixed Low Income        efficient heating systems, stylish bathrooms, and
                         Families                ample closet space. There is also a 3,000 square foot
Rents                                            community center that includes the Leasing and
50% SF Median Income     60% SF Median Income    Management offices, Community Room, and Fitness
48 Studio $784            36 Studio $1150        Center. Nearby areas will also feature a Tot-Lot,
51 1-Bedroom $887         36 1-Bedroom $1228     BBQ area, and Open space.
35 2-Bedroom $989         28 2-Bedroom $1477


                Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
International Hotel
                                                          848 Kearny


                Project Summary
Chinatown CDC Role        Developer, Sponsor,
                          Manager

Funding Sources           HUD, FHLB AHP,
                          CCDC Capital
                          Campaign

Government Agency         SF Mayor’s Office
                          of Housing

Unit Types                104 Studios

Overall sq footage        93,671

Contractor                Roberts Obayashi

Architect                 Gordon H. Chong &       The International Hotel drew national attention in
                          Partners                August, 1977 when its elderly Filipino and Chinese
                                                  residents were physically evicted by San Francisco
Construction type         New                     sheriffs in a brutal raid. Community activists then
                                                  battled the city for 25 years to have affordable
Project Began             1994                    housing instead of an office high-rise, replace the
Project Ended             Ongoing
                                                  torn-down hotel. Their fight has been rewarded
                                                  with the construction of International Hotel Senior
Placed in Service Date    2005                    Housing. The $28.8 million project was developed
                                                  by International Hotel Senior Housing, Inc., and
Development Cost          $28,800,000             the Chinatown Community Development Center.
                                                  Their efforts resulted in a community-serving,
Population                Senior                  multi-use development containing new senior
                          Very Low                housing, a new school, an underground garage, and
                                                  a Cultural Center operated by the Manilatown
Rents        Studio       $345 - $939
                                                  Heritage Foundation. The building now features
             2-Bedroom    $420 - $1,183
                                                  design elements and art depicting the history and
             3 Bedroom    $479 - $1,361
                                                  legacy of the International Hotel.


                 Chinatown Community Development Center    1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Namiki Apartments
                                                       1776 Sutter St


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role        Developer, Owner,
                          Manager

Funding Sources           CTCAC, CDLAC,
                          MHP, FHLB AHP,
                          Citibank FSB

Government Agency         SF Redevelopment

Unit Types                32 1-bedrooms
                                                 Namiki Apartments is a 34 unit senior project that
                          1 2-bedroom
                                                 was built in 1978. This building was originally a
Overall sq footage                               HUD 236 project that housed low-income seniors
Contractor                NCR Construction       and disabled individuals. After learning that the
                                                 HUD loan that designated their home as affordable
Architect                 Sandra
                                                 housing was expiring, the 60 senior citizen tenants
                          Vivanco-Architecture
                                                 of Namiki worked to receive a grant from the SF
Construction type         Rehabilitation         Redevelopment Agency to organize and maintain
Project Began             2001
                                                 affordable housing. As part of this process, the
                                                 tenants chose Chinatown CDC (CCDC) to acquire
Project Ended             Ongoing                the development. Working closely with the owner of
Placed in Service Date    2001                   Namiki, CCDC developed a plan to preserve the
                                                 building as an affordable housing resource for the
Development Cost          $7,605,433
                                                 community. CCDC officially acquired the property
Population                Senior                 in 2001 after securing funding through HUD, CA
                          Very Low               Tax Credit, and the SF Redevelopment Agency.
Rents                     Section 8              Along with Notre Dame Apartments and Golden
                                                 Gate Apartments, Namiki is the third HUD-expiring
                                                 use development acquired by CCDC.

                  Chinatown Community Development Center    1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Notre Dame Apartments
                                                     1590 Broadway


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner,
                         Manager

Funding Sources          CTCAC, CDLAC,
                         Citibank , FSB

Government Agency        SF Redevelopment

Unit Types               144 studios
                         57 1-bedrooms          Notre Dame Apartments is a 204 unit senior housing
                                                project that was originally operated as hospital owned
Overall sq footage       130,000
                                                by the Sister of Notre Dame. The main building of
Contractor               LEM/Transworld         Notre Dame was constructed in 1909 and the north
                         NCR Construction       section was added in 1928. The building was converted
Architect                Kadama Diseno          to residential use in the early 1970’s as apartments for
                         Architects             the elderly and disabled. This historical building has
                                                been a preservation project for affordable housing in
Construction type        Rehabilitation
                                                the long run. Notre Dame is currently funded by
Project Began            2000                   HUD and tax credit investors. This project was
Project Ended            Ongoing                preserved as affordable housing after years of
                                                organizing by the residents living in the building. The
Placed in Service Date   2000
                                                residents are racially mixed with Russian speaking
Development Cost         $13,000,000            tenants representing 40% of the tenant population. At
                                                the time of acquisition, Notre Dame Apartments was
Population               Senior
                                                the largest HUD-expiring use project in San Francisco.
                         Very Low
                                                This was the second HUD-expiring use development
Rents                    Section 8              acquired by Chinatown CDC with Golden Gate
                         30% of Income
                                                Apartments being the first.

                Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
665 Clay St

             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner,
                         Manager

Funding Sources          City Seismic Bond Fund

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office
                         of Housing

Unit Types               10 SROs
                         13 Studios
                         1 1-bedroom              The struggle to save 665 Clay became the
                         1 2-bedroom
                                                  dot.com growth’s equivalent of the I-Hotel. After
Overall sq footage       19,238                   receiving Ellis Act eviction letters, tenants stage
Contractor               Transworld               a series of organized battles from the front door
Architect                N/A                      of City Hall to the alleyways of Chinatown.

Construction type        Rehabilitation
                                                  During the 2000 Mayoral race between Mayor
                                                  Willie Brown and Supervisor Tom Ammiano, the
Project Began            2000
                                                  blight of the tenants pending eviction scorched
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                  both the mainstream and the ethnic press. Public
Placed in Service Date   2000
                                                  pressure forced the city to confront the impact of
Development Cost         $4,000,000               Ellis Act eviction and gentrification during the
Population               Very Low                 dot.com bubble as well as resolving the 665 Clay

Rents                    $355 Average             eviction. Ultimately, Chinatown CDC’s intervention
                                                  helped to preserve the building as affordable
                                                  housing for the families at 665 Clay Street.


                Chinatown Community Development Center       1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Golden Gate Apartments
                                                         1820 Post St


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner,
                         Manager

Funding Sources          CTCAC, CDLAC,
                         Bank of America

Government Agency        SF Redevelopment

Unit Types               72 Studios
                                                    Golden Gate Apartments is a 72 unit family
Overall sq footage       75,000                     project in San Francisco’s Japantown/Western
Contractor               Transworld                 Addition neighborhood that was subsidized by
                                                    the SF Redevelopment Agency (SFRA), SF
Architect                Kodama Diseno
                                                    Housing Authority, HUD, and the CA Tax
                         Architects
                                                    Credit Allocation Committee. The SFRA
Construction type        Rehabilitation             guarantees subsidy and maintains long-term
Project Began            1999
                                                    affordability at Golden Gate Apartments as a
                                                    preservation project. The SFRA is responsible
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                    for preservation projects and expiring HUD
Placed in Service Date   1999                       236 projects that are privately owned by
                                                    for-profit companies. Because HUD will only
Development Cost         $9,500,000
                                                    subsidize a project if a non-profit is involved,
Population               Mixed Low Income           the SFRA had to partner with a non-profit,
                         Families                   Chinatown CDC in order to keep rents at
Rents                    Section 8                  Golden Gate Apartments affordable. Golden
                                                    Gate Apartments was CCDC’s first
                                                    HUD-expiring use project.



                Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
1370 California

             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner,
                         Manager

Funding Sources          Bayview Federal

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office of
                         Housing

Unit Types               25 Studios
                         22 1-bedrooms
                         1 2-bedroom
                         1 3-bedroom
                                                  1370 California was acquired by Chinatown CDC
Overall sq footage       32,809                   through HOME funding. The building suffered
Contractor               HJ Davies                two fires in 1991, prior to Chinatown CDC
Architect                Mock Wallace             purchase. Following the fire, the owner was unable
                         Associates               to meet his loan obligations and the building was
Construction type        Rehabilitation           reclaimed by the previous owners. During this
Project Began            1994                     time, the building remained vacant. Chinatown
                                                  CDC entered into a purchase agreement with the
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                  owner and agreed to buy the project "as is".
Placed in Service Date   1995
                                                  Following purchase, the building went through a
Development Cost         $4,038,000
                                                  major renovation that also included two
Population               50% and 60% AMI          community rooms in addition to housing.
Rents                    $535 Average




                Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Larkin Pine Senior Housing
                                                         1303 Larkin



             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner
                         Manager

Funding Sources          CTCAC, CHRP,
                         Wells Fargo Bank

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office of
                         Housing
                                                The Post Office located at this site was identified
Unit Types               60 SROs
                         3 1-bedrooms
                                                by the American Institute of Architects in 1988
                                                as an ideal site for affordable housing. Based on
Overall sq footage       39,202 SF
                                                this recommendation, the Mayor’s Office of
Contractor               Amoroso                Housing encouraged Chinatown CDC to
                                                negotiate with the Postal Service. The unique
Architect                Hood Miller
                                                characteristic of the housing on this site is that it
                         Associates, Inc.
                                                involves the use of air rights. The space above
Construction type        New                    the Post Office was leased by Chinatown CDC in
Project Began            1993                   1991 for 75 years. The four stories of housing
                                                was built on a steel platform above the Post
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                Office roof. On Lok Senior Services also aided
Placed in Service Date   1994                   in providing design suggestions based on their
Development Cost         $8,609,585             experience in dealing with independent frail
                                                seniors. Larkin Pine Senior Housing is the first
Population               Senior                 affordable housing development by a nonprofit
                         Very Low Income
                                                in air rights above a U.S. postal facility.
Rents                    $370 Average



                Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
William Penn Hotel
                                                         160 Eddy


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner,
                         Manager

Funding Sources          City of SF, CHRP

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office of
                         Housing

Unit Types               94 SROs

Overall sq footage       41,836 SF

Contractor               Transworld
                         Construction             The William Penn was part of a 4 building

Architect                Asian Neighborhood       renovation project along with the Hamlin, Ritz,
                         Design                   and Dalt Hotels, by private developer Goldrich

Construction type        Rehabilitation           & Kest (G&K). Chinatown CDC began
                                                  managing the William Penn in 1991 as part of
Project Began            1991
                                                  The Tenderloin Hotels, LP partnership with
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                  TNDC. G&K remained involved under the
Placed in Service Date   1993
                                                  ownership of the North of Market
Development Cost         $5,038,896               Development Corporation (NOMDC).
Population               Very Low                 Chinatown CDC retained a Limited Partnership
Rents                    $420                     until 1997 when the organization formally took
                         $494 With Bathroom       over the ownership of the project




                Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Tenderloin Family Apartments
                                                              201 Turk


              Project Summary
Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner
                         Manager

Funding Sources          CHRP, CTCAC
                         Wells Fargo Bank
                         CitiCorp

Government Agency        SF Redevelopment

Unit Types               12 Studios
                         81 1-bedrooms
                         45 2-bedrooms
                         37 3-bedrooms
                                                      Chinatown CDC took the extraordinary step of
Overall sq footage       185,890 SF not including     purchasing and demolishing the 3 story building
                         26,520 SF garage and
                         13,600 SF courtyard          that existed previously on this site. Funds from
                                                      the City of San Francisco made it possible for
(Contractor              Roberts Obayashi             acquisition and demolition, but before any
Architect                Hardison, Komatsu, Ivelich
                                                      construction could begin Chinatown CDC had
&                        Tucker
                                                      to raise $15 million in tax credit investor equity.
                                                      None of these challenges would stop
Construction type        New                          Chinatown CDC and the Tenderloin Family
                                                      Apartments project was completed in 1993.
Project Began            1991                         The building now provides 175 units to families.
                                                      The Tenderloin Family Apartments is a
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                      beautiful testimony of how a piece of
Placed in Service Date   1993                         affordable housing can enhance its community.
                                                      Chinatown CDC Tenants Services Division
Development Cost         $35,873,216                  provides supporting services such as tutoring
                                                      and activities for the families living in the
Population               Very Low                     building. This reflects Chinatown CDC’s belief
                         30% AMI                      that providing services to bring people together
                                                      to strengthen community and to build social
Rents                    $433-$1000                   capital are just as important as providing safe
                                                      and affordable housing.

                Chinatown Community Development Center          1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Cambridge Hotel
                                                             473 Ellis


                Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner
                         Manager

Funding Sources          City of San Francisco
                         Bank of the West
                         State of California

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office
                         of Housing

Unit Types               60 SROs

Overall sq footage       26,181 SF
                                                     With the Central City Hospitality House
Contractor               Coastal Construction        (CCHH) as a co-developer, the Cambridge
                         Project Management Inc.     evolved into Chinatown CDC’s first homeless
                                                     development, providing the homeless with the
Architect                Asian Neighborhood Design
                                                     means to achieve self-sufficiency through both
Construction type        Rehabilitation              permanent housing and support services
Project Began            1989                        including employment counseling, job referrals,
                                                     education, and skills development. The
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                     Cambridge had been operated as a tourist hotel
Placed in Service Date   1991                        and some businesses in the Tenderloin protested
                                                     its use as a special needs housing project, which
Development Cost         $4,016,030
                                                     highlighted the tension in the neighborhood
Population               Homeless                    between desires to revitalize the community
Rents                    Section 8                   economically and to meet the housing needs of
                         30% of Income               Tenderloin (and broader San Francisco)
                                                     residents.


                Chinatown Community Development Center        1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
The Hamlin Hotel
                                                         385 Eddy


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner

Funding Sources          City, State of CA,
                         HUD Section 8

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office
                         of Housing

Unit Types               67 SROs

Overall sq footage       25,144 SF

Contractor                                        The Hamlin Hotel was part of a 4 building
Architect                N/A                      renovation project, along with the Penn, Ritz,
                                                  and Dalt Hotels, by private developer Goldrich &
Construction type        Rehabilitation
                                                  Kest (G&K). When the Hamlin was renovated
Project Began            1990                     but not opened, a neighborhood protest was
                                                  spurred against this and management practices
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                  on the other buildings. In 1989, Chinatown
Placed in Service Date   1992                     CDC joined with Tenderloin Neighborhood
Development Cost         $3,700,000               Development Corporation to work on a new
                                                  partnership, The Tenderloin Hotels, LP. G&K
Population               Very Low
                                                  retained a limited role in the partnership until
Rents                    30% Income               1997. The Presbyterian Church in Chinatown
                         Section 8                adopted the building by providing church
                                                  volunteers to assist in helping tenants with
                                                  cleaning their rooms as well as other supportive
                                                  services.



                Chinatown Community Development Center    1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Bayside Elderly Housing
                                                     777 Broadway


             Project Summary


Neighborhood             Chinatown

Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Sponsor
                         Manager

Funding Sources          HUD

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office of
                         Housing

Unit Types               31 Studios
                                                  Though a partnership with the Mayor’s Office
Overall sq footage       18,325 SF                of Housing and the San Francisco Housing
                                                  Authority, as well as the instrumental support
Contractor               James E. Roberts
                                                  of neighboring public housing tenants
                         Obayashi Corp            Chinatown CDC was able to construct this
Architect                Kodama Associates        building on the surface parking lot at the
                                                  North Ping Yuen, a SF Housing Authority
Construction type        New                      public housing project. This housing project
                                                  was designed specifically for independent
Project Began            1989                     living by elderly and disabled persons. In
                                                  addition, the design incorporates amenities for
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                  families of no more than 2 members with
Placed in Service Date   1990                     heads of household who are at least 62 years
                                                  of age or disabled and whose income qualify
Development Cost         $2,509,187               for rental assistance as Very Low Income
                                                  Families under HUD’s Section 8 program. The
Population               Very Low                 building consists of a 1 story parking garage
                         Senior                   with 3 stories of housing above it. Its
                                                  community room is also well utilized by the
Rents                    Section 8                community as well as city agencies.
                         30% of Income



                Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
9th Avenue Terrace
                                                    289 9th Avenue


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Management Agent

Funding Sources          N/A

Government Agency        N/A

Unit Types               14 SROs

Overall sq footage

Contractor

Architect                N/A
                                                   The 9th Avenue Terraces project was the result
Construction type        New                       of a lawsuit by a tenant's association against
Project Began            1989                      the Bank of Canton to replace 21 affordable
Project Ended            Ongoing                   housing units located on Clay street that would

Placed in Service Date   1989
                                                   be destroyed in order to build a new
                                                   headquarters for the Bank of Canton. As part
Development Cost         N/A
                                                   of this agreement, the Bank of Canton
Population               Very Low Income
                                                   replaced 21 units of housing to be managed
Rents                    $200 Average
                                                   by Chinatown CDC. The 9th Avenue Terraces
                                                   consists of 14 of those units and is located in
                                                   the Richmond District of San Francisco. The
                                                   Bank of Canton would subsidize the building
                                                   deficit.




                Chinatown Community Development Center        1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
St. Claire Residence
                                                         585 Geary


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner,
                         Manager

Funding Sources          Union Savings
                         Bank

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office of
                         Housing

Unit Types               21 SROs
                         6 Studios
                         13 1-bedrooms

Overall sq footage       16,100 SF                  The St. Claire was left to deteriorate and was
                                                    almost vacant due to lack of repairs and
Contractor               PFW Associates
                                                    management by its former owners until an
Architect                Asian Neighborhood         architectural team from Asian Neighborhood
                         Design                     Design planned the extensive rehabilitation of
Construction type        Rehabilitation             the property. This rehabilitation preserved 21
                                                    existing single residential rooms, created 20
Project Began            1986
                                                    new apartments and restored the building to its
Project Ended            Ongoing                    elegant origins. It was purchased by Chinatown
Placed in Service Date   1987                       CDC in 1985 with funds from the City of San
                                                    Francisco and the State of California. The St.
Development Cost         $2,110,373
                                                    Claire continues to serve the residential and
Population               Very Low                   social needs of families, the elderly and low-
                         Families                   income singles living together.
Rents                    $320 Average



                Chinatown Community Development Center    1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Swiss American
                                                     534 Broadway


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner,
                         Manager

Funding Sources          City, State of CA,
                         Citicorp

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office
                         of Housing

Unit Types               66 SROs
                                                   The previous owners of the Swiss American
Overall sq footage       20,300 SF
                                                   neglected to maintain the hotel and left the
Contractor               Transworld                building in poor physical condition. When
                         Construction              Chinatown CDC purchased the property in
Architect                Asian Neighborhood        1984, a rent strike by the tenants was in
                         Design                    progress to force the owners to make needed
                                                   improvements to the building. Once the
Construction type        Rehabilitation
                                                   property was acquired by Chinatown CDC,
Project Began            1983                      rehabilitation of the building began. The
                                                   reconstruction added community rooms and
Project Ended            Ongoing
                                                   kitchens, as well as major improvements in the
Placed in Service Date   1986                      individual units. The Swiss American is now a
Development Cost         $2,689,121                model of well-designed and sensitively
                                                   managed housing in a shared living
Population               Very Low
                                                   environment. On the ground level,
Rents                    $250 Average              Chinatown CDC has leased the storefront to
                                                   Columbus Books in an effort to preserve the
                                                   community’s small businesses.


                Chinatown Community Development Center    1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Clayton Hotel
                                                         657 Clay


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner,
                         Manager

Funding Sources          City, State of CA,
                         United Savings Bank

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office of
                         Housing

Unit Types               82 SROs

Overall sq footage       16,850 SF

Contractor               Leonard Saloman

Architect                Asian Neighborhood
                         Design                  Located in what was once Manilatown,
                                                 Chinatown’s CDC ownership of The Clayton
Construction type        Rehabilitation
                                                 Hotel ensures the permanent affordability of a
Project Began            1982                    portion of the important housing stock that has
Project Ended            Ongoing                 been at risk of being converted into offices
                                                 because of the encroachment of the Financial
Placed in Service Date   1983
                                                 District. The Clayton, which was the first
Development Cost         $1,914,982              residential hotel owned and managed by
                                                 Chinatown CDC, was fully rehabilitated shortly
Population               Very Low
                                                 after purchase and includes 4 commercial
Rents                    $145 Average            storefronts (whose market rents help subsidize
                                                 the residential units), the Manilatown Senior
                                                 Center, and a roof garden.



                Chinatown Community Development Center    1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Wharf Plaza
                                                         1855 Kearny


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Limited Partner

Funding Sources          HUD Section 8
                         CCDC Equity
                         Bank of America

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office of
                         Housing

Unit Types               66 Studios
                         144 1-bedrooms
                         20 2-bedrooms           The Wharf Plaza project was initiated through

Overall sq footage
                                                 advocacy efforts to mandate the development
                                                 of low-income housing in the Northeast
Contractor               Williams and Burrows
                                                 Waterfront area of San Francisco. Chinatown
Architect                Dennis Singer
                                                 CDC contributed funds from the City’s
Construction type        Rehabilitation and      Community Development Block Grant to help
                         New Construction
                                                 overcome acquisition financing obstacles and
Project Began            1981
                                                 has maintained a 1% limited partnership in the
Project Ended            Ongoing                 property. The tenant population now represents
Placed in Service Date   1982                    a diverse mix of elderly and disabled individuals
Development Cost         $13,500,000             and families. Seagulls, the slow deep noise of
                                                 the fog horn and wood shingles give the Wharf
Population               Mixed Low-Income
                         Families                Plaza II apartments its unique character.

Rents                    Section 8



                Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Consorcia
                                                         1204 Mason


             Project Summary


Chinatown CDC Role       Developer, Owner,
                         Manager

Funding Sources          Citicorp, SFMOH,
                         DPRLP

Government Agency        SF Mayor’s Office of
                         Housing

Unit Types               18 Studios
                         6 1-bedrooms              The Consorcia is part of an area where the
Overall sq footage       12,505 SF                 Chinese community expanded outside of the
                                                   immediate core of Chinatown decades ago. It
Contractor
                                                   is the first property acquired, rehabilitated and
Architect                N/A                       managed by Chinatown CDC, and the first
                                                   project in Chinatown in which a nonprofit
Construction type        Rehabilitation
                                                   organization has acquired an existing building
Project Began            1981                      to upgrade and preserve as low income
Project Ended            Ongoing                   housing. The ground floor’s 3 commercial
                                                   spaces are leased at market rents to further
Placed in Service Date   1982
                                                   subsidized the low rents of the residential
Development Cost         $1,176,360                units. The Consorcia was named after
Population               Mixed Low-Income          Consorcia “Elsie” Guerrero, who managed the
                         Families                  building before and after Chinatown CDC
                                                   acquired it and was a key figure in the lives of
Rents                    $185-$399
                                                   the tenants in the building.




                Chinatown Community Development Center     1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

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  • 1.
    1150 Grant Ave Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Owner, Developer, Manager Funding Sources Wells Fargo Bank Government Agency None Unit Types 14 Studios Sq Footage 12,000 Contractor NCR Construction Wells Fargo Bank originally donated this property Architect N/A in order for Chinatown CDC to complete the Construction type Rehabilitation necessary seismic upgrades. Along with the Project Began 2006 donation of the building, Wells Fargo Bank also donated the $1,175,189 in order to complete the Project Ended Ongoing seismic renovation. Along with seismic upgrades, Placed in Service Date 2008 the property was also outfitted with a new washer Development Cost $1,100,000 and dryer, replacement of the front stairs, Population Mixed Low Income installation of granite countertops in all unit Families kitchens, carpeting, as well as replacement of the Rents $540-$703 lightwell drain. In addition to the 14 residential units, there is also 3,000 square feet of commercial space available on the first floor leased currently to Wells Fargo. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 2.
    Parkview Terraces 870 Turk St Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner Funding Sources CTCAC, FHLB AHP Government Agency SF Redevelopment Unit Types 55 studios 45 1-bdrms Overall sq footage 54,500 Parkview Terraces includes 101 units of Contractor Cahill Contractors affordable senior housing, on-site residential Architect Kwan-Henmi/Fougeron services, community areas and retail space. Architecture On site services include social services Construction type New through Northern California Presbyterian Homes & Services and clinic services from the Project Began 2003 Department of Public Health. The Shih Yu- Project Ended Ongoing Lang Central YMCA will also offer fitness programming for residents in the building’s Placed in Service Date 2008 Activity Center. Commercial tenants include Development Cost $33,200,000 RSVP, a volunteer program for persons 55 and Population Senior older, and The Institute of Aging’s Neighborhood Resource Center. Parkview Rents Terraces, through programming and services, is a community committed to supporting 50% SF Median Income Units $832 Studios and 1-Bedrooms $950 healthy aging of residents. Property Management provided by Evans Property 38 Section 8 Units Based on Income Management, Inc. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 3.
    Broadway Family Apartments 810 Battery St Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Owner, Developer Funding Sources MHP, CDLAC, FHLB AHP, Wells Fargo Bank, CCRC Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 23 studios 24 2-bedrooms 34 3-bedrooms Overall sq footage 62,220 Contractor Roberts Obayashi Broadway Family Apartments is a new 80-unit Architect Solomon ETC affordable housing community located in the Waterfront neighborhood of San Francisco near Construction type New the Chinatown and North Beach area with views of Project Began 2004 Angel Island and the Bay Bridge. This is the first Project Ended Ongoing affordable housing development in several decades for the district. Since the 1989 Loma Prieta Placed in Service Date 2008 Earthquake and the demolition of the Development Cost $34,700,000 Embarcadero Freeway, the site at Broadway and Population Families Battery had been vacant and used as a surface parking lot until 1999 when the City of San Rents Francisco designated it as an affordable housing Studio $345 - $939 development site. There is also retail space on 2-Bedroom $420 - $1,183 3 Bedroom $479 - $1,361 Broadway and a licensed childcare center. Residents also have access to voluntary supportive on site services. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 4.
    Crescent Cove Mission Bay Site N-5 Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Owner Funding Sources CTCAC, CDLAC, Union Bank Government Agency SF Redevelopment Unit Types 80 studios 90 1-bedrooms 66 2-bedrooms Overall sq footage 155,597 Contractor Nibbi Brothers General Contractors Crescent Cove is the largest affordable housing Architect David Baker and development in the new master-planned Mission Partners Bay Community. The site was purchased by Related Construction type New Companies of California who then partnered with Chinatown CDC to share development and Project Began 2005 ownership responsibilities. The project was Project Ended Ongoing designed to provide workforce housing and is targeted for populations at 50% and 60% rents of Placed in Service Date 2007 the area. Amenities at the complex include modern Development Cost $46,000,000 kitchens, frost-free refrigerators, garbage disposals, Population Mixed Low Income efficient heating systems, stylish bathrooms, and Families ample closet space. There is also a 3,000 square foot Rents community center that includes the Leasing and 50% SF Median Income 60% SF Median Income Management offices, Community Room, and Fitness 48 Studio $784 36 Studio $1150 Center. Nearby areas will also feature a Tot-Lot, 51 1-Bedroom $887 36 1-Bedroom $1228 BBQ area, and Open space. 35 2-Bedroom $989 28 2-Bedroom $1477 Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 5.
    International Hotel 848 Kearny Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Sponsor, Manager Funding Sources HUD, FHLB AHP, CCDC Capital Campaign Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 104 Studios Overall sq footage 93,671 Contractor Roberts Obayashi Architect Gordon H. Chong & The International Hotel drew national attention in Partners August, 1977 when its elderly Filipino and Chinese residents were physically evicted by San Francisco Construction type New sheriffs in a brutal raid. Community activists then battled the city for 25 years to have affordable Project Began 1994 housing instead of an office high-rise, replace the Project Ended Ongoing torn-down hotel. Their fight has been rewarded with the construction of International Hotel Senior Placed in Service Date 2005 Housing. The $28.8 million project was developed by International Hotel Senior Housing, Inc., and Development Cost $28,800,000 the Chinatown Community Development Center. Their efforts resulted in a community-serving, Population Senior multi-use development containing new senior Very Low housing, a new school, an underground garage, and a Cultural Center operated by the Manilatown Rents Studio $345 - $939 Heritage Foundation. The building now features 2-Bedroom $420 - $1,183 design elements and art depicting the history and 3 Bedroom $479 - $1,361 legacy of the International Hotel. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 6.
    Namiki Apartments 1776 Sutter St Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner, Manager Funding Sources CTCAC, CDLAC, MHP, FHLB AHP, Citibank FSB Government Agency SF Redevelopment Unit Types 32 1-bedrooms Namiki Apartments is a 34 unit senior project that 1 2-bedroom was built in 1978. This building was originally a Overall sq footage HUD 236 project that housed low-income seniors Contractor NCR Construction and disabled individuals. After learning that the HUD loan that designated their home as affordable Architect Sandra housing was expiring, the 60 senior citizen tenants Vivanco-Architecture of Namiki worked to receive a grant from the SF Construction type Rehabilitation Redevelopment Agency to organize and maintain Project Began 2001 affordable housing. As part of this process, the tenants chose Chinatown CDC (CCDC) to acquire Project Ended Ongoing the development. Working closely with the owner of Placed in Service Date 2001 Namiki, CCDC developed a plan to preserve the building as an affordable housing resource for the Development Cost $7,605,433 community. CCDC officially acquired the property Population Senior in 2001 after securing funding through HUD, CA Very Low Tax Credit, and the SF Redevelopment Agency. Rents Section 8 Along with Notre Dame Apartments and Golden Gate Apartments, Namiki is the third HUD-expiring use development acquired by CCDC. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 7.
    Notre Dame Apartments 1590 Broadway Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner, Manager Funding Sources CTCAC, CDLAC, Citibank , FSB Government Agency SF Redevelopment Unit Types 144 studios 57 1-bedrooms Notre Dame Apartments is a 204 unit senior housing project that was originally operated as hospital owned Overall sq footage 130,000 by the Sister of Notre Dame. The main building of Contractor LEM/Transworld Notre Dame was constructed in 1909 and the north NCR Construction section was added in 1928. The building was converted Architect Kadama Diseno to residential use in the early 1970’s as apartments for Architects the elderly and disabled. This historical building has been a preservation project for affordable housing in Construction type Rehabilitation the long run. Notre Dame is currently funded by Project Began 2000 HUD and tax credit investors. This project was Project Ended Ongoing preserved as affordable housing after years of organizing by the residents living in the building. The Placed in Service Date 2000 residents are racially mixed with Russian speaking Development Cost $13,000,000 tenants representing 40% of the tenant population. At the time of acquisition, Notre Dame Apartments was Population Senior the largest HUD-expiring use project in San Francisco. Very Low This was the second HUD-expiring use development Rents Section 8 acquired by Chinatown CDC with Golden Gate 30% of Income Apartments being the first. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 8.
    665 Clay St Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner, Manager Funding Sources City Seismic Bond Fund Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 10 SROs 13 Studios 1 1-bedroom The struggle to save 665 Clay became the 1 2-bedroom dot.com growth’s equivalent of the I-Hotel. After Overall sq footage 19,238 receiving Ellis Act eviction letters, tenants stage Contractor Transworld a series of organized battles from the front door Architect N/A of City Hall to the alleyways of Chinatown. Construction type Rehabilitation During the 2000 Mayoral race between Mayor Willie Brown and Supervisor Tom Ammiano, the Project Began 2000 blight of the tenants pending eviction scorched Project Ended Ongoing both the mainstream and the ethnic press. Public Placed in Service Date 2000 pressure forced the city to confront the impact of Development Cost $4,000,000 Ellis Act eviction and gentrification during the Population Very Low dot.com bubble as well as resolving the 665 Clay Rents $355 Average eviction. Ultimately, Chinatown CDC’s intervention helped to preserve the building as affordable housing for the families at 665 Clay Street. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 9.
    Golden Gate Apartments 1820 Post St Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner, Manager Funding Sources CTCAC, CDLAC, Bank of America Government Agency SF Redevelopment Unit Types 72 Studios Golden Gate Apartments is a 72 unit family Overall sq footage 75,000 project in San Francisco’s Japantown/Western Contractor Transworld Addition neighborhood that was subsidized by the SF Redevelopment Agency (SFRA), SF Architect Kodama Diseno Housing Authority, HUD, and the CA Tax Architects Credit Allocation Committee. The SFRA Construction type Rehabilitation guarantees subsidy and maintains long-term Project Began 1999 affordability at Golden Gate Apartments as a preservation project. The SFRA is responsible Project Ended Ongoing for preservation projects and expiring HUD Placed in Service Date 1999 236 projects that are privately owned by for-profit companies. Because HUD will only Development Cost $9,500,000 subsidize a project if a non-profit is involved, Population Mixed Low Income the SFRA had to partner with a non-profit, Families Chinatown CDC in order to keep rents at Rents Section 8 Golden Gate Apartments affordable. Golden Gate Apartments was CCDC’s first HUD-expiring use project. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 10.
    1370 California Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner, Manager Funding Sources Bayview Federal Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 25 Studios 22 1-bedrooms 1 2-bedroom 1 3-bedroom 1370 California was acquired by Chinatown CDC Overall sq footage 32,809 through HOME funding. The building suffered Contractor HJ Davies two fires in 1991, prior to Chinatown CDC Architect Mock Wallace purchase. Following the fire, the owner was unable Associates to meet his loan obligations and the building was Construction type Rehabilitation reclaimed by the previous owners. During this Project Began 1994 time, the building remained vacant. Chinatown CDC entered into a purchase agreement with the Project Ended Ongoing owner and agreed to buy the project "as is". Placed in Service Date 1995 Following purchase, the building went through a Development Cost $4,038,000 major renovation that also included two Population 50% and 60% AMI community rooms in addition to housing. Rents $535 Average Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 11.
    Larkin Pine SeniorHousing 1303 Larkin Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner Manager Funding Sources CTCAC, CHRP, Wells Fargo Bank Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing The Post Office located at this site was identified Unit Types 60 SROs 3 1-bedrooms by the American Institute of Architects in 1988 as an ideal site for affordable housing. Based on Overall sq footage 39,202 SF this recommendation, the Mayor’s Office of Contractor Amoroso Housing encouraged Chinatown CDC to negotiate with the Postal Service. The unique Architect Hood Miller characteristic of the housing on this site is that it Associates, Inc. involves the use of air rights. The space above Construction type New the Post Office was leased by Chinatown CDC in Project Began 1993 1991 for 75 years. The four stories of housing was built on a steel platform above the Post Project Ended Ongoing Office roof. On Lok Senior Services also aided Placed in Service Date 1994 in providing design suggestions based on their Development Cost $8,609,585 experience in dealing with independent frail seniors. Larkin Pine Senior Housing is the first Population Senior affordable housing development by a nonprofit Very Low Income in air rights above a U.S. postal facility. Rents $370 Average Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 12.
    William Penn Hotel 160 Eddy Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner, Manager Funding Sources City of SF, CHRP Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 94 SROs Overall sq footage 41,836 SF Contractor Transworld Construction The William Penn was part of a 4 building Architect Asian Neighborhood renovation project along with the Hamlin, Ritz, Design and Dalt Hotels, by private developer Goldrich Construction type Rehabilitation & Kest (G&K). Chinatown CDC began managing the William Penn in 1991 as part of Project Began 1991 The Tenderloin Hotels, LP partnership with Project Ended Ongoing TNDC. G&K remained involved under the Placed in Service Date 1993 ownership of the North of Market Development Cost $5,038,896 Development Corporation (NOMDC). Population Very Low Chinatown CDC retained a Limited Partnership Rents $420 until 1997 when the organization formally took $494 With Bathroom over the ownership of the project Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 13.
    Tenderloin Family Apartments 201 Turk Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner Manager Funding Sources CHRP, CTCAC Wells Fargo Bank CitiCorp Government Agency SF Redevelopment Unit Types 12 Studios 81 1-bedrooms 45 2-bedrooms 37 3-bedrooms Chinatown CDC took the extraordinary step of Overall sq footage 185,890 SF not including purchasing and demolishing the 3 story building 26,520 SF garage and 13,600 SF courtyard that existed previously on this site. Funds from the City of San Francisco made it possible for (Contractor Roberts Obayashi acquisition and demolition, but before any Architect Hardison, Komatsu, Ivelich construction could begin Chinatown CDC had & Tucker to raise $15 million in tax credit investor equity. None of these challenges would stop Construction type New Chinatown CDC and the Tenderloin Family Apartments project was completed in 1993. Project Began 1991 The building now provides 175 units to families. The Tenderloin Family Apartments is a Project Ended Ongoing beautiful testimony of how a piece of Placed in Service Date 1993 affordable housing can enhance its community. Chinatown CDC Tenants Services Division Development Cost $35,873,216 provides supporting services such as tutoring and activities for the families living in the Population Very Low building. This reflects Chinatown CDC’s belief 30% AMI that providing services to bring people together to strengthen community and to build social Rents $433-$1000 capital are just as important as providing safe and affordable housing. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 14.
    Cambridge Hotel 473 Ellis Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner Manager Funding Sources City of San Francisco Bank of the West State of California Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 60 SROs Overall sq footage 26,181 SF With the Central City Hospitality House Contractor Coastal Construction (CCHH) as a co-developer, the Cambridge Project Management Inc. evolved into Chinatown CDC’s first homeless development, providing the homeless with the Architect Asian Neighborhood Design means to achieve self-sufficiency through both Construction type Rehabilitation permanent housing and support services Project Began 1989 including employment counseling, job referrals, education, and skills development. The Project Ended Ongoing Cambridge had been operated as a tourist hotel Placed in Service Date 1991 and some businesses in the Tenderloin protested its use as a special needs housing project, which Development Cost $4,016,030 highlighted the tension in the neighborhood Population Homeless between desires to revitalize the community Rents Section 8 economically and to meet the housing needs of 30% of Income Tenderloin (and broader San Francisco) residents. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 15.
    The Hamlin Hotel 385 Eddy Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner Funding Sources City, State of CA, HUD Section 8 Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 67 SROs Overall sq footage 25,144 SF Contractor The Hamlin Hotel was part of a 4 building Architect N/A renovation project, along with the Penn, Ritz, and Dalt Hotels, by private developer Goldrich & Construction type Rehabilitation Kest (G&K). When the Hamlin was renovated Project Began 1990 but not opened, a neighborhood protest was spurred against this and management practices Project Ended Ongoing on the other buildings. In 1989, Chinatown Placed in Service Date 1992 CDC joined with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Cost $3,700,000 Development Corporation to work on a new partnership, The Tenderloin Hotels, LP. G&K Population Very Low retained a limited role in the partnership until Rents 30% Income 1997. The Presbyterian Church in Chinatown Section 8 adopted the building by providing church volunteers to assist in helping tenants with cleaning their rooms as well as other supportive services. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 16.
    Bayside Elderly Housing 777 Broadway Project Summary Neighborhood Chinatown Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Sponsor Manager Funding Sources HUD Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 31 Studios Though a partnership with the Mayor’s Office Overall sq footage 18,325 SF of Housing and the San Francisco Housing Authority, as well as the instrumental support Contractor James E. Roberts of neighboring public housing tenants Obayashi Corp Chinatown CDC was able to construct this Architect Kodama Associates building on the surface parking lot at the North Ping Yuen, a SF Housing Authority Construction type New public housing project. This housing project was designed specifically for independent Project Began 1989 living by elderly and disabled persons. In addition, the design incorporates amenities for Project Ended Ongoing families of no more than 2 members with Placed in Service Date 1990 heads of household who are at least 62 years of age or disabled and whose income qualify Development Cost $2,509,187 for rental assistance as Very Low Income Families under HUD’s Section 8 program. The Population Very Low building consists of a 1 story parking garage Senior with 3 stories of housing above it. Its community room is also well utilized by the Rents Section 8 community as well as city agencies. 30% of Income Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 17.
    9th Avenue Terrace 289 9th Avenue Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Management Agent Funding Sources N/A Government Agency N/A Unit Types 14 SROs Overall sq footage Contractor Architect N/A The 9th Avenue Terraces project was the result Construction type New of a lawsuit by a tenant's association against Project Began 1989 the Bank of Canton to replace 21 affordable Project Ended Ongoing housing units located on Clay street that would Placed in Service Date 1989 be destroyed in order to build a new headquarters for the Bank of Canton. As part Development Cost N/A of this agreement, the Bank of Canton Population Very Low Income replaced 21 units of housing to be managed Rents $200 Average by Chinatown CDC. The 9th Avenue Terraces consists of 14 of those units and is located in the Richmond District of San Francisco. The Bank of Canton would subsidize the building deficit. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 18.
    St. Claire Residence 585 Geary Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner, Manager Funding Sources Union Savings Bank Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 21 SROs 6 Studios 13 1-bedrooms Overall sq footage 16,100 SF The St. Claire was left to deteriorate and was almost vacant due to lack of repairs and Contractor PFW Associates management by its former owners until an Architect Asian Neighborhood architectural team from Asian Neighborhood Design Design planned the extensive rehabilitation of Construction type Rehabilitation the property. This rehabilitation preserved 21 existing single residential rooms, created 20 Project Began 1986 new apartments and restored the building to its Project Ended Ongoing elegant origins. It was purchased by Chinatown Placed in Service Date 1987 CDC in 1985 with funds from the City of San Francisco and the State of California. The St. Development Cost $2,110,373 Claire continues to serve the residential and Population Very Low social needs of families, the elderly and low- Families income singles living together. Rents $320 Average Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 19.
    Swiss American 534 Broadway Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner, Manager Funding Sources City, State of CA, Citicorp Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 66 SROs The previous owners of the Swiss American Overall sq footage 20,300 SF neglected to maintain the hotel and left the Contractor Transworld building in poor physical condition. When Construction Chinatown CDC purchased the property in Architect Asian Neighborhood 1984, a rent strike by the tenants was in Design progress to force the owners to make needed improvements to the building. Once the Construction type Rehabilitation property was acquired by Chinatown CDC, Project Began 1983 rehabilitation of the building began. The reconstruction added community rooms and Project Ended Ongoing kitchens, as well as major improvements in the Placed in Service Date 1986 individual units. The Swiss American is now a Development Cost $2,689,121 model of well-designed and sensitively managed housing in a shared living Population Very Low environment. On the ground level, Rents $250 Average Chinatown CDC has leased the storefront to Columbus Books in an effort to preserve the community’s small businesses. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 20.
    Clayton Hotel 657 Clay Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner, Manager Funding Sources City, State of CA, United Savings Bank Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 82 SROs Overall sq footage 16,850 SF Contractor Leonard Saloman Architect Asian Neighborhood Design Located in what was once Manilatown, Chinatown’s CDC ownership of The Clayton Construction type Rehabilitation Hotel ensures the permanent affordability of a Project Began 1982 portion of the important housing stock that has Project Ended Ongoing been at risk of being converted into offices because of the encroachment of the Financial Placed in Service Date 1983 District. The Clayton, which was the first Development Cost $1,914,982 residential hotel owned and managed by Chinatown CDC, was fully rehabilitated shortly Population Very Low after purchase and includes 4 commercial Rents $145 Average storefronts (whose market rents help subsidize the residential units), the Manilatown Senior Center, and a roof garden. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 21.
    Wharf Plaza 1855 Kearny Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Limited Partner Funding Sources HUD Section 8 CCDC Equity Bank of America Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 66 Studios 144 1-bedrooms 20 2-bedrooms The Wharf Plaza project was initiated through Overall sq footage advocacy efforts to mandate the development of low-income housing in the Northeast Contractor Williams and Burrows Waterfront area of San Francisco. Chinatown Architect Dennis Singer CDC contributed funds from the City’s Construction type Rehabilitation and Community Development Block Grant to help New Construction overcome acquisition financing obstacles and Project Began 1981 has maintained a 1% limited partnership in the Project Ended Ongoing property. The tenant population now represents Placed in Service Date 1982 a diverse mix of elderly and disabled individuals Development Cost $13,500,000 and families. Seagulls, the slow deep noise of the fog horn and wood shingles give the Wharf Population Mixed Low-Income Families Plaza II apartments its unique character. Rents Section 8 Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • 22.
    Consorcia 1204 Mason Project Summary Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner, Manager Funding Sources Citicorp, SFMOH, DPRLP Government Agency SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Unit Types 18 Studios 6 1-bedrooms The Consorcia is part of an area where the Overall sq footage 12,505 SF Chinese community expanded outside of the immediate core of Chinatown decades ago. It Contractor is the first property acquired, rehabilitated and Architect N/A managed by Chinatown CDC, and the first project in Chinatown in which a nonprofit Construction type Rehabilitation organization has acquired an existing building Project Began 1981 to upgrade and preserve as low income Project Ended Ongoing housing. The ground floor’s 3 commercial spaces are leased at market rents to further Placed in Service Date 1982 subsidized the low rents of the residential Development Cost $1,176,360 units. The Consorcia was named after Population Mixed Low-Income Consorcia “Elsie” Guerrero, who managed the Families building before and after Chinatown CDC acquired it and was a key figure in the lives of Rents $185-$399 the tenants in the building. Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133