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Wells Fargo Bank originally donated this property

in order for Chinatown CDC to complete the

necessary seismic upgrades. Along with the

donation of the building, Wells Fargo Bank also

donated the $1,175,189 in order to complete the

seismic renovation. Along with seismic upgrades,

the property was also outfitted with a new washer

and dryer, replacement of the front stairs,

installation of granite countertops in all unit

kitchens, carpeting, as well as replacement of the

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.

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

Architect N/A

Construction type Rehabilitation

Project Began 2006

Project Ended Ongoing

Placed in Service Date 2008

Development Cost $1,100,000

Population Mixed Low Income

Families

Rents $540-$703

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

Parkview Terraces includes 101 units of

affordable senior housing, on-site residential

services, community areas and retail space.

On site services include social services

through Northern California Presbyterian

Homes & Services and clinic services from the

Department of Public Health. The Shih Yu-

Lang Central YMCA will also offer fitness

programming for residents in the building’s

Activity Center. Commercial tenants include

RSVP, a volunteer program for persons 55 and

older, and The Institute of Aging’s

Neighborhood Resource Center. Parkview

Terraces, through programming and services,

is a community committed to supporting

healthy aging of residents. Property

Management provided by Evans Property

Management, Inc.

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

Contractor Cahill Contractors

Architect Kwan-Henmi/Fougeron

Architecture

Construction type New

Project Began 2003




Population Senior

Rents

50% SF Median Income Units $832

Studios and 1-Bedrooms $950

38 Section 8 Units Based on Income


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


24 2-bedrooms

34 3-bedrooms


Contractor Roberts Obayashi

Architect Solomon ETC


Project Began 2004




Population Families

Rents

Studio $345 - $939

2-Bedroom $420 - $1,183

3 Bedroom $479 - $1,361


Broadway Family Apartments is a new 80-unit

affordable housing community located in the

Waterfront neighborhood of San Francisco near

the Chinatown and North Beach area with views of

Angel Island and the Bay Bridge. This is the first

affordable housing development in several decades

for the district. Since the 1989 Loma Prieta

Earthquake and the demolition of the

Embarcadero Freeway, the site at Broadway and

Battery had been vacant and used as a surface

parking lot until 1999 when the City of San

Francisco designated it as an affordable housing

development site. There is also retail space on

Broadway and a licensed childcare center.

Residents also have access to voluntary supportive

on site services.

Crescent Cove

Mission Bay Site N-5

Project Summary

Chinatown CDC Role Owner

Funding Sources CTCAC, CDLAC,

Union Bank



90 1-bedrooms

66 2-bedrooms


Contractor Nibbi Brothers

General Contractors

Architect David Baker and

Partners


Project Began 2005





Families

Rents

50% SF Median Income 60% SF Median Income

48 Studio $784 36 Studio $1150

51 1-Bedroom $887 36 1-Bedroom $1228

35 2-Bedroom $989 28 2-Bedroom $1477


Crescent Cove is the largest affordable housing

development in the new master-planned Mission

Bay Community. The site was purchased by Related

Companies of California who then partnered with

Chinatown CDC to share development and

ownership responsibilities. The project was

designed to provide workforce housing and is

targeted for populations at 50% and 60% rents of

the area. Amenities at the complex include modern

kitchens, frost-free refrigerators, garbage disposals,

efficient heating systems, stylish bathrooms, and

ample closet space. There is also a 3,000 square foot

community center that includes the Leasing and

Management offices, Community Room, and Fitness

Center. Nearby areas will also feature a Tot-Lot,

BBQ area, and Open space.

The International Hotel drew national attention in August, 1977 when its elderly Filipino and Chinese residents were physically evicted by San Francisco sheriffs in a brutal raid. Community activists then battled the city for 25 years to have affordable housing instead of an office high-rise, replace the torn-down hotel. Their fight has been rewarded with the construction of International Hotel Senior Housing. The $28.8 million project was developed by International Hotel Senior Housing, Inc., and the Chinatown Community Development Center. Their efforts resulted in a community-serving, multi-use development containing new senior housing, a new school, an underground garage, and a Cultural Center operated by the Manilatown Heritage Foundation. The building now features design elements and art depicting the history and legacy of the International Hotel.

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



Contractor Roberts Obayashi

Architect Gordon H. Chong &

Partners


Project Began 1994




Population Senior

Very Low

Rents Studio $345 - $939

2-Bedroom $420 - $1,183

3 Bedroom $479 - $1,361


Namiki Apartments is a 34 unit senior project that

was built in 1978. This building was originally a

HUD 236 project that housed low-income seniors

and disabled individuals. After learning that the

HUD loan that designated their home as affordable

housing was expiring, the 60 senior citizen tenants

of Namiki worked to receive a grant from the SF

Redevelopment Agency to organize and maintain

affordable housing. As part of this process, the

tenants chose Chinatown CDC (CCDC) to acquire

the development. Working closely with the owner of

Namiki, CCDC developed a plan to preserve the

building as an affordable housing resource for the

community. CCDC officially acquired the property

in 2001 after securing funding through HUD, CA

Tax Credit, and the SF Redevelopment Agency.

Along with Notre Dame Apartments and Golden

Gate Apartments, Namiki is the third HUD-expiring

use development acquired by CCDC.

Namiki Apartments

1776 Sutter St

Project Summary

Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Owner,

Manager


MHP, FHLB AHP,

Citibank FSB


Unit Types 32 1-bedrooms

1 2-bedroom

Overall sq footage

Contractor NCR Construction

Architect Sandra

Vivanco-Architecture


Project Began 2001




Population Senior

Very Low

Rents Section 8


Notre Dame Apartments is a 204 unit senior housing

project that was originally operated as hospital owned

by the Sister of Notre Dame. The main building of

Notre Dame was constructed in 1909 and the north

section was added in 1928. The building was converted

to residential use in the early 1970’s as apartments for

the elderly and disabled. This historical building has

been a preservation project for affordable housing in

the long run. Notre Dame is currently funded by

HUD and tax credit investors. This project was

preserved as affordable housing after years of

organizing by the residents living in the building. The

residents are racially mixed with Russian speaking

tenants representing 40% of the tenant population. At

the time of acquisition, Notre Dame Apartments was

the largest HUD-expiring use project in San Francisco.

This was the second HUD-expiring use development

acquired by Chinatown CDC with Golden Gate

Apartments being the first.

Notre Dame Apartments

1590 Broadway

Project Summary


Manager


Citibank , FSB



57 1-bedrooms


Contractor LEM/Transworld

NCR Construction

Architect Kadama Diseno

Architects


Project Began 2000




Population Senior

Very Low

Rents Section 8

30% of Income


665 Clay St

Project Summary


Manager

Funding Sources City Seismic Bond Fund


of Housing

Unit Types 10 SROs

13 Studios

1 1-bedroom

1 2-bedroom


Contractor Transworld

Architect N/A


Project Began 2000




Population Very Low

Rents $355 Average


The struggle to save 665 Clay became the

dot.com growth’s equivalent of the I-Hotel. After

receiving Ellis Act eviction letters, tenants stage

a series of organized battles from the front door

of City Hall to the alleyways of Chinatown.

During the 2000 Mayoral race between Mayor

Willie Brown and Supervisor Tom Ammiano, the

blight of the tenants pending eviction scorched

both the mainstream and the ethnic press. Public

pressure forced the city to confront the impact of

Ellis Act eviction and gentrification during the

dot.com bubble as well as resolving the 665 Clay

eviction. Ultimately, Chinatown CDC’s intervention

helped to preserve the building as affordable

housing for the families at 665 Clay Street.

Golden Gate Apartments is a 72 unit family

project in San Francisco’s Japantown/Western

Addition neighborhood that was subsidized by

the SF Redevelopment Agency (SFRA), SF

Housing Authority, HUD, and the CA Tax

Credit Allocation Committee. The SFRA

guarantees subsidy and maintains long-term

affordability at Golden Gate Apartments as a

preservation project. The SFRA is responsible

for preservation projects and expiring HUD

236 projects that are privately owned by

for-profit companies. Because HUD will only

subsidize a project if a non-profit is involved,

the SFRA had to partner with a non-profit,

Chinatown CDC in order to keep rents at

Golden Gate Apartments affordable. Golden

Gate Apartments was CCDC’s first

HUD-expiring use project.

Golden Gate Apartments

1820 Post St

Project Summary


Manager


Bank of America





Architect Kodama Diseno

Architects


Project Began 1999





Families

Rents Section 8


1370 California

Project Summary


Manager

Funding Sources Bayview Federal


Housing


22 1-bedrooms

1 2-bedroom

1 3-bedroom


Contractor HJ Davies

Architect Mock Wallace

Associates


Project Began 1994




Population 50% and 60% AMI

Rents $535 Average


1370 California was acquired by Chinatown CDC

through HOME funding. The building suffered

two fires in 1991, prior to Chinatown CDC

purchase. Following the fire, the owner was unable

to meet his loan obligations and the building was

reclaimed by the previous owners. During this

time, the building remained vacant. Chinatown

CDC entered into a purchase agreement with the

owner and agreed to buy the project "as is".

Following purchase, the building went through a

major renovation that also included two

community rooms in addition to housing.

The Post Office located at this site was identified

by the American Institute of Architects in 1988

as an ideal site for affordable housing. Based on

this recommendation, the Mayor’s Office of

Housing encouraged Chinatown CDC to

negotiate with the Postal Service. The unique

characteristic of the housing on this site is that it

involves the use of air rights. The space above

the Post Office was leased by Chinatown CDC in

1991 for 75 years. The four stories of housing

was built on a steel platform above the Post

Office roof. On Lok Senior Services also aided

in providing design suggestions based on their

experience in dealing with independent frail

seniors. Larkin Pine Senior Housing is the first

affordable housing development by a nonprofit

in air rights above a U.S. postal facility.

Larkin Pine Senior Housing

1303 Larkin

Project Summary


Manager

Funding Sources CTCAC, CHRP,

Wells Fargo Bank


Housing

Unit Types 60 SROs

3 1-bedrooms

Overall sq footage 39,202 SF

Contractor Amoroso

Architect Hood Miller

Associates, Inc.


Project Began 1993




Population Senior

Very Low Income

Rents $370 Average


The William Penn was part of a 4 building

renovation project along with the Hamlin, Ritz,

and Dalt Hotels, by private developer Goldrich

& Kest (G&K). Chinatown CDC began

managing the William Penn in 1991 as part of

The Tenderloin Hotels, LP partnership with

TNDC. G&K remained involved under the

ownership of the North of Market

Development Corporation (NOMDC).

Chinatown CDC retained a Limited Partnership

until 1997 when the organization formally took

over the ownership of the project

William Penn Hotel

160 Eddy

Project Summary


Manager

Funding Sources City of SF, CHRP


Housing

Unit Types 94 SROs



Construction

Architect Asian Neighborhood

Design


Project Began 1991




Population Very Low

Rents $420

$494 With Bathroom


Chinatown CDC took the extraordinary step of purchasing and demolishing the 3 story building that existed previously on this site. Funds from the City of San Francisco made it possible for acquisition and demolition, but before any construction could begin Chinatown CDC had to raise $15 million in tax credit investor equity. None of these challenges would stop Chinatown CDC and the Tenderloin Family Apartments project was completed in 1993. The building now provides 175 units to families. The Tenderloin Family Apartments is a beautiful testimony of how a piece of affordable housing can enhance its community. Chinatown CDC Tenants Services Division provides supporting services such as tutoring and activities for the families living in the building. This reflects Chinatown CDC’s belief that providing services to bring people together to strengthen community and to build social capital are just as important as providing safe and affordable housing.

Tenderloin Family Apartments

201 Turk

Project Summary


Manager

Funding Sources CHRP, CTCAC

Wells Fargo Bank

CitiCorp



81 1-bedrooms

45 2-bedrooms

37 3-bedrooms

Overall sq footage 185,890 SF not including

26,520 SF garage and 13,600 SF courtyard

(Contractor Roberts Obayashi

Architect Hardison, Komatsu, Ivelich

& Tucker


Project Began 1991




Population Very Low

30% AMI

Rents $433-$1000


With the Central City Hospitality House

(CCHH) as a co-developer, the Cambridge

evolved into Chinatown CDC’s first homeless

development, providing the homeless with the

means to achieve self-sufficiency through both

permanent housing and support services

including employment counseling, job referrals,

education, and skills development. The

Cambridge had been operated as a tourist hotel

and some businesses in the Tenderloin protested

its use as a special needs housing project, which

highlighted the tension in the neighborhood

between desires to revitalize the community

economically and to meet the housing needs of

Tenderloin (and broader San Francisco)

residents.

Cambridge Hotel

473 Ellis

Project Summary


Manager

Funding Sources City of San Francisco

Bank of the West

State of California


of Housing

Unit Types 60 SROs


Contractor Coastal Construction

Project Management Inc.

Architect Asian Neighborhood Design


Project Began 1989




Population Homeless

Rents Section 8

30% of Income


The Hamlin Hotel

385 Eddy

Project Summary


Funding Sources City, State of CA,

HUD Section 8


of Housing

Unit Types 67 SROs


Contractor

Architect N/A


Project Began 1990




Population Very Low

Rents 30% Income

Section 8


The Hamlin Hotel was part of a 4 building

renovation project, along with the Penn, Ritz,

and Dalt Hotels, by private developer Goldrich &

Kest (G&K). When the Hamlin was renovated

but not opened, a neighborhood protest was

spurred against this and management practices

on the other buildings. In 1989, Chinatown

CDC joined with Tenderloin Neighborhood

Development Corporation to work on a new

partnership, The Tenderloin Hotels, LP. G&K

retained a limited role in the partnership until

1997. The Presbyterian Church in Chinatown

adopted the building by providing church

volunteers to assist in helping tenants with

cleaning their rooms as well as other supportive

services.

Though a partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and the San Francisco Housing Authority, as well as the instrumental support of neighboring public housing tenants Chinatown CDC was able to construct this building on the surface parking lot at the North Ping Yuen, a SF Housing Authority public housing project. This housing project was designed specifically for independent living by elderly and disabled persons. In addition, the design incorporates amenities for families of no more than 2 members with heads of household who are at least 62 years of age or disabled and whose income qualify for rental assistance as Very Low Income Families under HUD’s Section 8 program. The building consists of a 1 story parking garage with 3 stories of housing above it. Its community room is also well utilized by the community as well as city agencies.

Bayside Elderly Housing

777 Broadway

Project Summary

Neighborhood Chinatown

Chinatown CDC Role Developer, Sponsor

Manager

Funding Sources HUD


Housing



Contractor James E. Roberts

Obayashi Corp

Architect Kodama Associates


Project Began 1989




Population Very Low

Senior

Rents Section 8

30% of Income


The 9th Avenue Terraces project was the result

of a lawsuit by a tenant's association against

the Bank of Canton to replace 21 affordable

housing units located on Clay street that would

be destroyed in order to build a new

headquarters for the Bank of Canton. As part

of this agreement, the Bank of Canton

replaced 21 units of housing to be managed

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.

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


Project Began 1989



Development Cost N/A

Population Very Low Income

Rents $200 Average


St. Claire Residence

585 Geary

Project Summary


Manager

Funding Sources Union Savings

Bank


Housing

Unit Types 21 SROs

6 Studios

13 1-bedrooms


Contractor PFW Associates


Design


Project Began 1986




Population Very Low

Families

Rents $320 Average


The St. Claire was left to deteriorate and was

almost vacant due to lack of repairs and

management by its former owners until an

architectural team from Asian Neighborhood

Design planned the extensive rehabilitation of

the property. This rehabilitation preserved 21

existing single residential rooms, created 20

new apartments and restored the building to its

elegant origins. It was purchased by Chinatown

CDC in 1985 with funds from the City of San

Francisco and the State of California. The St.

Claire continues to serve the residential and

social needs of families, the elderly and low-

income singles living together.

The previous owners of the Swiss American

neglected to maintain the hotel and left the

building in poor physical condition. When

Chinatown CDC purchased the property in

1984, a rent strike by the tenants was in

progress to force the owners to make needed

improvements to the building. Once the

property was acquired by Chinatown CDC,

rehabilitation of the building began. The

reconstruction added community rooms and

kitchens, as well as major improvements in the

individual units. The Swiss American is now a

model of well-designed and sensitively

managed housing in a shared living

environment. On the ground level,

Chinatown CDC has leased the storefront to

Columbus Books in an effort to preserve the

community’s small businesses.

Swiss American

534 Broadway

Project Summary


Manager


Citicorp


of Housing

Unit Types 66 SROs



Construction


Design


Project Began 1983




Population Very Low

Rents $250 Average


Located in what was once Manilatown,

Chinatown’s CDC ownership of The Clayton

Hotel ensures the permanent affordability of a

portion of the important housing stock that has

been at risk of being converted into offices

because of the encroachment of the Financial

District. The Clayton, which was the first

residential hotel owned and managed by

Chinatown CDC, was fully rehabilitated shortly

after purchase and includes 4 commercial

storefronts (whose market rents help subsidize

the residential units), the Manilatown Senior

Center, and a roof garden.

Clayton Hotel

657 Clay

Project Summary


Manager


United Savings Bank


Housing

Unit Types 82 SROs


Contractor Leonard Saloman


Design


Project Began 1982




Population Very Low

Rents $145 Average


The Wharf Plaza project was initiated through

advocacy efforts to mandate the development

of low-income housing in the Northeast

Waterfront area of San Francisco. Chinatown

CDC contributed funds from the City’s

Community Development Block Grant to help

overcome acquisition financing obstacles and

has maintained a 1% limited partnership in the

property. The tenant population now represents

a diverse mix of elderly and disabled individuals

and families. Seagulls, the slow deep noise of

the fog horn and wood shingles give the Wharf

Plaza II apartments its unique character.

Wharf Plaza

1855 Kearny

Project Summary

Chinatown CDC Role Limited Partner

Funding Sources HUD Section 8

CCDC Equity

Bank of America


Housing


144 1-bedrooms

20 2-bedrooms

Overall sq footage

Contractor Williams and Burrows

Architect Dennis Singer

Construction type Rehabilitation and

New Construction

Project Began 1981




Population Mixed Low-Income

Families

Rents Section 8


The Consorcia is part of an area where the

Chinese community expanded outside of the

immediate core of Chinatown decades ago. It

is the first property acquired, rehabilitated and

managed by Chinatown CDC, and the first

project in Chinatown in which a nonprofit

organization has acquired an existing building

to upgrade and preserve as low income

housing. The ground floor’s 3 commercial

spaces are leased at market rents to further

subsidized the low rents of the residential

units. The Consorcia was named after

Consorcia “Elsie” Guerrero, who managed the

building before and after Chinatown CDC

acquired it and was a key figure in the lives of

the tenants in the building.

Consorcia

1204 Mason

Project Summary


Manager

Funding Sources Citicorp, SFMOH,

DPRLP


Housing


6 1-bedrooms


Contractor

Architect N/A


Project Began 1981




Population Mixed Low-Income

Families

Rents $185-$399


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