{"id":27594,"date":"2023-07-27T12:33:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=27594"},"modified":"2023-07-27T12:33:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:33:42","slug":"derelict-18th-st-building-finally-funded-to-be-teacher-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/07\/27\/derelict-18th-st-building-finally-funded-to-be-teacher-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Derelict 18th St. building finally funded to be teacher homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" by\u00a0ANNIKA HOM<\/a><\/strong> JULY 25, 2023 (MissionLocal.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A rendering of the 2205 Mission St. affordable teacher complex at 18th and Mission. Courtesy MEDA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Start saying your goodbyes to the derelict, eyesore of a gray building between Mission and 18th streets. By early next year, at the latest, the building at 2205 Mission St. will be something much better: Dozens of homes for teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, the nonprofit Mission Economic Development Agency has finally secured the $12 million it needed<\/a> to build some 63 affordable condominiums for educators at the site. That funding is thanks to the Mayor\u2019s Office of Housing and Community Development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a very audacious project for MEDA, and we\u2019re excited to meet the needs of our families, teachers, and our city,\u201d said Karoleen Feng, MEDA\u2019s director of community real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, San Francisco has developed only one affordable housing project for educators, the Shirley Chisholm Village in the Outer Sunset, which is still under construction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEDA is one of two <\/strong>developers awarded a total of $32 million to build housing for teachers including early childhood care staff, public school and community college teachers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This spring, the city announced a series of applications to help jumpstart housing projects, and earmarked one award specifically for educators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sites at 2205 Mission St. and 750 Golden Gate Ave. near Civic Center, the other awardee, were two of seven projects in the running for teacher housing. The project at 750 Golden Gate Ave. will convert a parking lot into 100-percent affordable housing. That project requires $20 million in city funding, and will result in 72 apartments for rent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2205 Mission St. at 18th and Mission as it stood in 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All projects are for those earning between 40 to 140 percent of area median income<\/a>, which is between $40,350 and $141,200 for individuals, and between $57,650 and $201,750 for a family of four. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

City leaders acknowledged that San Francisco\u2019s affordability crisis has driven out essential workers, like educators and first responders. \u201cHaving our educators be a part of our community, instead of having to drive long distances makes our whole public education system stronger,\u201d Mayor London Breed said in a press release. Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne echoed the sentiment, noting housing is key to attracting teaching talent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feng said MEDA has \u201calways seen the power for wealth-building for our families.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supervisor Hillary Ronen said in a press release she is \u201cthrilled\u201d a District 9 project received funding. \u201cWith both a teacher shortage and affordable housing shortage in our City, this NOFA resolves two of the top issues facing San Francisco.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also solves a tiny piece of Mission Street\u2019s vacancy and blight problem<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re very excited, because we have been advocating for this innovative solution,\u201d Feng said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When MEDA bought the site for $6 million in 2017<\/a>, it had originally envisioned one-bedroom condominiums. But after speaking with teacher union representatives who mentioned those might be too expensive, the nonprofit redesigned the project. In its current iteration, the 63 condos will be two- and three-bedroom units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expect construction to begin late this year or early next, Feng said. 2205 Mission St. is deemed a historic building<\/a>; it was formerly home to  appliance and furniture stores during the heyday of the commercial district known as the Mission Mile in the 1950s, so MEDA likely will preserve the building\u2019s existing facade. Previous plans note the developer will \u201creconstruct\u201d the existing two-story building and build the new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nonprofit and the school district will start collecting applications for those hoping to live on-site in the next few years. Educators will be able to move in by 2026, a condition of the city funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complex would be one of 10 affordable housing projects<\/a> built or proposed in the Mission in the last eight years, when a slate of projects were funded<\/a> after demands by anti-gentrification activists \u2014 and a failed moratorium<\/a> on market-rate housing in the neighborhood \u2014 put housing front-and-center. Since then, hundreds of affordable units<\/a> have been built or approved in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEWS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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District 9 affordable housing developer makes inroads in SF\u2019s west side<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>by ANNIKA HOM<\/a><\/strong>JUNE 27, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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18th Street teacher housing project in running for city funds<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>by ANNIKA HOM<\/a><\/strong>APRIL 28, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u2018Beauty<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Beauty on Bryant\u2019 affordable housing opens after 8-year battle<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/a>by\u00a0ANNIKA HOM<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0YUJIE ZHOU<\/a><\/strong> JUNE 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANNIKA HOM<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

annika.hom@missionlocal.com<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

REPORTER. Annika Hom is our inequality reporter through our partnership with Report for America. Annika was born and raised in the Bay Area. She previously interned at SF Weekly and the Boston Globe where she focused on local news and immigration. She is a proud Chinese and Filipina American. She has a twin brother that (contrary to soap opera tropes) is not evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow her on Twitter at @AnnikaHom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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