TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION and CITIZENS HOUSING CORPORATION

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TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
and CITIZENS HOUSING CORPORATION

• 990 POLK SENIOR HOUSING

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990 Polk Context
San Franciscos Tenderloin

• 30,000 people in 1/3rd square mile
• Eclectic land uses High poverty, high crime area
  adjacent to high-end retail and home to citys
  Theatre district, thousands of hotel rooms, and
  tourist attractions
• Eclectic land uses High poverty, high crime area
  adjacent to high-end retail and home to citys
  Theatre district, thousands of hotel rooms, and
  tourist attractions

• 2004 Mayoral initiative to implement housing
  first strategy to address homelessness

• High land costs help justify mid and high-rise
  construction costs

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990 Polk Property Highlights

• 110 senior units
• 50 set aside for homeless seniors including 10
  for people with severe mental disabilities
• Extensive social services package
• Financed with innovative local rent subsidy
  program
• Subsidies emanate from Dept. of Public Health
  funds generated from SF General Hospital savings

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Corner lot and alley allow light and air from
3 sides
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Multiple roof levels permit 2 community rooms
with outdoor terraces
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Terraces with outdoor access
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• Ample common space engenders community and
  reduces isolation

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• Floor to ceiling window provides sense of
  spaciousness as well as light and air