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The Civic Center Residence located at 44 McAllister in the Tenderloin celebrated its grand reopening Thursday following a $30 million makeover. Photos by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

July 15, 2011<\/p>\n

Residents of a rehabilitated single residency occupancy hotel in the Tenderloin were treated Thursday to a celebration of its grand re-opening.<\/p>\n

On hand to mark the occasion included Mayor Ed Lee and District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim.<\/p>\n

The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation\u2019s (TNDC) upgrade to the Civic Center Residence, located at 44 McAllister, included the construction of additional units of low-income housing, a seismic retrofit, plumbing and electrical overhauls, two new elevators, new shower rooms on each of the eight floors, and upgraded common room facilities including three community kitchens.<\/p>\n

Financing for the $30 million project included funding from the Mayor\u2019s Office of Housing and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, said TNDC Executive Director Don Falk. Additional funding was derived from private financing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn that sense, it\u2019s truly a community effort,\u201d Falk said during opening remarks. \u201cWe cannot do these things alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our model for preserving affordable housing in San Francisco and throughout the country, and for another 30 years it is going to provide an affordable home for generations of low-income people,\u201d Falk added.<\/p>\n

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TNDC Executive Director Don Falk.<\/p><\/div>\n

The 105 units added to the hotel travels some distance in achieving the City\u2019s ten-year program to end homelessness in San Francisco, a program former Board of Supervisors President Angela Alioto spearheaded with the assistance of then Mayor Gavin Newsom. The program, which has created 1,800 units to date, aims to create 3,000 units of low-income housing by 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure people like Angela Alioto who helped us write that program would be proud to see over a hundred of these units dedicated to that program,\u201d Mayor Lee said, adding, \u201cI think we have a lot to celebrate because not only is it a complex thing to do in a very needy community, but it accomplishes so many other goals that the city has articulated and are really, really important.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mayor Ed Lee.<\/p><\/div>\n

Supervisor Jane Kim who represents the Tenderloin neighborhood paid particular tribute to TNDC in its effort to help end homelessness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mayor\u2019s office and the Board of Supervisors works really hard to squeeze every dollar that we can to ensure that organizations like TNDC can do the good work that they\u2019re doing to create better equity and more opportunities for the residents of San Francisco,\u201d Kim said. \u201cWe do a lot of work around the budget but it\u2019s actually the work of organizations like TNDC and others, that are making the actual difference for the people of San Francisco.\u201d<\/p>\n

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District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim.<\/p><\/div>\n

Evidence of the happiness brought to the residents of the Civic Center Residence hotel was apparent during a tour of the building, Mayor Lee said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all smiles whether they are in a wheelchair, or with a cane, or whether they are walking freely – they live here with a smile because they know that they\u2019ve got a great place to live for long, long time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Mayor Lee greets residents at the refurbished Civic Center Residence.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to be here,\u201d said Elijah Glasper, 63, a resident and TNDC board member. \u201cI\u2019ve got a roof over my head.\u201d<\/p>\n

More Photos<\/strong><\/p>\n

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TNDC Executive Director Don Falk takes Mayor Lee on a tour of the building.<\/p><\/div>\n

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California Initiatives Enterprise Community Partners Vice President Rich Gross.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Housing & Urban Health Department Director Mark Trotz.<\/p><\/div>\n

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TNDC Project Manager Serena Schiller.<\/p><\/div>\n

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British-born photographer Keven Meynell (kevinmeynell.com) was commissioned to photograph the residents and unveiled his portraits during the grand re-opening celebrations.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Civic Center Residents were treated to a generous feasting.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Love and kindness in the TL.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation\u2019s (TNDC) upgrade to the Civic Center Residence, located at 44 McAllister, included the construction of additional units of low-income housing, a seismic retrofit, plumbing and electrical overhauls, two new elevators, new shower rooms on each of the eight floors, and upgraded common room facilities including three community kitchens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[222,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\nCivic Center Residence Celebrates Grand Re-Opening - Fog City Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2940\/civic-center-residence-celebrates-grand-re-opening\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Civic Center Residence Celebrates Grand Re-Opening - 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