By Lisa Awbrey, HANC Board Member
On August 20, 2020 the Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) and the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) development teams, and the design teams, along with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) hosted a second online Zoom presentation to share information with the community about future development at 730 Stanyan. The meeting lasted an hour and 45 minutes with a short presentation from the developers and design teams, followed by a lively Q & A. Approximately 100 people attended the session. More information on future development for the project is posted at this website: www.730stanyan.org .
Current information on the website describes the project: “730 Stanyan will be a new affordable housing construction of 150+ units of rental housing to house low income families as well as families who have experienced homelessness.”
Current design plans show 12,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space for five planned tenants. Consideration of possible tenants for the retail space will be focused on the neediest of local vulnerable groups: a drop-in center for transitional aged youth/TAY, a low cost child care center for residents and neighbors, a jobs training center, a senior services and community center, and a low-cost healthy fast food service offering or cafe.
The presentation by the project managers focused solely on housing for “families and formerly unhoused families and Transitional Aged Youth/TAY,” with no mention of housing for seniors. TNDC’s Emily Van Loon stated “We were directed by MOHCD to focus on transitional aged youth and not seniors.”