401 Fairmount Apartments involved the transformation of a seismically unsafe into attractive, green affordable family housing. The completed building provides 31 permanently affordable apartments consisting of 26 one-bedroom units and 5 two-bedroom units as well as a 3,700 square foot spacious landscaped garden and patio. The new community room, located at the courtyard level, is approximately 500 square feet. There is also a laundry room, kitchen area and TV lounge as well as a computer lab. The courtyard level also includes a services office and the on-site property manager's office. A resident manager lives onsite. The building serves individuals and families with incomes ranging from 20 to 50 percent of the area median. There are apartments which are set aside for individuals with special needs and/or disabilities. The scope of work for the renovation focused on remodelling and renovating apartments as necessary, seismic upgrade of the soft story condition, wheelchair accessibility, exterior facade upgrades, repair and replacement of select building components, replacement of fixtures and heating systems, addition of solar panels, replacement of the deteriorated stairway and walkway, roofing and landscaping. The project was recognized for its green building features by the Pacific Coast Builders Association, Enterprise Green Grant Program, and received a Build It Green Score of 116 in the Existing Multifamily Home Pilot Program • JH Fitzmaurice – Contractor • Affordable Housing Associates – Owner • Construction Cost: $6 million

53 Columbus Avenue epotomizes San Francisco's struggle for affordable housing for longtime residents. The 21 apartments in 53 Columbus are primarily occupied by elderly Chinatown families. The tenants, with the help of longtime AND allies Asian Law Caucus, Chinatown Community Development Center, and Community Tenants Association, mobilized to fight an eviction and to defend their right to live in the building. The San Francisco Community Land Trust, in collaboration with the tenants, then purchased the building in 2006. This collaboration allowed SFCLT to retain control of the land while selling the apartments to the tenants as a cooperative. Residents will own a limited-equity stake while the units remain affordable in perpetuity. 53 Columbus is SFCLT's inaugural project. NCR Construction-Contractor San Francisco Community Land Trust-Owner SFCLT/Chinatown Community Development Center-Developer $3.5 Million-Construction Cost

The Oak Park Apartments project represents the renovation and reconfiguration of 56 one -bedroom units into 37 one, two, three and four bedroom units. The project addressed construction deficiencies as well as alleviated the overcrowded conditions experienced by the multi-generational families that lived in the complex. The phasing of the construction process allowed many of the families to remain in place and transfer to new units after the completion of the first phase. the renovation transformed the former "motel" aesthetic and created a stronger residential design through the installation of a new hipped roof, new windows and new entry "portals" into the complex. The project included the construction of a new community building with a multi-purpose room with a residential kitchen, computer room, resident manager office, two accessible toilets and two private study rooms. J.H. Fitzmaurice, Inc.-Contractor East Bay Local Development Corporation and Affordable Housing Associates-Owners/Clients $3.7 Million-Construction Cost

The Alexander Residence is an existing twelve story, 179 units single room occupancy (SRO) residential hotel. Built in 1927 this building has been a residence for many low income seniors and individuals. The renovation work consists of hazardous materials abatement, new storefront entry, a new multi-purpose room, and kitchenette, improvements to the lobby and commercial spaces, laundry room, social services offices, conversion of 18 SRO units to full ADA-disabled access compliances and new accessible restrooms in the common areas. Improvements to the building systems include new electrical power and distribution, on-site underground transformer, code compliant fire sprinkler system and fire alarm, ventilation systems, replacement of heating boiler and domestic hot water storage tanks, windows and finishes throughout. The building was occupied during the course of construction which required phasing of the work and the installation of a construction lift in order to separate the daily flow of residents and construction activities. Cahill Construction-Contractor Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Center-Owner/Client $8.5 Million-Construction Cost

Notre Dame Apartments was originally constructed as a sanitarium in 1909, eventually becoming a hospital with additional wings added in the 1920s and 1950s. The building was converted to residential use in the mid-1970’s as affordable housing for the elderly and disabled. After 20 years as affordable housing, the project was threatened with rent increases to market rates that would have displaced the residents. Chinatown CDC worked with the tenants – predominantly Russian and Chinese speaking seniors – for years in preparation for this potential. Starting in 1996, working with the residents and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, Chinatown CDC made several efforts to purchase the building, finally succeeding in 2000 when SFRA was able to arrange the purchase of five buildings from the owner of Notre Dame. Chinatown CDC was selected to develop and rehab the property, and performed an extensive rehabilitation. The work was done with tenants in place, with all residents briefly relocated twice to other units in the building. Today the building houses over 250 senior residents.-from ccdc.org LEM/Transworld and NCR Construction-Contractor Chinatown CDC-Owner and Developer