180 Jones is a new HCD-funded affordable housing community in San Francisco. Hear from Larry, a resident who previously spent years living on the streets and is now thriving in his new home.
Larry spent years surviving homelessness on the streets of San Francisco. He spent much of his time at a bus stop across the street from his new home.
“I can’t believe I was out there,” said Larry, looking outside his window. “When you are out there, not months, not days, but years go by like that.”
Larry now lives at 180 Jones, a new affordable housing community in San Francisco. A project of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), 180 Jones provides 70 homes for low-income individuals and people exiting homelessness.
Previously a Tenderloin Neighborhood parking lot, 180 Jones is a nine-story residential infill development that offers residents on-site indoor and outdoor community spaces and supportive services to help residents maintain housing stability. Community members and local leaders recently gathered to celebrate its grand opening.
“This development addresses homelessness by providing dignified housing, and strengthens our community,” said Katie Lamont, COO of TNDC, at the ceremony.
180 Jones was supported by more than $15.3 million from HCD’s Multifamily Housing Program and more than $23.7 million from HCD’s Housing Accelerator Program.
Larry also spoke at the celebration.
“I wasn’t afraid to take that step of getting the resources that the city has to offer to get housing. You’re not going to get anywhere if you’re afraid. You can’t be afraid taking that step through that door,” said Larry. “I am happy where I am today.”
The City of Eureka recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Ke-mey-ek’ Place, an 18-home facility for people experiencing homelessness. Aptly named “I am home” in the Yurok language, Ke-mey-ek’ was built as a collaboration between Arcata Housing Partnership and the Yurok Indian Housing Authority (YIHA).
Ke-mey-ek’ Place is Humboldt County’s first ever Homekey project, receiving $1.8 million in HCD funding through Homekey and another $900,000 through HCD’s Community Development Block Grant program.
Ke-mey-ek’ Place has 14 homes reserved for Eureka’s homeless and four reserved for Yurok tribal members. While many of the 18 homes have been occupied since 2022, final construction of the last two homes was completed in late fall of 2024, prompting the event which brought together housing partners and local leaders. At the time of the ribbon-cutting event, all homes were occupied.
The completed project includes a community room, laundry facilities, and on-site supportive services. According to a social media post by Nicole Sager, Executive Director of the Yurok Indian Housing Authority, Ke-Mey-Ek’ Place is “housing AND a pathway forward. The project is a great example of what is possible when you believe housing for everyone is possible.”
Northstar Courts is a new HCD-funded supportive affordable housing development in the City of Hanford. Hear from resident Stacy who says her new home is ‘everything she ever wanted’. Northstar Courts was funded by HCD’s No Place Like Home and Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant programs.
Stacy was homeless for nine months. Living in her car, she experienced feelings of depression and worthlessness.
“It was the hardest experience I have ever gone through,” Stacy said.
Stacy now lives at Northstar Courts, a new affordable housing community in the City of Hanford. She says she now has her own space and can keep herself safe.
“It is everything I ever wanted,” Stacy said.
Stacy recently joined community members to celebrate the grand opening of Northstar Courts, which provides 71 affordable homes for low-income individuals, families, and agricultural workers. Northstar Courts also provides behavioral and supportive services to residents.
A project of UPholdings and Self-Help Enterprises, Northstar Courts was funded by $5.5 million from HCD’s No Place Like Home program and an additional $5.2 million from HCD’s Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant program. Northstar Courts is restricted to residents earning 15-60 percent of Area Median Income. Of the 71 homes available, 22 are held specifically for individuals suffering from physical or mental disabilities orthose at risk of or experiencing homelessness or chronic homelessness.
The development includes laundry facilities, a computer room, a playground with outdoor seating, and onsite support services provided by Behavioral Health of Kings County.
“This beautiful complex offers more than a safe home; it is a life change,” wrote resident Sylvia in a letter read during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “It is the foundation to a new and positive life.”
