SF Gets $54.7 Million To Convert SOMA Hotel Into Permanent Housing For Homeless

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN/CBS SF) — San Francisco city officials announced $54.7 million in state funding to convert a residential hotel in the city’s South of the Market neighborhood into permanent supportive housing for people exiting homelessness.

The funding comes from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, through the state’s Project Homekey.

The plan to convert the newly acquired building at 1321 Mission St. into permanent supportive housing is part of a larger plan by Mayor London Breed to overhaul and expand the city’s permanent supportive housing sites. Supportive housing combines coordinated services with affordable housing for people who suffer from mental or physical health issues.

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