TIDA reports transition‑housing progress; 490 Avenue of the Palms units to be available this fall

TIDA staff provided a status update on transition housing on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island, reporting 430 occupied residential units in the former Navy housing and outlining next steps for remaining transitional units and an upcoming affordable condominium offering at 490 Avenue of the Palms.

Treasure Island director Bob Beck said 430 residential units are currently occupied: 158 units occupied by residents participating in the HomeRise program and 272 households residing in the villages. Starview Court, a completed building intended for transition housing, currently has six available units (five transition units and one affordable unit) that TIDA staff are seeking to fill through the authority’s established relocation and interim‑move processes.

Beck said that 120‑day notices that were issued to residents will expire July 28 and that staff have extended notices for four households that plan to pursue purchase opportunities at 490 Avenue of the Palms. He said that additional 120‑day notices will be issued in August to fill vacancies as households accept in‑lieu payments or transition units. Officials said that 490 Avenue of the Palms is expected to be completed this fall, with a temporary certificate of occupancy anticipated in mid‑October, pre‑marketing in August, DAHLIA registration in September and a mayor’s office of housing lottery to follow. Staff described seven affordable condominium units at 490 Avenue of the Palms priced in a range for households at roughly 75%–115% of area median income, including a mix of one‑, two‑ and three‑bedroom units; the project schedule anticipates leases beginning after the temporary certificate of occupancy.

Board members asked for clarity about the interim‑move process and the repeated use of 120‑day notices. Staff explained that the transition housing rules and regulations require a 120‑day notice and allow households time to decide whether to accept a transition unit or an in‑lieu payment; when a household declines a unit and accepts in‑lieu funds, staff reissue a 120‑day notice to another eligible household. Staff said this cyclical process can extend the timeline for filling units and acknowledged it may continue into the next year as households pursue purchase opportunities or choose other housing options.

In response to commissioners’ questions, Beck said six households are being relocated now to fully vacate six buildings that had a single occupied unit each; five of those households are post‑DDA (post‑Disposition and Development Agreement) households and one is a legacy household. He reiterated that the authority’s transition obligation covers 100 households who remain eligible for transition units under the rules and that the authority expects to meet those obligations through planned Stage 2 and Stage 3 projects delivered over the coming years.

No formal board action was taken on the update; the item was a status report and discussion. Directors asked staff to continue outreach and homeowner‑workshop programming in June and August to support residents who may pursue purchase of the 490 Avenue of the Palms units and to provide additional detail at future meetings about the schedule and the counts of notices issued and units filled.