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Mayor, TNDC and partners open 190 affordable units; Mayor Lee pledges more housing and veteran support
Summary
A public ceremony celebrated the opening of 190 affordable units developed by TNDC and Tishman Speyer. Mayor Ed Lee, Supervisor Jane Kim and TNDC leadership highlighted the site as part of a broader push — including the newly passed housing bond — to expand affordable and veterans’ housing across San Francisco.
City and nonprofit leaders joined developers and residents for two housing‑related events recorded in the same transcript: an opening for 190 affordable units developed with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) and Tishman Speyer, and a separate Veterans Academy celebration at the Presidio.
Carl Shannon of Tishman Speyer and Don Faulk of TNDC framed the affordable‑housing opening as the product of a long public‑private partnership that began in the early 2000s, and publicly thanked Mayor Ed Lee, Supervisor Jane Kim and the mayor’s office of housing. Mayor Lee called the project an example of leveraging public investment — including the newly passed Proposition A housing bond — and private capital to deliver 100 percent affordable units near transit and jobs.
Supervisor Jane Kim noted that District 6 is producing a disproportionate share of the city’s affordable units and praised the project’s proximity to transit and neighborhood services. TNDC’s Don Faulk traced the site’s history back to a 1998 bargain sale and described years of land banking and financing work that made the development possible.
At the separate Veterans Academy event, city officials including the mayor announced commitments to house homeless veterans and highlighted partnerships with service providers, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and local nonprofits such as Swords to Plowshares and Hope House. The mayor emphasized an ongoing effort to connect veterans to job training and supportive services in addition to housing.
Representative quotes:
"A 190 brand‑new units all 100% affordable is an incredible story," Mayor Lee said, calling the project “a great public‑private partnership.”
"If people have affordable homes, they don't have to make the awful choice between paying the rent and medical care," TNDC CEO Don Faulk said, underscoring housing as a platform for stability.
Ending: City and nonprofit leaders scheduled tours and immediate move‑ins for selected residents; officials said more city‑funded and public‑private affordable housing projects are in the pipeline as the city implements its housing bond and related initiatives.
Context note: These events were recorded sequentially in the provided transcript; they are not part of the Police Commission agenda but occurred later in the same media record.
