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Potrero, Sunnydale reports: 65% occupancy, roofing progress, vacant-unit monitoring and summer safety steps
Summary
Management reported a 65.3% occupancy rate across Potrero and Sunnydale, roofing repairs underway (Potrero completion projected 07/26/2024), a new vacant-unit monitoring program with weekly reports to HUD and MOCD, and summer safety preparations including increased patrols and coordination with SFPD and community organizations.
Theresa Pagler of Eugene Berger Management updated the commission on accelerated-conversion sites Potrero and Sunnydale, reporting a portfolio occupancy of about 65.3% at the time of the May report, and 300+ vacancies out of a 939-door portfolio.
Pagler said Sunnydale roof repairs are complete and Potrero's more extensive repairs (including chimneys and vandalism-related damage) are slightly ahead of schedule with an anticipated completion date of July 26, 2024. Management has implemented a vacant-unit monitoring plan with daily walks and a weekly, detailed report shared with HUD and the mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development (MOCD) to track conditions and expedite recovery of units. EDMC reported it secured legal possession of four abandoned units in the reporting period.
On safety, commissioners and staff described increased coordination with SFPD (Bayview captain) including more frequent patrols and weekly property walkthroughs; discussions focused on how to protect security cameras from vandalism and whether to use private security. CEO Tanya Ledgerich said the authority is reluctant to bring armed private security onto public housing sites and prefers coordinated SFPD involvement and community-based measures.
Pagler also described operational adjustments: weekly reconciliation of reexamination and mailing records to resolve ledger discrepancies; a push to execute leases for households in the fourth-phase lease group; and staffing increases to support vacant-unit monitoring and unit turn processes.
Why it matters: The sites are in transition as part of an accelerated conversion process. Occupancy, unit-condition monitoring and safety efforts affect residents' quality of life and the authority's ability to maintain units suitable for leasing and to preserve HUD funding for the properties.
Next steps: Management will continue weekly vacant-unit reporting, complete roofing work at Potrero, coordinate a National Night Out event and return with updates in subsequent meetings.
