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OCII reports leasing and demographic outcomes for Alice Griffith Phase 3 and Transbay Block 7
Summary
Staff reported marketing and leasing outcomes for Alice Griffith Phase 3 (122 units, 28 lottery affordable units; 61% returnees) and Transbay Block 7 (120 units, 95 lottery units). Pam Sims and Jeff White described applicant volumes, demographic breakdowns, COP holder outcomes and the use of income‑averaging on future projects.
OCII staff presented informational reports Nov. 6 on recently completed affordable housing projects and their marketing and leasing results.
Pam Sims, senior development specialist, reported that Alice Griffith Phase 3 comprises 122 units (93 public housing replacement units, 28 affordable lottery units and one manager unit). She said there were 12,450 applications for the project and that 61% of the households now in the development were Alice Griffith returnees, noting the relocation preference for prior residents. Sims gave demographic percentages for the 28 lottery households and said 32% were rent‑burdened.
On Transbay Block 7, Sims said the 120‑unit project included 95 lottery units (with affordability aimed at 40–50% TCAC levels), 24 units subsidized with project‑based vouchers, and that many households were relocatees from Sunnydale who are "thriving," she said. Jeff White, housing program manager, described a 2018 tax credit regulation change (income averaging) that will allow future projects to serve a wider range of area median incomes (up to 80% AMI in some cases), which could change eligibility for certain applicants.
Commissioners asked about COP holder placement and subsidy availability; staff explained some subsidy sources had exhausted funds for the year and said they would be more proactive in informing applicants about upcoming opportunities and changes to income‑averaging policy.
