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Committee forwards $8.5 million loan increase to restart 78 Haight affordable housing project; childcare infeasibility questioned
Summary
The committee forwarded a MOHCD loan amendment to increase city financing for 78 Haight by up to $8.5 million to cover higher costs and neighboring church stabilization. Supervisors pressed city and developer representatives on why an on‑site childcare is no longer feasible and were told state licensing and egress requirements drove the change.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 14 voted to forward to the Board of Supervisors a resolution amending the permanent loan for 78 Haight Street to increase the city's gap loan by up to $8.5 million, bringing the city's total loan to a not‑to‑exceed amount of roughly $35.3 million to restart a 63‑unit, 100% affordable housing development.
Anne Romero, MOHCD senior project manager, said the project — which includes 32 units for transitional‑age youth and 31 studio units for adult households — was delayed by unforeseen structural conditions at the adjacent Mount Trinity Baptist Church. The increased costs include stabilization of the neighboring property, construction‑cost escalation,…
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