Without Walls Community Development Corporation

WITHOUT WALLS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (WOW-CDC) PARTNERED WITH THE MOHCD AND THE MISSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (MEDA) IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING MARKET TO SAVE A 6-UNIT BUILDING IN THE WA FROM OUTSIDE INVESTORS BY USING THE SSP. THE OUTSIDE INVESTORS PLANNED TO ELLIS ACT THE BUILDING, EVICT THE RESIDENTS, RENOVATE IT, ADDING TWO UNITS, AND RE-OPEN IT AT MARKET RENTS. OF THE SIX TENANTS, FIVE ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, FIVE ARE SENIORS. IF EVICTED, THE TENANTS WOULD HAVE HAD TO LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO. BY PURCHASING THE BUILDING FROM THE INVESTORS, OUR GROUP ALLOWED THESE RESIDENTS TO REMAIN IN THE CITY. THEYLL RETURN TO THEIR UNITS UPON RENOVATION COMPLETION WITH TWO ADDED UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. RACIAL EQUITY AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION WERE PROVIDED TO 5 RESIDENTS AND MAYBE 7. 8 UNITS OF HOUSING WERE ADDED TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK AD INFINITEM, PROVIDING EQUITY AND INCLUSION ON AN ONGOING BASIS.THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN PARTNERING WITH MCCORMICK, BARON SALAZAR ON THE COMPLETE REBUILDING OF THE PLAZA EAST DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX. PLAZA EAST IS A 193-UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX IN THE WESTERN ADDITION THAT WAS FIRST BUILT IN THE 1970S. THE COMPLEX WAS REHABILITATED IN 2001. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE REHAB WORK THE DEVELOPMENT HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES. THE DEVELOPER HAS GAINED THE RIGHT TO REBUILD THE ENTIRE COMPLEX. WOWCDC AGREED TO PARTNER WITH THE DEVELOPER TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT. ITS ROLE IS TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS AND THE DEVELOPER TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS ARE HEARD AND ADDRESSED BY THE DEVELOPER.