promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their shop & dine in the 49 with within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop & dine in the 49 my name is jim woods i'm the founder of woods beer company and the proprietor of woods copy k open 2 henry adams what makes us unique is that we're reintegrated brooeg the beer and serving that cross the table people are sitting next to the xurpz drinking alongside we're having a lot of ingredient that get there's a lot to do the district of retail shop having that really close connection with the consumer allows us to do exciting things we decided to come to treasure island because we saw it as an amazing opportunity can't be beat the views and real estate that great county starting to develop on treasure island like minded business owners with last week products and want to get on the ground floor a no-brainer for us when you you, you buying local goods made locally our supporting small business those are not created an, an sprinkle scale with all the machines and one person procreating them people are making them by hand as a result more interesting and can't get that of minor or anywhere else and san francisco a hot bed for local manufacturing in support that is what keeps your city vibrant we'll make a compelling place to live and visit i think that local business is the lifeblood of san francisco and a vibrant community >> okay. somebody said this feels like a wedding, and i think it is good news. my name is bill witte, and on behalf of tndc and united, i welcome you on behalf of avery. and we're here today because of years of work and creative policies from mayors and boards of supervisors and ocii and its staff to create a neighborhood, transbay neighborhood, of which this is the largest building that is truly mixed use, mixed income, and i think a model for what can happen elsewhere in san francisco and frankly in other cities. so this is 548 units total. it's condominiums and rentals, and 150 of those units are permanently affordable. and again, this took political will and commitment and a lot of work by the ocii staff, headed by nadia cesae and her commissioners, several of whom are here today, and it shows public, private, for profit, nonprofit, what it can accomplish. it has world class design, as well, and i want to thank our high-rise architect, and low-rise architect. you won't find a better low-rise building in san francisco, to their credit. i'm going to begin by introducing the person who needs no introduction, our mayor. i mean, i've been around a long time in san francisco, and this mayor, it's not possible to be more supportive of housing, affordable housing, creative approaches to move the needle and to think outside the box. again, needs no introduction, but it's my pleasure to introduce mayor london breed. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you, bill. thank you, bill, and thank you to related for your patience in developing this incredible project. i remember when i first serves on the san francisco redevelopment agency commission, and this community, this area was only just a thought. what would happen, what could happen, how do we look at ways to turn it into a new neighborhood? so in 2005, the transbay redevelopment plan was adopted with a goal of really creating what has become an incredible community. and the money that paid for this -- this property was used to help with transbay terminal, finding creative ways to generate more revenue to invest in this neighborhood was possible as a result of years of hard work. and so here we are, opening 548 new units of desperately needed new housing in san francisco. this is an amazing accomplishment. [applause] . >> the hon. london breed: but when you think about the fact that this plan was passed in 2005, and it's now 2020, and 15 years later, we're just now getting to a point where we're realizing the benefits of the housing that we so desperately need. and the sad reality is we have to do better. we can't continue to delay important housing development in san francisco, especially ones that have a larger percentage of affordable housing tied to those projects than what is required. and this is critical to the future success of our city. we have not build enough housing, and here, we have an opportunity to do more, if only the courage exists with our policy makers to make the hard decisions. so i will continue to fight for a more equitable san francisco because i can't help but think about every time i show up to cut a ribbon for an affordable housing project how happy i am, but also how sad i am that this didn't exist before where people when i was growing up with in this city needed an opportunity to have a safe, affordable place to call home. but now, we have a chance to change that. we have an opportunity to move forward differently than what we've done in the past by making significant policy changes, and those policy changes will be coming sooner rather than later. so i hope you'll keep an open mind and open eyes to what is possible because we all know that san francisco needs housing all over the city. we all know that people who have raised their children here can't -- their children -- their grow up here. their children agrgrew up here but now, they can't afford to live here and they have to commute long distances into the city, so that's why it's so crucial for our housing stock, and that's why it's so critical for those 150 families who are moving in and having the housing and security that they need. this is what we need to be doing on a regular basis in san francisco, so i am really grateful to bill witte, i'm greatful to don falk and tndc for their advocacy and outreach and work to help support folks that are part of the affordable housing units. i'm excited about what this project along with others that will open in this particular community will do for the future of our city, and i can't wait to see people continue to move in. so thank you all so much, and have a wonderful day. [applause] >> well, thank you, thank you, mayor breed. those are words we should all live by. so supervisor matt haney just reminded me he's been in office for it's either a little less for a little more than a year, although it probably feels like five years. he came into office already a big supporter of affordable housing and has continued in that leadership role, you know, working with mayor breed on the homeless issue, on providing mental health services to this population. he's been a huge advocate, and we're very happy to welcome him to the avery today. matt? [applause] >> supervisor haney: thank you. thank you, bill, and related and everyone that was a part of making this possible. i first just want to acknowledge and thank the residents, cici and regina and all the folks that are welcoming us into your home. this is beautiful. this is my first time being here, and i'm so proud that this project and this development is here in district 6. this neighborhood is growing fast, maybe faster than any neighborhood in san francisco, and it's growing with a balance of housing. i hear some folks saying yeah, we could use more open space, but we're doing this in a way by building a neighborhood that is truly for the residents. and this is an area that mayor breed said, there was not much housing here. there was not much here at all. and now, it is one of the densest residential neighborhoods in san francisco, and we should be very proud of that. i want to thank mayor breed for her leadership on housing and building more housing. in district 6, we are building thousands and thousands of units of housing, tens of thousands of units of housing in the pipeline, and i agree with mayor breed, we desperately need that housing throughout the city, as well. so as we celebrate this housing, we also know it can't come on-line fast enough. some places in the city actually don't have 500 units of housing building in an entire ten-year period, and we have so much here. i also want to recognize and thank you for building so many affordable units here in this building. 150-plus affordable units, families, folks like cici, who i've come to know well, are going to be able to call this place home. and we know that our most desperate need for housing is affordable housing. some folks, when they build affordable housing, they want to do it off-site, and i think the best way to do that is on side affordable. i want to thank related, and tndc for your part in making this possible. i agree, we need to do these things quicker and more of them, but this is a moment of celebration and appreciation for everybody who made it possible. thank you. [applause] >> as we have said, tndc is not only a part of this development, they're a coowner in those apartments. do don falk has been executive director for 15 years at tndc. during that time, they built and/or renovated over 1500 units, and those numbers are great, but the reason why we're so excited to have tndc as a partnership other -- more projects, as don has told me, it's about improving those units, and no one does those services better with attention to detail than tndc. so it is with great pleasure i introduce my friend and partner and fort wayne, indiana's gift to san francisco, don falk. [applause] >> thank you. i am pleased on behalf of tndc to take this opportunity to express gratitude. first and foremost to our partners at related and bill. and people may or may not know this about related. they're a for-profit company who is very capable of doing affordable housing, 100% affordable housing, mixed income, and they invited us into this project i think because they understand that tndc offers some unique capabilities and something in my mind that is singular that arises out of tndc's values and how we approach the work. and so despite the incredible skills that related brings, i mean, i've never been involved in a 55-story building before. it has been a true learning experience. i'm just really proud of what tndc can offer in our role here. i want to take this chance also to thank our partners. we have so many, i can't even begin to say, but especially ocii, the mayor, the mayor's office of housing. your staff has been wonderful for us to work with. and i just want to say the mayor's office of housing are forever and always a partner in everything that we do. i just want to take a moment to appreciate the people at tndc who made this happen, starting with the services staff that'll oversee the services here. that's yvette robinson and deline rankin. [applause] >> and on the development side, kato aumont, a couple of former tndc staff people, sarah moore and steve white. so thank you to all of you for not only supporting this development but for supporting all of tndc's work. we are truly grateful. [applause] >> thank you to katie and tndc staff. we're long-term owners, and we're going to be working with the staff and everybody. and now, we're celebrating the building. it's great design, and there's hopefully going to be very active public space. but the real story is among the 150 residents who will be able to live affordably and hopefully close to where they may work in san francisco, and i've gotten to talk to cici roberts a little bit, who's going to speak to you now, who's one of our residents, who came through our lease-up process to get a unit. a single mother of two was living on the peninsula, commuting to a job in san francisco. i can't have to tell you about the cost of housing everywhere in the west bay, certainly. commuting and all of that, trying to deal with the two kids and now is here. she also has some incredible stories, which just happened organically, which you always hope will happen in a mixed-income community. so please welcome one of our residents, cici roberts. [applause] >> i'm so nervous. good morning. my name is cecelia roberts, and i'm so honored to be here. i have to take the time to tell my story. as a single mother of two beautiful amazing kids, i've lived and worked in san francisco for over 20 years, doing work for the community in the nonprofit field, advocating for clients to change their lives and better for lives. however, the daily community for me grew a hardship on me traveling 22 miles back and forth to work in san francisco and provide for my kids. i was looking through my e-mail and seen eligibility for 250 fremont, and it brought tears to my eyes that finally all my hardship work has paid off. i arrived on time for my appointment, playing the song, i'm so excited, smiling from ear to ear. i was so happy, and my kids were so excited. i first met the related staff, completed all of my paperwork, and after everything was completed, i was told i would receive a letter in the mail. that letter came, and it showed i was denied, and i cried, but i was not going to give up on this big opportunity for me and my kids, so i appealed it, and i sat down with danny, with julie fung-roberts by my side, and we talked, and we talked about my credit. with the help of danny along with supervisor matt haney and honey mahogany, i was able to cleanup my credit and submit my application, and in seven months, i was able to sign my lease. and seeing this beautiful place, i cried and cried, and the joy and the tears that it brought to my kids' eyes. danny, and mr. haney, my eight-year-old wanted me to tell you thank you. she's not late to school no more. and now, she can focus on her arabic language. my son doesn't have to take an hour-long train ride to get here to college, and my job is six minutes away. since living here, i've met some beautiful people, one being my neighbor, regina allen, the related staff. just on the corner, i had the pleasure of meeting golden state warriors glen robertson iii. i cooked him a southern meal, and he rewarded me then and furnished my whole house. [applause] >> he furnished my whole house, and it made me day, and this i can't read from a paper because i just cooked for him when he came into my house. i had two air beds and three floating chairs, but we were happy to live in this apartment, so it didn't matter to me, and i was ashamed, and i was not embarrassed. he was saying his brother is really big football wise, and he was saying i hope my brother don't break one of these folding chairs. so i cooked for him a good, good southern meal. and october 24, on my birthday, he asked me what i was doing, and i said oh, nothing. he said i'd like to take you to lunch, and i thought i was going to lunch, and he took me to coit on vanness and furnished every room in the house from head to toe. and he has a charity for his daughter. and i was just so grateful. you can find the video on youtube, but i was just so grateful for what he's done, so thank you. so at the end, i would like to thank -- i would like to thank danny, thank you, matt haney, and thank you, london breed. thank you to all the avery staff. stephanie got the best team. she got the best team. mario, justin, amber, omar, saeed, armando, and the leasing staff. i want to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to live in a beautiful place like this, me and my kids. thank you, danny. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. and cici was telling me before the program that as a new resident, she sees something that maybe could use improvement, she goes down stairs, she talks to the staff, they interact. that's how this is supposed to work, and it's working. can we do better? yes, and we will, we will because we have residents like cici who will help us do that. so now, i want to acknowledge all the people who helped make this happen, who designed it, planned it, funded it. this is a $600 million project. even today, that's a big number, but i want to start with ocii, with nadia and her staff. and they presided, as they did at mission bay, over the two major mixed-income neighborhoods in san francisco. and without their participation, including financial and the affordable housing, this wouldn't happen, so that's nadia and sally hirth, her deputy. shane and brandon, the project management team who we still continue to work with. jeff and elizabeth from the housing department, and our old colleague, jim morales, who's general counsel. tndc, don mentioned katey lamont, who's one of the top developers in the management sector in the city. and this is basically a complement. we have vertical condominiums above mixed income and affordable rentals all sort of coming together. there was construction financing from bank of china, wells fargo bank, and citigroup. citigroup i think also bought the tax credits which helped pay for the affordable housing. on the design side, i mentioned o.m.a. and fougeron, and the architects of record who did the actual drawings. i mentioned webcor drawings. jeff peterson is here. again, this is a major building, not a simple project. and then last, but not least, our team at related. and often times, i leave the project manager to the end but jonathan schumm was with me when i responded to the ocii. they're still involved in leasing up the retail space, all of the financing, closing it all out. one of the most complicated deals we've ever worked on, so jonathan, thank you for all of that. [applause] >> and as our architects and contractors will tell you, we're very active clients. we're almost like partners. and on the design side, phoebe yee and her team worked with o.m.a. and fougeron on every detail of this project, laying out the units. if you get a chance, walk-through the common areas because i don't think you'll see nicer interior design than we have here. that's a function of phoebe and her team. on the construction side, we -- we actually take cost risk in working with webcor, so very, very active. our head of construction who refuses to show up at these events, jeff lucas, but his team helped build this with jeff and his team at webcor. and then ballin simszyk also deserves a lot of credit here. i'd also acknowledge a former colleague of ours, greg bilkin. also had a large role in helping this happen. and finally, jennifer lee and jill blumberg for organizing today's event, so thank you. i always like to finish these by saying we are long-term owners. we typically keep and own everything that we build, so we're going to keep it. we're going to be neighbors in this community, working with people like mr. robertson and kineta johnson from the citizens advisory group, who is now, i think, business improvement district. also been very active, mayor and supervisor mentioned the community. very involved in this, we'll continue to be, so we'll be your neighbors for a long time, and i think we've done okay. we can and will do better. we look forward to your input, meeting with you, and continuing to improve the neighborhood. i think we will have some tours available for people who are interested. oh, i've neglected to involve our marketing team. you don't sell 118 condominiums and lease 350 rentals without a very active team, and from our end, we have kalee pickett and others who are still very involved. so this is hopefully a model for the city. thank you all for coming. 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