Now the building has a new and some might say higher purpose.
By the end of 2020, the wealthy nonprofit Ed Rachal Foundation closed its deal to purchase the hotel for roughly $4.3 million, said Paul Atheide, foundation CEO.
The Good Samaritan Rescue Mission plans to make the three-story, 85-room hotel its new homeless shelter. We re excited that we finally got to the point we re seeing good things happen, Atheide said. It s going to be a great thing for the homeless.
Good Samaritan s current facility of 130 beds at 210 S. Alameda St. is made up of nearly century-old buildings that are falling apart. The new location would eventually have 207 beds, but would be limited to 160 the first year due to COVID-19 protocols, renovations and scaling operations, according to City Manager Peter Zanoni.