Ready for another service hopefully it is something well be calling the great come back of our economy. I think mayor ed lee and everyone here for our leadership all your leadership because its more than a building its more than a workplace or a you mean its to growth and regional its the link from the past a great past as the un plaza to the future and i couldnt be happier to be here with you to celebrate that. So thank you very much all very much. Thank you so much congresswoman your leadership in the house that passed the recovery act not only helped to create and save millions of jobs but it is what made this project possible so thank you. Tiger lee is the director for the Administration Services hes served a vital role to build a responsible government for the American People. Hes been recognized and as our that administrator hes leading us to greater innovation as we report to the american taxpayers. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome him clapping. thank you very much ruth than
Democracy. We have to make decisions about how to allocate resources that just dont build a structure and create jobs that way or a place to work and create jobs that way but to grow the economy in the surrounding area. That is what it makes it a model to the nation and thats what San Francisco is also ready and able to do. As we bring life into the building this is renovated in the Great Recession and now ready for another service hopefully it is something well be calling the great come back of our economy. I think mayor ed lee and everyone here for our leadership all your leadership because its more than a building its more than a workplace or a you mean its to growth and regional its the link from the past a great past as the un plaza to the future and i couldnt be happier to be here with you to celebrate that. So thank you very much all very much. Thank you so much congresswoman your leadership in the house that passed the recovery act not only helped to create and save millions of
But we need to give applause to the contract officer. clapping. and what an honor to move into this building and to demonstrate evidence in order to have Strong Partnership you need to have strong collaboration when you have a chance to walk around the building youll see we created open spaces for people to collaborate and, breakdown the hierarch so we can recognize the innovation that mayor ed lee and this Incredible Community has demonstrated. I also learned by Walking Around the building this symbolize some ways of understanding our past and a future. Here on the overview of veterans day titus it make sense toy vitality and open this building. I have an opportunity to look at the history a retired admiral gave me the history. Hey i didnt know we have another oral office now i do laughter but after helping us to protect our country and freedom across the world what a great opportunity to do the work we do in a building that has provided history. And we try to contribute to a better h
The Second World War ii you, you know, 50 nations came together to find the United Nations. At the as accident aid epidemic ladies and gentlemen of the jury, people came together here to make sure the crisis would not be go Forward Holding a decadelong vigil in the names millions with hiv and aids. This is the place where the struggles and poster of many of our fellow americans lived through this. Im excited to be here not because of the un laughter but its since the Great Depression this Historic Building stood empty. Once again in dark and Uncertain Times this nation invited in our times and its a massive commitment by president obama to put people back to work and reclaim our future. The recovery act modernized this structure providing seismic ubtdz u upgrades and a having more focus sustainable designs to meet the pat numb design. And soon nearly after 6 empty years eyed nations will bring federal workers in the midmarket area and to ignite all the commitment. With the recovery act
Historically on the United Nations first its be packed our country with the rest of the world. 24 is history and to them showcase this building respectfully and to see the plaza this g s a building compliment the work were doing with Center Market street and right now 3 years later after the groundbreaking we have 15 companies to relocate here we have 5 thousand residential unit being built in the 3 block radius and a 26 percent of them are going to be affordable. We want to create opportunity to work and live in the city to be creative and to be include in the Economic Opportunities here. So im working with anyone else Technology Companies but companies that decided to move into midmarket even without the innovative of a Tax Exemption and 3 of the companys said were coming because of the talent here in the city. I know theyre to be matched with the talent of the people in g s a. Weve wanted to work outside of our bureaucracies. This is the new government were producing here locally an