The project was chosen out of six ideas to receive funding for homeless prevention, as it provides teens leaving the foster care system a roof and other services, said Douglas Shoemaker, director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing.
Residents and merchants in the neighborhood have expressed outrage at the location chosen for the housing project. Some say the new residents could bring more crime and that including affordable housing into the pricey neighborhood could affect property values.
“We have no problem with the services and what they’re doing for these young people,” said Lori Brooke, president of the Cow Hollow Association. “It’s really the place they chose that’s the problem.”
The project would cram too many people into an undersized building that offers no parking or outdoor space for smokers, she said.
Opponents also say locating the housing on Lombard Street, which they say is known for problem hotels with rampant drug use and prostitution, is not sending a good message to young people.
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