San Francisco Leaders Break Ground on Mission Street Affordable Housing, A Leap Toward Solving Housing Crisis

Mayor London Breed, State Senator Scott Wiener, and District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen were among the civic leaders who joined local developers last week to begin construction on the affordable housing project at 3300 Mission Street in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights. The project, which will provide low-income households with houses by bringing 35 studio apartments to the Mission Bernal area, represents a major advancement in the city’s attempts to address the housing crisis. The development is noteworthy for its adaptive reuse of a burned-out structure while increasing the site’s housing capacity, according to SF YIMBY.

“The Mission Bernal corridor is home to a diverse and vibrant community, and the development of 3300 Mission Street is a big step forward in our work to deliver housing for low-income residents, allowing them to stay in the neighborhood they call home,” Mayor Breed said, underscoring the development’s significance in assisting locals, according to SF YIMBY. Senator Wiener, meanwhile, praised the state and local level housing production efforts for bringing affordable housing to places that have been lacking for decades and stated that the Bernal community will soon have access to more cheap homes.

The Bernal Heights Housing Corporation, Tabernacle Community Development Corporation, and Mitchelville Real Estate Group collaborated on the 3300 Mission project, which is the first such development for the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center in almost two decades. The 3300 Club and the Graywood Hotel were once located on the property, but they were destroyed in a fire in 2016. Financial limitations ultimately resulted in a completely modern design, as demonstrated during a community outreach initiative at the end of 2023, despite BAR Architects’ initial intentions to keep the fa ade.

The six-story structure will shelter people and small households making between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), according to the City and County of San Francisco. Mayor Breed’s Housing for All plan accelerated the construction of 3300 Mission, which is expected to be finished by the summer of 2026. These reasonably priced apartments will soon be added to the neighborhood, which is home to a number of local companies and community facilities, revitalizing an area that was previously characterized by loss.

Note: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers use credible sources and adhere to strict fact-checking protocols to verify all claims and data before publication. If an error is identified, we promptly correct it and strive for transparency in all updates, feel free to reach out to us via email. We appreciate your trust and support!