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Direct Access to Housing

DAH Housing Sites

DAH housing takes many forms including:

Master leased single room occupancy (SRO) hotels. Master leasing allows SFDPH-HUH to engage in long-term leases with building owners who retain responsibility only for large capital improvements after lease-signing; building owners often renovate residential and common areas prior to lease signing as well. Master leasing has allowed SFDPH-HUH to bring large numbers of housing units online rapidly.
Units in new capital developments. An increasing number of DAH units fit this model. Most new capital units take the form of private apartments that afford tenants access to private bathrooms and cooking facilities.
Set-aside DAH units in larger residential buildings owned by nonprofit providers. These units may be in renovated single room occupancy (SRO) buildings or newly developed sites in which the units include private bathrooms and cooking facilities.
Units in a licensed residential care facility. Only one DAH site fits into this category, and tenants share rooms at this facility.

Regardless of the setting, most tenants live independently in their own units, though they have access to on-site support services, property management, and 24-hour desk clerks if needed.

Opening Date	Building Name	Total Building Units	Total DAH Units	DAH Population
1999	Pacific Bay Inn	75	75	Homeless w/special needs
1999	Windsor	91	91	Homeless w/special needs
2000	LeNain	86	86	Homeless Seniors (55+) w/special needs
2001	Broderick Street Residential Care Facility	33	33	Homeless patients leaving institutions with mental health and/or physical health needs that require a licensed facility
2003	Star	54	54	Homeless w/special needs
2003	Camelot	55	55	Homeless w/special needs
2004	Civic Center Residence	204	60	Homeless Seniors (55+)
2004	West	104	40	Homeless Seniors (55+)
2004	Empress	89	89	Chronically Homeless* w/special needs
2005	Folsom/Dore	98	20	Chronically Homeless* w/special needs
2005	Plaza	106	106	Homeless w/special needs
2006	Mission Creek Senior Community	139	51	Frail homeless Seniors (62+)
2006	Arlington Residence	150	24	Homeless Chronic Alcoholics*
2006	Bayanihan House	152	10	Homeless Chronic Alcoholics*
2006	Eddy Street Apartments	25	11	Homeless Chronic Alcoholics*
2006	Hotel Isabel	72	4	Homeless Chronic Alcoholics*
2006	Knox Hotel	140	15	Homeless Chronic Alcoholics*
2006	William Penn Hotel	94	10	Homeless Chronic Alcoholics*
2007	Dalt and Ritz ^	265	21	Homeless Prop. 63 clients
2008	Cambridge	59	5	Homeless Prop. 63 Seniors
2008	Parkview Terrace Apartments	101	20	Chronically Homeless* seniors 55+ y.o.
2008	990 Polk Street	110	50	Homeless seniors (aged 55+); 10 are Prop. 63 clients
2009	Mosaica	151	11	Homeless seniors (aged 62+)
TOTALS		2453	941

* “Chronically homeless” as defined by HUD. This definition may vary slightly depending on the DAH program / site. Please contact SFDPH-HUH for more information.
^ The allocation of contracted units between the two buildings is not defined. The Ritz has 88 total building units—the Dalt has 177.

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