Owner San Francisco Housing Authority San Francisco Ron Atkielski, Director of New Projects (currently with Washington DC Housing Authority) 202-535-1064 Contractor Amoroso Varrett, Foster City David Amoroso Lender / Investor HUD Comprehensive Modernization Program & Mayors Office of Housing Architects Marquis Associates Gita Dev, Associate in Charge and Project Architect Construction Cost $11.2 million No. of Units 199 units Studios, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom units 20 disabled access units

Each unit entry is designed as a “front porch” so as to encourage residents to claim space outside their units and individualize their homes

Residents like to keep an eye on the Entry activity The grounds provide places to garden & socialize

Rosa Parks Senior Housing 1251 Turk Street, San Francisco Conversion of a failed 11-story public housing complex into a vibrant and successful community for seniors. The very successful rescue of this high-rise building, slated for the wrecking ball, provided a seminal example of how existing failed public housing can be rescued and revitalized to provide successful new housing. Working with a sociologist, the architects obtained extensive tenant input through a survey of other existing senior complexes and by reviewing the literature on successful model of senior housing. The social, psychological, economic and physical needs of seniors were addressed by developing a program that carefully considered these needs. This translated into a design rich in the little details that helped this large community of seniors to form a sense of community. The largest of San Francisco’s senior complexes, it is also the most successful and has become the flagship of the San Francisco Housing Authority.