Last March, we reported that St. Peter’s Episcopal Church was breaking ground on a new housing facility for the developmentally disabled, called St. Peter’s Place.
The 20 housing units in St. Peter’s Place will allow adults with developmental disabilities to live on their own, with supervision by a social worker who can link them to education, employment, medical care and social activities. Residents will be able to choose from one and two room spaces, with the option of having aides live with them.
St. Peter’s Place sits on the land that was once the church’s sanctuary on 29th Avenue between Geary and Clement. The sanctuary had been vacant since it was damaged during the 1989 earthquake.
The project received funds from the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the state and the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. St. Peter’s teamed up with the Bernal Heights Neighbohood Center for the construction, whose Housing Services Affiliate has been developing affordable housing since 1982.
St. Peter’s Place has 14 studios, 4, 1-bedrooms and 1, 2-bedroom unit for tenants as well as a community room, community kitchen, laundry facilities and a backyard patio. The building is expected to receive LEED certification.
Construction is nearly complete and interest in the housing units has been high. They received 97 applications for the 19 available units (one of the units will be for a resident staff person/manager). Last week, Supervisor Eric Mar was on hand to help draw winners in the St. Peter’s Place housing lottery.
The facility is expected to officially open in April.
Special thanks to Faith Kirkpatrick of the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center and Myrna Melga of Supervisor Mar’s office for the photos.
Sarah B.
Supervisor Eric Mar (L) draws winners in the St. Peter’s Place housing lottery.
Kitchen facilities inside one of the new units.
I actually prefer the finished product to the 3d rendering. Looks nice.
Heard about this project several years ago when it was still in proposal stage. Glad it’s finally nearing fruition. Too bad I didn’t hear about application acceptance, I woulda put my bro’s name in the lottery. Oh well.
This is wonderful. The developmentally disabled are a severely under-served population, and I know many of their parents worry what will happen when they’re no longer able to care for them at home. I think a lot of churches in The City are in dire straits, and St. Peter’s has come upon a solution that serves the community at the same time it makes good use of scarce land.
I’d been wondering what this development was. It looks great.