L to R: Supervisor Eric Mar, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
cut the ribbon for the opening of St. Peter’s Place on 29th Avenue. Photo by Chris Cahill.
We had some dignitaries in the neighborhood today to celebrate the official grand opening of St. Peter’s Place, a new affordable housing development for developmentally disabled adults on 29th Avenue between Geary and Clement.
U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, along with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Richmond District Supervisor Eric Mar were all on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony at 10am this morning.
“We know that there’s a deep need for affordable housing for developmentally disabled adults in San Francisco and across the nation; St. Peter’s Place is a model,” Leader Pelosi said. “St. Peter’s Place is also leading the way with energy efficiency and job creation, and I’m proud to salute their efforts.”
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 live in one or two room spaces, with the option of having aides live with them.
“I have been wanting to live on my own for a very long time and I have been on a wait list for the last 6 years,” said Sarah Hoffman, a new resident of St. Peter’s Place. “I thank the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center for helping me to stay in San Francisco, where I was born and raised, and providing the supportive housing that I need.”
St. Peter’s Place sits on the land that was once the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church sanctuary. 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 Neighborhood Center for the construction, whose Housing Services Affiliate has been developing affordable housing since 1982. The Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center owns and operates the housing complex.
Sarah B.
New St. Peter’s Place affordable housing for developmentally disabled adults
on 29th Avenue. Photo by Faith Kirkpatrick.
The Church is St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, not St. John’s. That’s why the Housing is called “St. Peter’s Place.
I’m the Rector of St. Peter’s congregation and had the original Vision.
Thank You.
David Rickey
@David – Thank you and my apologies for the error. Corrected and linked! Cheers,
Sarah B.