On April 16, 2021, BRIDGE Housing and Mission Housing Development Corporation celebrated the ribbon-cutting of new affordable apartments for families at La Fénix at 1950, a 157-unit property built on a former San Francisco Unified School District site in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District. The homes are affordable to households with incomes between 45% and 60% AMI, with 40 apartments set aside for formerly homeless families. Built with families in mind, amenities at La Fénix include a rooftop playground, landscaped courtyards, a spacious community room with a kitchen and a communal laundry room. Neighborhood-serving spaces include a childcare center operated by Mission Neighborhood Centers, art studios and a gallery operated by Acción Latina, as well as a bicycle repair shop operated by PODER. A quarter of the homes at La Fénix are for residents of the surrounding the neighborhood. More information: https://bridgehousing.com/properties/la-fenix/

On July 8, 2021, BRIDGE Housing and Mission Housing celebrated the grand opening of Avanza 490 in San Francisco's Mission District. Located just two blocks from 16th Street BART, the 81 apartments at Avanza 490 are affordable to households with incomes up to 30%-60% of Area Median Income. Twenty units (25%) are set aside for public housing relocatees from HOPE SF developments. Resident amenities include a community room, community kitchen, second-story courtyard, bike parking, laundry facilities, services suite, and rooftop terrace with community gardening spaces. Event photos: https://bit.ly/Avanza490photos Developers: Mission Housing Development Corporation, BRIDGE Housing Corporation Architects: Ankrom Moisan Architects, G7A General Contractor: Nibbi Brothers General Contractors, Guzman Construction Group Financial Partners: San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing & Community Development, San Francisco Housing Authority (Project-Based Section 8 vouchers), Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barings, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (AHP), Community Vision, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, California Debt Limit Allocation Committee

Coming soon to District 11! The construction has already started on the nine-story project, with 131-units of new affordable housing that will enhance the rich identity of this neighborhood with a landmark at a busy transit gateway. ---- With appearances by: Marcia Contreras, Mission Housing Sam Moss, Mission Housing Jamie Bruning-Miles, YMCA Cultural performance by Kulintang Dialect Paradise Missionary Baptist Church prayer with Bishop Howard Melissa Reyes, CUHJ Bevan Dufty and Janice Li Pedro Galvao Xiuhcoatl Danza Azteca Group  Mayor London Breed Senator Scott Wiener  Supervisor Ahsha Safai Bill Witte/Ann Silverberg Maria del Rubi Merino, CUHJ Nancee Robles  (CTCAC) Photo opportunity