As part of the multi-phase Sunnydale HOPE SF revitalization effort, Related California and Mercy Housing California, in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) and San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA), are transforming the Sunnydale-Velasco public housing community into a vibrant mixed-income neighborhood. The 50-acre site of existing public housing and infrastructure is being revitalized into approximately 1,700 new affordable and market rate homes. 

Amani and Nia are the newest affordable communities in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood. The buildings will serve families between 30% to 60% Area Median Income with 75% of the apartment homes set aside for existing Sunnydale public housing households, subsidized by a 20-year Section 8 Project Based Voucher (PBV) contract. With approximately 24,000 square feet of combined ground-floor commercial space, Amani and Nia represent the largest commercial developments at any HOPE SF site.

Amani is the most prominent building in the revitalized community’s gateway entrance.  The ground floor includes approximately 20,000 square feet of retail and neighborhood services, including a space for a neighborhood grocery, food hall, resident services office, a health and wellness center operated by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, an early childhood education center operated by the Felton Institute, and a neighborhood resource center operated by Mercy Housing and other nonprofit tenants.

Amani and Nia are connected by a central pedestrian mews and share a community room. Each building has its own lobby and outdoor courtyard. The apartment homes range from studios to 4-bedroom apartments, and all are ADA accessible or ADA adaptable. More than 15% of the apartment homes will include mobility features, and 10% of the units will include communications features.