Description
Sunnydale’s Luca, aka Block 9, is the sixth 100% affordable housing development in the Sunnydale HOPE SF redevelopment of a former San Francisco Housing Authority site and will include 1-bedroom through 4-bedroom units over a podium parking garage, property management, resident services offices, and a residential lounge.
The new neighborhood in San Francisco, also master planned by VMWP from 2007 to 2017, will include approximately 1,700 units, with new streets, parks and infrastructure. Block 9 is located at the intersection of the main neighborhood streets, Sunnydale Avenue and Santos Street. The prominent east wing faces a park, community center and childcare to the east and the community lawn and garden to the south. Embodying a spirit of quiet elegance and welcome, the 95-unit building also features a double height lobby fronted by a generous entry court and linear park as well as two courtyards, one facing north to the McLaren Park hills, and one facing south to Sunnydale Ave and the neighborhood beyond.
Architectural Design Features
- Double height lobby
- At grade entry court
- Two courtyards
- Family-oriented design
Green Features
- Expected GPR Platinum
- Extensive use of photovoltaic panels
- All-electric building
Project Information
- Client: Related California
- Architect: VMWP
- Associate Architect: KMA
- Master Plan: VMWP
- Sunnydale: Development Plan
- Site Area: 187,665 SF / 1.2 AC
- Density: 95 units – 79 DUA
- Completion: Spring 2027
- Construction est.: $77M
VMWP: Architectural Experts in Affordable Housing in San Francisco
As a multidisciplinary architecture firm, we plan and design a wide variety of affordable housing from high-density urban communities to small-lot single-family housing providing over 5,000 built units in our 37 years. With cost and quality of life as primary concerns in our housing, we use simple elements of construction, building materials and scale to create beautiful spaces. Our work has earned numerous design awards at both national and local levels. Recent completed projects in San Francisco include: Dorris M Vincent Apartments, 180 Jones, and Islais Place (4840 Mission Street).
Sunnydale HOPE SF Master Plan
The new Sunnydale in San Francisco, a HOPE SF Master Plan, is being redeveloped incrementally to create a network of streets that connect with the surrounding neighborhood; create a variety of housing types for a mix of incomes and provide carefully scaled park spaces and recreational opportunities lined with public facilities. Principles of sustainable “green” development for the neighborhood and greater community are integral to this transformation into a mix of uses typical of other San Francisco neighborhoods, including housing, services, community facilities, open space, and neighborhood-serving retail. Sunnydale HOPE SF Master Plan’s LEED ND Stage 1 Gold certification was the first submission in the United States and one of the first three submitted in the world.