Marlton Manor

the residents of Marlton Manor and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency learned that the owner of the building was considering selling it; which could have lead to the conversion of these affordable units to market rate rents. Such a conversion would increase the residents' affordable rents to levels beyond their means. In danger were 151 units subsidized by the Section 8 programs housing seniors and people with disabilities. The residents organized themselves into an association and with the assistance of Agape Outreach Center and the Agency, found partners in Mercy Housing California and AF Evans Development Company to purchase Marlton Manor and save their affordable housing. In 2002, this partnership successfully took ownership of Marlton Manor, preserving the deep affordability of the rents, and initiated a $7.5 million renovation.