A three-story building at Third Street and Fairfax in Bayview-Hunters Point will become temporary housing for young adults. The Homelessness Oversight Commission approved a $3.7 million grant for a transitional program at 3900 Third St. Two floors of single-room occupancy units have been vacant; 19 residents aged 18 to 27 will move in November. Third Street Youth Center and Clinic will operate the program with the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. The nonprofit purchased the property in September 2024. Building inspection records note peeling lead paint and complaints about an abandoned storefront.
Last week, San Francisco's Homelessness Oversight Commission approved a $3.7 million grant for a transitional housing program for young adults at 3900 Third St., a building that has seen better days: Its pale green paint has begun to chip, and a corner cafe has been boarded up for nearly seven years. The cafe's windows, in a sign of past times, are still decorated with brightly painted sunflowers.
Inside, two floors of single-room occupancy units have sat empty for nearly a year - units that come in November will welcome 19 new residents between the ages of 18 and 27. All are either homeless or have recently been released from custody. Third Street Youth Center and Clinic, a Bayview nonprofit, will run the program along with the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.
The nonprofit acquired the property in September of 2024 from a private landlord who rented out the SROs. Since then, it has sat empty. Joaquin Torres, a Commissioner of the Homelessness Oversight Commission, said that Third Street Youth Center and Clinic is a "model" for shelter programs that are "led by and for community." He is "just really excited that this is happening," he added at last week's commission hearing. "You have a fan club right here."
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