In June 2015, when 308 Turk Street was added to our portfolio of permanently affordable properties. The long-term tenants in this 20-unit building located in the heart of the Tenderloin had been fighting with their slum-lord owner for years – over 200 complaints had been filed with City of San Francisco, resulting in a City lawsuit against the owner. A partnership between the Land Trust, the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development’s Small Sites Acquisition Program and Enterprise Community Loan Fund, this is yet another prime example of what is possible through our unique public-private partnership financing model. After years of neglect, the Land Trust is investing in significant repairs and improvements throughout the building, with some residents being relocated within the property to allow necessary upgrades and improvements to their units. After years of living in deplorable conditions and fearing eviction, the working-class tenants of 308 Turk have been able to rest much easier since joining the Land Trust’s community of tenant-members.