Protected: The Kelsey Civic Center Affordable, inclusive,
low-carbon housing in the heart of San Francisco
- Client The Kelsey, Mercy Housing
- Location San Francisco, CA
- Size 87,200 sq ft
- Completion 2025
- Program Inclusive affordable housing, inclusive concierge services, community room, maker space, courtyard, rooftop, bike storage, laundry room, home to Disability Cultural Center (DCC)
- Sustainability All electric, reduced energy, reduced water, reduced carbon, circular economy, inclusivity and equitable design thinking, Platinum GPR rated, part of the ILFI Affordable Housing Pilot using LBC Core
- Delivery Negotiated GMP
- Photographer Bruce Damonte
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Unit Mix
Studios: 80
2-Bed: 32
Total: 112 - Cost $88.3 m
People with disabilities who experience poverty are disproportionately priced out of housing and excluded from community life. The Kelsey Civic Center responds with 112 homes for people of all abilities, incomes, and backgrounds in one of the nation’s most inequitable housing markets. Developed by The Kelsey, Mercy Housing California, and partners on a centrally located site next to San Francisco’s City Hall, it stands as a national model for all-electric, low-carbon housing that’s both affordable and inclusive. The project demonstrates that high design can—and should—serve those who need it most, offering not just a place to live, but a place to thrive.