HUD Public Housing Competitive Grant: Ping Yuen

Amount Awarded: $8,502,006
Recipient: San Francisco Housing Authority
Project: Capital Improvements to Ping Yuen

This grant is intended for the development, financing and modernization of public housing developments and for renovations and energy conservation retrofit investments. It is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

How is San Francisco using this grant?
This project will rehabilitate the Ping Yuen Housing Development. This project will focus on energy and water conservation measures including window replacements and new heating risers and convectors. These upgrades will result in energy savings of over 30%.

How will this project benefit San Francisco?
The three HUD Public Housing Competitive Grant projects will result in the creation of over 100 jobs will be created during the term of construction. The capital improvement of this project will also result in tremendous energy and cost savings to the city as well as a reduction in pollution caused by the currently energy inefficient structures.

Project Status:
This grant was awarded on September 30, 2009. The San Francisco Housing Authority is working with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to begin work on these projects immediately.

Additional Information:
Grant Website
Quarterly Reports:
          July-September, 2009