The Development Plan

The Sunnydale Development

Established in 2007, HOPE SF is the nation’s first large-scale community development initiative rooted in an anti-displacement mission. It is aimed at creating inclusive, thriving mixed-income communities in partnership with existing residents.

Construction at Sunnydale is being led by Mercy Housing California and Related California. When the transformative development plan is complete, there will be 1,700 new homes in the Sunnydale neighborhood targeted to mixed income levels. The transformation plan is grounded in an anti-displacement mission and includes the construction of new, affordable housing for every current Sunnydale resident, along with affordable and market-rate housing for new residents. All residents will also enjoy new amenities such as infrastructure improvements, new parks and open space, neighborhood-serving commercial enterprises, and a state of the art community center and recreation center.

Coming Soon – Luka and Cielo Communities

These two new affordable housing communities will provide 184 new affordable homes. Luka and Cielo are currently under construction.

Casala

Completed in 2019, Casala is home to 55 Sunnydale families.

Includes one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in addition to community room, podium-level courtyard with play structure, onsite parking, bicycle storage.
Co-developed by Mercy Housing California and Related California
Onsite property management by Mercy Housing Management Group
Resident Services by Mercy Housing California

290 Malosi

Completed in 2022, 290 Malosi is home to 167 Sunnydale families.

Includes one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments in addition to community room, podium-level courtyard with barbecue area, onsite parking, bicycle storage.
Co-developed by Mercy Housing California and Related California
Onsite property management by Mercy Housing Management Group
Resident Services by Mercy Housing California

Amani

Completed in 2025, Amani is home to 80 Sunnydale families.

Includes studios, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments in addition to a podium-level courtyard, bicycle storage, and 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, including a space for a neighborhood grocer, a food hall, health and wellness center operated by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, an early childhood education center headed by the Felton Institute, and a coworking space for local community benefit organizations.
Co-developed by Mercy Housing California and Related California
On-site property management by Mercy Housing Management Group
Resident Services by Mercy Housing California

Nia

Completed in 2025, Nia is home to 90 Sunnydale families.

Offers studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in addition to a podium-level courtyard, bicycle storage, a parking garage for shared use between Amani and Nia, and 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, including a café and six micro-retail spaces leased to small local business owners.
Co-developed by Mercy Housing California and Related California
On-site property management by Mercy Housing Management Group
Resident Services by Mercy Housing California

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Community Amenities

The development team is also working on new community spaces to be enjoyed by Sunnydale and Visitacion Valley residents, including The Hub community center and the Herz Recreation Center. Learn more here.

2008-2010

Sunnydale and Visitacion Valley residents partner with Mercy Housing and Related California to create a plan to transform Sunnydale.

2016-2017

City of San Francisco approves Sunnydale’s neighborhood plan.

2019-2021

The first affordable housing communities are built as part of the transformation plan and Casala and Malosi Community are completed. 222 Sunnydale families now call these communities home.