GreenPoint Rated Spotlight

Mercy Housing California set out to build and strengthen healthy communities through quality, affordable, service-enriching housing for individuals and families in San Francisco’s East Cut neighborhood. Natalie Gubb Commons (formerly Transbay Block 7) strongly focused on high efficiency HVAC systems, cost effective lighting fixtures and controls, and renewables and achieved GPR Platinum certification, making it one of the highest-rated affordable multifamily GPR projects to date. Projected savings from the high-performance complex include:

• 41% reduction in energy usage compared to baseline
• 19% reduction in water usage compared to baseline
• 41 tons of solid waste diverted from landfill
• 119.58 tons of CO2 emissions avoided
• $285 estimated annual savings per unit on gas and electric

The development features a large, central courtyard with chairs and tables, a basketball court, a children’s play zone, vegetated roof areas, and a childcare center serving residents onsite and from the surrounding community. One of the first blocks to be completed in the Transbay Redevelopment area, this healthy mixed-use urban space supports environmental, occupant, and community well-being while keeping families working, living, and playing together in San Francisco.