Just across the street from their home, a new development is in the works: the city's first affordable housing project for educators, Shirley Chisholm Village.
Thillard says it's a relatively quiet area, but construction has been starting at 7 a.m. since they broke ground in Sept.The family of five says the noise and the once shaking of their home is a short term problem. They think that the housing project, which will contain 134 affordable homes, is exactly what the city needs.Not everyone is excited about the new complex, however.
Developer Matt Franklin, President of MidPen Housing says they have been working with the neighborhood throughout this process."Nobody is more interested in making sure the community is adequality parked. Parking in the context of the location and the transit options in the community. We share that commitment."
"I support any new housing in the Sunset because I for one can't own, because I can't afford it. So, seeing housing being built in the sunset, I gladly support because it's bringing in new folks who are going to be supporting the neighborhood and you know we can't own," said the anonymous local.