Old hotels being transformed into housing for those who need it

RENOVATE AND ADD NEW DINING AND DRINK OPTIONS. >>> ALMOST EVERY DAY WE TALK ABOUT THE HOUSING CRISIS AND WAYS THAT COMMUNITIES ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW CALIFORNIA DEVELOPERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF BUILDER REMEDIES WHICH GIVE THEM POWER TO IGNORE LOCAL ZONING CLONES -- CODES IF THERE IS NO APPROVED PLAN, BUT INSTEAD OF BUILDING BRAND-NEW PROJECTS SOME DEVELOPERS ARE USING WHAT IS ALREADY THERE. HOW THEY ARE TURNING HOTELS INTO HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. >> WORKERS ARE PUTTING THE PIECES IN PLACE TO HOUSE THE HOMELESS. IN THIS CASE THEY ARE NOT BUILDING FROM SCRATCH. THEY ARE CONVERTING AN OLD MOTEL TO PERMANENT HOMES. WILL IT WORK? JUST ASK PAUL JAMISON. >> THIS IS MY HUMBLE ABODE. >> JAMISON LIVES OF HIS DOGS IN MILPITAS, THE APARTMENT USED TO BE AN EXTENDED STAY HOTEL. >> I HAVE NEVER COME INTO A SITUATION LIKE THIS. WHERE I RECEIVED HELP. >> FOR YEARS JAMISON WAS HOMELESS LIVING IN A BROKEN DOWN PICKUP CAMPER, AN INJURY PREVENTED HIM FROM WORKING AND HE WENT BROKE TRYING TO PAY LEGAL FEES AND COURT COSTS TO KEEP VISITATION RIGHTS FOR HIS DAUGHTER. >> IT WAS A NIGHTMARE. >> JAMISON'S BUILDING WAS CONVERTED BY THE NONPROFIT JAMBOREE HOUSING CORPORATION WHICH IS SPECIALIZING IN THE FAST-GROWING NICHE OF HOTEL THE HOUSING PROJECTS. THE COMPANY WITH TWO ONGOING PROJECTS IN THE SOUTH BAY INCLUDING THIS MOTEL ON NORTH FOURTH STREET. >> WE CAN SEE WHAT'S INSIDE THE WALLS AND WHAT MAKES THE CONVERGENCE CHALLENGING. >> MICHAEL MASSEY SAYS THERE ARE ADVANTAGES TO CONVERTING EXISTING BUILDINGS. >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUILD FOUNDATION OR BRING PLUMBING. >> THERE ARE EXPENSIVE HIDDEN COSTS. >> THIS IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. YOU CAN SEE THE WATER DAMAGE. WHAT MOTEL OWNERS DO IS COVER THINGS UP. >> CONVERGENCE CAN BE FASTER THAN BUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP , WHICH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE HOUSING IS NEEDED. >> IT IS A WAY TO GET UNITS ONLINE, TAILORED FOR THE POPULATION. >> WHEN FINISHED THIS WILL HOUSE 75 YOUNG ADULTS COMING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. >> THEY ARE AMONG THE HARDEST HIT. THEY DON'T HAVE RESOURCES OR CONNECTIONS. OR HEALTHCARE, IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL MENTAL ILLNESS. ONCE THEY ARE HOUSED WE CAN ADDRESS THE FULL RANGE OF NEEDS. >> PAUL SAYS HE HOPES THE YOUNG PEOPLE COMING INTO SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING WILL TRIGGER A LIVE TURNAROUND. >> I REALLY THINK BY NOW IF I HAD NOT BEEN RESCUED I WOULD PROBABLY BE DEAD.

Channel: KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA

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Length: 3min 2sec (182 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 28 2024