— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Ah yes, the days when wall-to-wall douchebags and girls with neck problems packed Medjool's roof and sipped their $6.50 sample-sized Stellas are long behind us. But after failing to sell the bar and bed bug-infested building for a reported $7.25 million last spring, Medjool is now playing host to a new type of client: homeless veterans. SFGate reports:
This weekend, homeless vets will start moving into 2524 Mission St., the massive structure near 21st Street that is owned by Gus Murad, the politically well-connected real estate developer. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has given approval for 32 housing vouchers for veterans to be tied to the building, which will include 30 studios and two one-bedroom apartments. Another unit will house a resident manager…
This is the latest coup for the city, which last summer launched a campaign to house more homeless veterans using HUD vouchers. Only five or six private landlords agreed to participate, with others likely unswayed that taking a bet on a vet was smarter than leasing to the latest 20ish tech guru.
And the roof? According to the Chron, “1,000 square feet of it will be used as a hangout and community meeting space for the veterans.” Nice.
Comments (7)
lol… look at the last review Medjool had when it was still open:
“Yes, I’m a girl with high expectations (I first went clubbing in Vegas)…but I’ll party in SF for birthdays & similar special occasions for friends. Medjool just totally falls flat & I’ve definitely had better experiences in SF. Came here after the heavy rain cleared for a friend’s birthday last month. She & the other b-day girl got a table on the rooftop, however from the rain that stopped hours before, they were forced to have a table inside. Their table however, didn’t get set up for awhile, and there was no control with seating and whatnot.
At the bar..I asked one of my guy friend’s to get me a Heineken Light or Heinken or Blue Moon….they gave him Stella! Ehh.. One big minus…the music sucked!! One of my friends warned me that there is usually a ghetto crowd at this club every time he’s been, luckily there wasn’t any when I went, but the club sure is ghetto.
I may be contradicting myself, but at least there’s plenty of seating for us ladies to get a break from our stilettos! But that isn’t gonna save you in my book Medjool.”
It’s tough being white.
Can we enlist them to battle the neighborhood cellphone thieves?
I don’t get the “girls with neck problems” reference. Is it because of the girl looking up in the photo?
Join the army! Serve your country! And then we’ll throw you in some bedbug infested shit hole as our way of saying thanks.
I thought it was a good spot. You don’t have to socialize with the other patrons if you don’t want to. Just go for the awesome views and bring your own group. It’s not like you’ll be turned away.
Can I be the first NIMBY to say, 32 new homeless in the neighborhood, even if they served the country makes someone happy.
I’m guessing that’s why the article starts with pointing out the politically well connected. The implication is that the connection isn’t what it used to be, so therefore the change from high priced clients to homeless has occurred. Or am I speculating on the grassy knoll.>