The Santa Fe Suites at South St. Francis Drive and West Zia Road has been converted into housing with funding from nonprofits, the city and the federal government. The property is now the subject of a lawsuit filed in state District Court by James O'Hara who alleges he was not compensated when it was sold in 2020.
The former Santa Fe Suites at South St. Francis Drive and West Zia Road is set to be converted into housing for homeless and at-risk families in a city-backed project.
The Santa Fe Suites at South St. Francis Drive and West Zia Road has been converted into housing with funding from nonprofits, the city and the federal government. The property is now the subject of a lawsuit filed in state District Court by James O'Hara who alleges he was not compensated when it was sold in 2020.
The former Santa Fe Suites at South St. Francis Drive and West Zia Road is set to be converted into housing for homeless and at-risk families in a city-backed project.
The New York-based nonprofit Community Solutions closed Monday on the purchase of Santa Fe Suites — a 122-room hotel on the south end of St. Francis Drive — which it intends to convert into housing for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, city Affordable Housing Director Alexandra Ladd said.
But controversy over the proposal apparently is heating up.
The project faces opposition from several commercial property owners who have filed a lawsuit claiming it doesn’t conform to the shopping center’s covenants and city codes, which they say define a hotel as a business that offers lodging to the general public.
