he was very curious person, hank wilson. slept on the floor, lived on nothing and for 20 years he did this. so, i'm very glad to be able to share that story. it is story that san francisco can be proud of. very unique story that i think shows the heart of this city. if there was anybody i have ever known who did not want to be recognized for anything it was hank wilson. very very big guy with a very very small ego. the running joke about my movie is he wouldn't have wanted the movie to be made about him. i walked in the lub lobby and shaw a beautiful mural painted by this wonderful artists and i think maybe hank would have been okay with people coming into the hotel and seeing his smiling face welcoming them into the hotel. thank you. [applause] >> i'm now pleased to introduce our mayor, london breed. [applause] >> first of all, let's give brandon another round of applause! [applause] many have tried and have failed to do whitney houston justice and he definitely is one who has succeeded. it is so great to be here with each

. >> so a former kindergarten teacher named hank wilson decided he was going to make a place for them to go. >> reporter: wilson took over the lease of the ambassador and turned it into a haven for those wayward travelers. >> if you found your way into the lobby of the ambassador, they figured out a way to get you a room. >> reporter: the welcome mat stayed out, even as the aids crisis gripped the city. the ambassador was the only sro hotel that would take in people suffering from hiv and aids. >> hundreds of people died here. five people died in one day. >> the kind of haven for folks who were suffering from aids that had nowhere to go, literally nowhere to go. >> reporter: the nonprofit tenderloin neighborhood development corporation took control of the building over a decade ago and just completed a $16 million renovation. residents like adele henway can now count an affordable and renewed roof over his head. the renovation of this historic building which includes elaborate seismic upgrades is an important new chapter for the ambassador. >> a lot of folks come to the tenderloin who

. >> so former kindergarten teacher, hank wilson, decided he was going to make a place for them to goorter: wilson took over the lease of the ambassador an turned it into a haven for those wayward travelers. >> you found your way into the lobby of the ambassador, a way to get awe room. >> reporter: the welcome mat stayed out even as the aids crisis hit the city. the only hotel that would take those in with hiv and-aids. >> five people died in one day. >> the safe haven suffering from aids with literally nowhere to go. >> reporter: the nonprofit tenderloin development corporation took control of the buildings over a decade ago and just completed a $16 million renovation. residents like adel henway can count and affordable and renewed roof over his head. >> living in your own home. it's clean. >> reporter: for tnbc renovation of this historic building including elaborate seismic upgrades is important for the ambassador. >> a lot of folks come to tenderloin up and all the way down. you need spaces like this for folk whose have nowhere else to go. >> reporter: hank wilson was known to hat