at 33 tehama in june 2022, tenants were forced from their homes after a massive flood. thousands of gallons of water poured down through the entire building. hines, the real estate development and management firm that owns the building, said a water main that is part of the building's fire sprinkler system failed at the top of the building. now, two years later, the building has reopened. tenants have moved into the newly renamed spera sf, which even has a new address, 39 tehama. a spokesperson for hines released this statement saying, quote, as of last month, approximately one third of the original residents from 2022 have returned to the property, and of those who elected to retain their leases throughout the extensive restoration, nearly 75% returned to the property. sharma decided not to return after he learned that his rent would increase by 50. he now lives in san diego. >> i wouldn't feel comfortable living there, any more. just you know, given the, the false promises they've made so far. >> as for the new name and address, what do you think about that? >> it's a

at 33, tehama in june 2020, two, tenants were forced from their homes after a massive flood.ough the entire building. hinds, the real estate development and management firm that owns the building, said a water main that is part of the building's fire sprinkler system failed at the top of the building. now, two years later, the building has reopened. tenants have moved into the newly renamed spera sf, which even has a new address, 39 tehama. a spokesperson for hines released this statement saying, quote, as of last month, approximately one third of the original residents from 2022 have returned to the property and of those who elected to retain their leases throughout the extensive restoration, nearly 75% returned to the property. sharma decided not to return after he learned that his rent would increase by 50. he now lives in san diego. >> i wouldn't feel comfortable living there, anymore. just, you know, given the, the false promises they've made so far. >> as for the new name and address, what do you think about that? >> it's a sham. >> they basically just fooling people so

at 33 tehama in june 2022, tenants were forced from their homes after a massive flood. thousands of gallons of water poured down through the entire building. hines, the real estate development and management firm that owns the building, said a water main that is part of the building's fire sprinkler system failed at the top of the building. now, two years later, the building has reopened. tenants have moved into the newly renamed spera sf, which even has a new address, 39 tehama. a spokesperson for hines released this statement saying, quote, as of last month, approximately one third of the original residents from 2022 have returned to the property, and of those who elected to retain their leases throughout the extensive restoration, nearly 75% returned to the property. sharma decided not to return after he learned that his rent would increase by 50. he now lives in san diego. >> i wouldn't feel comfortable living there, anymore. just, you know, given the, the false promises they've made so far. as for the new name and address, what do you think about that? it's a sham.

that's when the building at that time called 33 tehama flooded not once but twice in two months. building. >> yeah. take a look. the floor is carpet, but it appears shiny because it's wet. 600 people had to

years. 600 tenants were displaced in 2022 after a water main break flooded much of the building at 33 tehama. and now about a third of the tenants are back as the building has reopened, the building has been renamed. they're calling it spira sf. it actually even has a new address. the company says they've done renovations inside and out. one former tenant decided not to return after learning that his rent would increase by 50. >> i wouldn't feel comfortable living there, anymore. just, you know, given the, the false promises they've made so far, they basically just fooling people so that, you know, they're the previous results. don't pop up on google search. so that's why they change the name. they've changed the address and the story. >> 90 original tenants have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for everything that they've been through. >> 609 this morning, here's a look at the summer solstice forecast as they drop a quick thank you, gloria, we are saying hello to summer at 1:50 p.m, and it is the longest day of the year, nearly 15 hours of daylight. it will be a nice afternoon as we swi

most residents at 33, tehama moved out months after june 2022. that's when a ruptured water main flooded many of those units, and those tenants were told that they were not able to return for months. well, as the chronicle has been reporting, that building now rebranding with a new name, it is now called spera sf. it's also looking for new tenants because it is still less than half occupied now. prior to the flooding, the building's occupancy rate was 95. wow. well for baseball fans everywhere, a fitting tribute for the ultimate giant birmingham. i've been telling you all that if there's any way on earth my father could come down here, that he would. well, he's found another way. so you already stand to your feet. let him hear you. he's listening. oh, last night at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama, the giants took part in an historic game honoring the leagues. this was also the stadium where willie mays, who died on tuesday, played his first professional baseball. the night was filled with magical moments, and it resonated all the way to ora