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As a kid and young adult, Saniko Togafau spent time in no shortage of San Francisco neighborhoods. She started life in the Excelsior and her family bounced between the Bayview, Visitacion Valley and Potrero Hill. She moved to Antioch with her three sons for a while and spent 20 years working for United Playaz, the South of Market anti-violence and youth education nonprofit.

Two weeks ago, Togafau moved her family into one of the few neighborhoods that hadn’t been on her radar: downtown’s East Cut.

Togafau’s family is one of 184 households who will be moving over the next few months into Lark Landing, a 17-story affordable housing complex overlooking The Crossing, the East Cut social hub with basketball and pickleball courts, a playground, food and cocktail kiosks, and a massive screen where residents gather to watch movies and sporting events.