First opened in 1992, the Senator is an 89 unit building that is home to 71 individuals and 18 families. Completely renovated in 2005, the building features a fully restored lobby, community space, youth and family center, support service space with confidential meeting rooms, a roof deck, and a conference room for community events and organizational meetings.

In its commercial heyday, the Senator was a popular tourist hotel, originally opened in 1924. Movie stars such as Clark Gable stayed at the Senator when in San Francisco. In 1971, the Native Americans who had occupied Alcatraz Island for nearly two years were relocated to the Senator Hotel for one night after being removed from the Island by authorities. They held a press conference in the lobby of the Senator and a commemorative plaque hangs in the lobby today in honor of the movement.

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