Gifford Tower first floor undergoes major remodel

Fremont Housing Authority staff finally have the elbow room they need at Gifford Tower.

Workers began remodeling the entire first floor of the 12-story housing structure last August and recently finished, including new and renovated offices, and improvements to the community center.

We were running out of space, Executive Director Sue Kleider said.

Weve expanded to a resident services coordinator, which is a new position, so we have an extra office for that person. Were looking at bringing on a deputy director to train for my position, so we needed extra space for them. And once the resident support services goes full-time, then well bring on another administrative assistant, she said.

New larger offices for the director and accounting were carved out of space that had been a resident responders apartment, and also served as maintenance storage.

One thing I really like about the new addition is our IT closet. It is just so handy, Kleider said.

The hardware kept in the ventilated closet was formerly housed in a small cabinet under a counter.

It was too warm in the cabinet to have that many servers running, and it got dusty. It was hard to keep them operating efficiently, Kleider said.

The remodel included construction of a break room, an amenity Housing Authority workers didnt previously have, and extra office space for the future deputy director.

Another new feature is a workroom for copying, metering postage and other chores.

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Gifford Tower first floor undergoes major remodel