The
Jazz Heritage Center, which operates as a non-profit,
is housed within the new $72-million Fillmore Heritage
Center, a mixed-use project at the corner of San Francisco’s
Fillmore and Eddy Streets.  A
centerpiece of the Historic Fillmore Jazz preservation
District, the building houses Yoshi’s new San
Francisco jazz club and restaurant, 1300 Restaurant,
80 mixed-income condominium units in a 13-story tower,
and a public parking garage. Opened to rave reviews
in late 2007, the Fillmore Heritage Center is a driving
force behind the Rebirth of the Cool in the Fillmore.
The Fillmore Heritage Center project is led by Em
Johnson Interest, Inc. a leading San Francisco
Bay Area real estate development company. Founded as
a minority business enterprise by Michael E. Johnson,
the company began in Atlanta, Georgia in 1979, and has
had offices in San Francisco and Atlanta over the last
several years. From its headquarters in San Francisco,
California, Em Johnson Interest focuses on the development
of mixed-income and affordable housing projects working
in urban communities.
The company emphasizes partnerships between the public,
private and community sectors, and is known to successfully
bring these groups together to implement projects. Em
Johnson’s CEO, Michael E. Johnson, serves as the
Chairman of the Board for the Jazz Heritage Center.
The Fillmore Heritage
Center includes
Links of interest:
Em Johnson Interest: http://www.emjint.com/
News articles on the Fillmore Heritage Center
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/30/DDVCTL7B6.DTL
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/20/BAGG09CNID1.DTL
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/03/31/focus45.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2007/01/29/story10.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2005/09/19/story8.html
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