We ask you to withdraw from your agreement to sell the Theodora to Goodman Real Estate. We do not believe enough steps have been taken to seek out an entity willing to keep tenants in their homes and preserve the Theodora as low-income housing and believe that the city, state and nonprofit developers will help tenants save their homes.

The pending sale of The Theodora to Goodman Real State has already meant displacement, financial hardship and considerable trauma for vulnerable residents. For some residents, the sale would mean (and has already meant) leaving both their neighborhood and community, and the city of Seattle.

As Seattle continues to gentrify, we write to say that we believe Seattle-- and Ravenna--should be a place for tenants of all incomes to live.

To Mr. John Goodman, Chairman, Goodman Real Estate:

Please withdraw from your agreement to purchase the Theodora from Volunteers of America. The Theodora has been home to people in need for over 100 years. Given that you are a for-profit developer and you intend to purchase the building after the expiration of the subsidies that keep the Theodora affordable, we do not believe you will keep the Theodora affordable for low income tenants.