The city of Anchorage is now working to turn the Golden Lion Hotel into housing for low-income and homeless residents, Mayor Dave Bronson announced today. The building has been a source of tension between Bronson and the Assembly.
The former Golden Lion Hotel in Anchorage at the intersection of New Seward Highway and 36th Avenue formerly served as a COVID testing site in Anchorage. It will soon become low-income housing.
The city purchased the Golden Lion Hotel building in 2020 under acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson, and it intended to use it as a drug and alcohol misuse treatment center.Bronson described the repurposing of the Golden Lion as part of the city’s effort to address homelessness. Bronson’s administration and Assembly leadership have sparred over the best way to house the city’s homeless residents.
In the past, the building has been a source of tension between Bronson and the Assembly. The Assembly initially included it as part of a multi-tiered approach to homelessness, intending for it to be used as a substance misuse treatment center.
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