The 3Keys, Quest CDC, and City of Atlanta Celebrate the Start of O’Hern House Rehab
On September 24, 2025, media, community supporters, 3Keys residents, elected officials, and staff gathered in the lobby at the O’Hern House in the heart of Atlanta to mark a milestone for this 118-year-old building – a renovation of the again facility to be able to continue its mission to provide homes and supportive services to formerly homeless individuals. During the press conference, we heard reflections from City of Atlanta Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari, Quest CDC CEO Leonard L. Adams, Jr., and our own CEO Scott A. Walker on the significance of this work and what it means to our residents to put housing first.
As The 3Keys’ advances our mission each day to end chronic homelessness, the rehab of O’Hern House is a critical step in preserving affordable housing in Atlanta.
Check out photos below and read all the details in our press release here: Press Conference: Groundbreaking on Renovation for 76 Permanent Supportive Housing Units at Historic O’Hern House.
Media set up their cameras ahead of the press conference for the O’Hern House groundbreaking.
Leonard L. Adams, Jr., CEO of Quest CDC, speaks during the groundbreaking conference at the O’Hern House.
Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari speaks to the media and attendees at the O’Hern House groundbreaking.
Scott A. Walker, CEO of The 3Keys, gives remarks during the O’Hern House groundbreaking.
The audience gathered in the lobby of the O’Hern House for the groundbreaking press conference.
Supporters and staff of The 3Keys at the O’Hern House groundbreaking press conference.
From left to right: Leonard L. Adams, Jr., CEO of Quest CDC; Jim Viviano, President of James Thomas Designs, LLC; Carla Cooper, Construction Project Manager; Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari; and Scott A. Walker, President/CEO of The 3Keys, Inc.
From left to right: Jim Viviano, President of James Thomas Designs, LLC; Carla Cooper, Construction Project Manager; Gerry Richardson, Asset Manager with The 3Keys, Inc.; and Cory Hornsby, O’Hern House Property Manager for The 3Keys.
Group photo with the construction, design, and development team for O’Hern House. From left to right: Scott A. Walker, President/CEO of The 3Keys, Inc.; Blaine Fairbanks, Vice President, with Gibraltar Construction Company Inc.; Pat Gergory, Superintendent with Gibraltar Construction Company Inc.; Carla Cooper, Construction Project Manager; Abena Bentsil, Vice President and Project Managerwith Gibraltar Construction Company Inc.; Leonard L. Adams, Jr., CEO of Quest CDC: and Jim Viviano, President of James Thomas Designs, LLC.
Group photo of The 3Keys’ staff, who work tirelessly everyday to end chronic homelessness in Atlanta.
Reporters interview Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari in the lobby of the O’Hern House.
Berndt Petersen, a reporter with WSB-TV, tours O’Hern House with Leonard Adams of Quest CDC.
Berndt Petersen and a cameraman with WSB-TV tour one of resident rooms at the O’Hern House ahead of renovations getting underway this month.
A residents’ hallway in O’Hern House in September 2025, prior to renovations.
A residential room in O’Hern House in September 2025, before the rehab gets underway.
The game room is one of the amenity rooms that will get an overhaul with the renovation of O’Hern House.
The community space in O’Hern House in September 2025, prior to renovations.
The O’Hern House reception desk decorated for the press conference.
The entrance to the O’Hern House decorated for the press conference.