Another difference between the State Street SROs and the Holiday Inn is that the new housing units will include their own small kitchens and bathrooms. Residents of the State Street SROs now share public bathrooms..

The building will not hire security to patrol the area but will have on-site property managers who will monitor security, a setup similar to the current SROs. The Holiday Inn site will also include cameras inside and outside the building.

• In other business, the RDA board on Tuesday voted unanimously to create a $100,000 fund to provide matching grants to local businesses in Sugar House's Granite block. The money, between $3,000 and $15,000 per business, would help them ride out renovation of the block and relocate there later.

The block, home to an eclectic mix of small businesses at the corner of 2100 South and Highland Drive, is set to be renovated by the buildings' owners, after a zoning amendment approved by the council in December 2005. Residents, shoppers and business owners have worried the renovation will kill the area's unique mood and drive some of the shops out of business.

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