Posted May 28, 2015, 2:54 AM
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Triptastic Gen X Snoozer
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 22,207
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Originally Posted by socketsite
Facing an uphill battle with neighborhood groups and a potential conflict with San Francisco’s Downtown Area Plan which calls for building heights to taper down to the shoreline of the Bay, “to avoid visual disruption along the water while preserving topography and views,” the proposed height of the residential tower to rise at 75 Howard Street has been further reduced in height from 290 to 220 feet, the maximum height for which the parcel is currently zoned.
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It's a lot easier to build an of-right building, especially given the waterfront location.
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