This one is
still alive, and the developers want to make it more palatable by funding the low-income housing project at
Taylor and Eddy:
Quote:
To stave off political and neighborhood resistance about building a tall residential tower near San Francisco's waterfront, developer Paramount Group would help pay for a new low-income housing project in the Tenderloin.
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PJ Johnston, a spokesman for Paramount, said the developer will "be holding community meetings in the coming months" before the project gets a hearing in front of the Planning Commission likely later this year. It is still going through environmental review. Johnston declined to reveal the rest of Paramount's new plans for the site, which would include other community benefits.
The 75 Howard project, proposed as a 282-foot tall structure with 160 units and 4,700 square feet of ground-floor retail, would replace an eight-story parking garage. It will likely have a tricky time winning the support of the commission and the Board of Supervisors because it would likely seek about a 41 percent height increase than what is allowed.
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The article says that it's not subject to Prop B, since it's not on Port property. But even if it's approved by all agencies, it takes less than 10,000 signatures to qualify a measure for the ballot in SF, which is pretty easy for one rich person to bankroll.
The $11 million that the 8 Washington developers offered for affordable housing was a non-starter for voters. I wonder if having a tangible affordable project will move the needle a little more this time. Still seems like a longshot to get the height increase approved.