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Planning commission approves revised 3700 California development with senior housing, 456 new units
Summary
The commission unanimously approved modifications to the long-running 3700 California Street (former CPMC site) plan, expanding the overall housing count and adding a 74-unit senior residential care component while preserving the historic Marshall Hale building and approving design changes and conditions.
The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously approved on May 1 a modified plan for the redevelopment of the former California Pacific Medical Center campus at 3700 California Street in Presidio Heights.
The revised proposal retains and renovates Marshall Hale (3698 California), adds 15 new single-family homes on fee parcels and consolidates earlier plans for 31 buildings into a smaller number of larger buildings, increasing total housing from the prior approval—s 264 units to 456 new dwelling units overall. The project adds 74 assisted-living and memory-care units in a mixed-use building on Block C and includes a ground-level restaurant intended to provide neighborhood-serving commercial space.
Why it matters: The site is a 4.9-acre redevelopment in a central, well-connected neighborhood near Laurel Village and the Presidio. The amendment balances larger-scale multifamily housing and single-family parcels while preserving and adaptively reusing a key historic hospital building as part of a mixed-use senior facility.
Findings and approvals: Planning staff concluded the proposed modifications were within the scope of the project—s previously certified Environmental Impact Report and administratively approved an addendum. The commission approved the modified planned-unit development and the requested conditional-use authorizations and design adjustments. Staff noted the revised proposal would remain within the zoning height limits and that the revised mitigation-monitoring program had been updated.
Public reaction and outreach: The sponsor, developer Prado Group, and local neighborhood groups said they had engaged in community meetings over the previous year. Support letters came from neighborhood organizations and labor and housing advocates; a few comments asked the sponsor to preserve mature street trees and to coordinate outreach on construction timing. The Planning Department said the sponsor will provide additional details on tree impacts and construction phasing as conditions of approval.
Outcome: The commission voted 7-0 to approve the amended PUD and associated entitlements with standard conditions and updated mitigation and monitoring requirements. The sponsor said it would move toward final permitting and construction on a revised schedule.
