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Board approves transfer of Moscone Center and Performing Arts garages to MTA; amendment notes possible hotel and affordable housing uses
Summary
An ordinance transferring the Moscone Center and Performing Arts garages from the Parking Authority to the Municipal Transportation Agency passed on first reading after an amendment that records a proposed development scenario including hotel rooms and affordable housing.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an ordinance (first reading) transferring the Moscone Center Garage and the Performing Arts Garage to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) and authorizing the assignment of certain ground leases and findings necessary for future development work.
Supervisor Jane Kim introduced an amendment that described the redevelopment concepts being developed by the San Francisco MTA, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development for the Moscone Garage site. The amendment inserted language noting that a current proposed scenario — subject to public input and environmental review — includes about 650 hotel rooms and 100 units of affordable housing. Supervisor Kim said the text is intended to reflect the board's understanding of the MTA's intent for the site.
Supervisor Kim moved the amendment; Supervisor Aaron Peskin seconded. The board took the amendment "without objection" and then passed the ordinance as amended unanimously on first reading. The vote recorded the item as finally passed by unanimous consent on the record for the first reading.
The ordinance transfers management of the properties from the Parking Authority to the MTA and affirms related administrative findings; the amendment is explicitly limited to describing a proposed scenario and does not itself approve development or entitlements, which will require separate environmental review and approvals.
Board members said they support converting parking assets to uses that may include affordable housing while reserving final land‑use decisions for later environmental and community review steps.
