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Board approves Transbay plan amendment to allow larger floor plates on Block 2, adding affordable units
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to the Transbay redevelopment plan to increase maximum floor plate sizes on Block 2, enabling about 31 additional affordable units and advancing two affordable housing projects by Chinatown Community Development Center and Mercy Housing.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on first reading on January 10 to approve an amendment to the Transbay redevelopment plan that increases maximum floor plate sizes on Block 2 of Zone 1. The amendment allows more developable area above 85 feet without increasing overall height, enabling an estimated 31 additional affordable units for the project known as Block 2.
Kim Obstfeld, senior development specialist at the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII), presented the amendment and project background. Block 2 will be developed as two separately financed and operated buildings: 2 West, by Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC), primarily…
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