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Board advances Cayuga‑Alemany development with large voluntary affordable component on first reading
Summary
The board approved on first reading a trio of ordinances to advance the 915 Cayuga Avenue project, which sponsors say will include a substantial voluntary affordable housing component and is privately financed.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on April 30 approved on first reading three related ordinances advancing a private development at 915 Cayuga Avenue that sponsors say voluntarily includes significant affordable and family‑friendly housing.
The three items—(1) approval of a development agreement with SYTS Investments LLC that contains public benefits, including below‑market‑rate units; (2) a planning‑code amendment to establish the Cayuga‑Alemany Special Use District and change height limits; and (3) a zoning‑map amendment to change the assessor's parcel to the neighborhood commercial district—were called together and considered as a package.
Supervisor Safa Ity (referred to in the record as Supervisor Safa Yi) described the development as a milestone for District 11 and said the project team is voluntarily providing 50 percent of units as affordable. She described the range of affordability and called the project “100 percent privately financed.” She also said many of the units will be family‑sized (two‑ and three‑bedroom units) and that some units will be dedicated to transitional‑age youth.
Supervisor Safa Ity thanked city staff and project sponsors and asked for board support; the board passed the three ordinances on first reading unanimously.
Context and implications: sponsors emphasized that no public funds are committed to the project, and that the voluntary affordable component exceeds what would be required under existing rules. The approvals on first reading move the project forward; subsequent hearings and approvals are required before final entitlements and building permits are issued.
Votes and next steps: the three ordinances passed first reading without objection. The legal record for the items references CEQA determinations and required findings for zoning and planning code changes; further procedural steps remain before full project approval and permitting.
