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Architectural historian stresses national‑register designation doesn’t block new affordable housing, cites Uptown Tenderloin projects
2352080 · February 19, 2025
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An architectural historian told the Historic Preservation Commission that National Register designation of the Uptown Tenderloin does not prevent large scale permanently affordable housing projects, citing recent nearby developments as examples.
Catherine Petrin, an architectural historian, used the general public comment period on Feb. 19 to clarify what National Register historic‑district designation does and does not do and to highlight the Uptown Tenderloin National Register Historic District.
Petrin said the Uptown Tenderloin district contains 408 buildings,…
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