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Historic Preservation Commission approves Maryvale site project 4–3 after heated debate over gardens and period of significance
Summary
After extensive public testimony and internal debate over whether Maryvale’s gardens and garden shop are contributing features of City Landmark No. 58, the commission rejected a continuance and approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for a four‑story, eight‑unit building at 3620 Buchanan Street on a 4–3 vote. Commissioners and neighbors disagreed about the landmark boundary and whether additional study or design changes were needed.
The Historic Preservation Commission voted 4–3 to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for a proposed four‑story, eight‑unit building at 3620 Buchanan Street, a site that includes City Landmark No. 58 (the Maryvale Antiques / San Francisco Gaslight Company administration building), after a contentious public hearing in which neighbors and preservationists urged a continuance.
Staff had recommended approval with conditions. Stephanie Cisneros, preservation staff, told commissioners the project would demolish a non‑contributing one‑story garden house and portion of the non‑historic courtyard and that Page & Turnbull’s historic‑resource evaluation concluded those elements are not contributing features to the landmark.…
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