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Sponsors present Potrero Power Station master plan proposing housing, parks and partial demolition; commissioners and preservationists push for creative reuse
Summary
At an informational presentation, project sponsors outlined a redevelopment for the Potrero Power Station site that would bring substantial housing (project materials reference over 2,000 units, sponsor also cited 2,600), open space and infrastructure spending; sponsors said they studied multiple preservation alternatives but proposed demolition of three individually eligible buildings while pledging to preserve the 300-foot stack.
Project sponsors and City staff presented a broad informational overview of the Potrero Power Station Mixed-Use Project at the Aug. 1 Historic Preservation Commission hearing. Office of Economic and Workforce Development project manager John Lau described the site's scale and the project’s program and public-benefits package; project sponsor Enrique Landa and legal counsel Jim Abrams followed with technical details and preservation analysis.
Sponsors described the site as roughly 28–30 acres with a complex industrial history and significant remediation needs. Presentation materials and staff remarks referenced a program that includes a large housing component (John Lau described “over 2,000 units” while sponsor materials and later sponsor remarks referenced 2,600 units), about 22% open space (~6 acres), approximately…
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