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Planning Commission approves Potrero Power Station Block 2 with condition for pocket‑park review
Summary
The commission unanimously approved major modifications to Potrero Power Station Block 2, which will include a UCSF‑leased building with a proton therapy cancer center, outpatient clinics, life‑science incubator space and a newly proposed pocket park; staff will review final park plans before construction documents are issued.
Lede: The San Francisco Planning Commission on June 20 approved major modifications for Block 2 of the Potrero Power Station master plan, clearing the way for a building that will include a proton therapy cancer center leased to UCSF, outpatient clinics and life‑science incubator space.
Nut graf: Planning staff recommended approval subject to a new condition requiring planning department review of final plans for a pocket park that the sponsor is proposing to add; commissioners voted 6‑0 to approve the project with that condition.
Body: Monica Giacomucci, planning department staff, summarized the requested major modifications to D4D numeric standards and read a proposed condition requiring the project sponsor to submit pocket park plans prior to issuance of a first construction document. Giacomucci wrote that the department found the project “on balance, consistent with the objectives and policies of the general plan,” and that the project would provide public benefits beyond those anticipated by the D4D.
Project sponsor Enrique Landa described a seven‑story building designed to accommodate a subterranean proton therapy center, three floors of clinical space and three floors of incubator and lab uses. UCSF representative Bruce Lanyon said UCSF is “excited to lease a building at the power station” and that the facility will include a cancer treatment center and an AI and life‑science incubator.
Neighborhood groups and the project’s sponsor stressed the project’s community benefits, workforce and affordable housing commitments, and the sponsor said work on infrastructure (roads, seawall, pilings) is already underway. Commissioners discussed park design details, pedestrian safety and mechanical noise mitigation; the sponsor said an acoustic engineer recommended diffusers and the team would return with detailed park plans if commissioners requested.
Ending: The commission approved the motion with conditions that preserve staff oversight of the pocket park design and other required findings; the sponsor said it anticipates returning with final plans and continuing community engagement as construction progress continues.
