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Stonestown redevelopment update draws broad support and sharp calls to maximize affordability
Summary
Brookfield and city staff presented a large, multi‑phase Stonestown plan and CEQA envelope (2,900 units with options up to ~3,500). Public speakers praised outreach and housing but dozens urged stronger, enforceable affordable‑housing commitments; staff and OEWD said negotiations are ongoing and the DA will aim to exceed baseline inclusionary requirements.
SAN FRANCISCO — City planners and Brookfield Properties on Sept. 14 gave the Planning Commission a programmatic update on the proposed Stonestown redevelopment, a multidecade build-out of the 41-acre mall site that staff and the sponsor say could yield roughly 2,900 to 3,500 housing units, six acres of parks and a new retail main street.
Christie Donnelly of Brookfield described a vision that would replace much of the site’s surface parking with mixed-use, transit-oriented housing and public space. "Our vision is to create 2,900 new residential units from 3 to 18 stories," Donnelly said, adding the sponsor has studied options to increase residential capacity by nearly 600 units by converting some office and hotel uses and adding an additional tower. Brookfield said the…
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