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Commission approves remodeled 79–81 Homestead despite neighbors' privacy and Ellis Act concerns
Summary
After neighbors raised privacy, massing and Ellis Act eviction concerns, the Planning Commission approved a modified project that raises an existing two‑unit building to grade and adds a garage, voting unanimously to deny discretionary review and approve with staff‑recommended modifications.
San Francisco — The Planning Commission on June 30 considered a discretionary‑review appeal of a remodeling and raising of an existing two‑unit building at 79–81 Homestead Street that would add a below‑grade garage, reconfigure rear decks and replace a hip roof with a flat roof. Neighbors argued the project would worsen privacy, increase massing into a mid‑block open space, remove on‑street parking and — critically for several speakers — followed an Ellis Act eviction that removed long‑term rent‑controlled tenants.
Neighbors requested that the commission require a conditional‑use review…
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