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Commission initiates General Plan amendments to enable 513-foot Transbay Block 4 tower with 45% affordable homes
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to initiate General Plan and redevelopment-plan amendments to enable Transbay Block 4, a proposed 513-foot tower with 681 units (45% restricted for affordability) and a mid-rise Mercy Housing-owned 100% affordable component; OCII issued a CEQA addendum finding no significant effects.
The Planning Commission on June 23 initiated General Plan and redevelopment-plan amendments needed to allow the Transbay Block 4 project to proceed in the Transbay redevelopment area. The motion, moved by Commissioner Coppell and seconded, passed unanimously (6–0) to schedule a public hearing on or after July 28, 2022.
What the action does: Staff asked the Commission to initiate map and text amendments to the Transit Center District Sub-Area Plan and the Transbay redevelopment plan to increase the allowable tower height on Block 4 from 450 feet to 513 feet and to adjust bulk controls. The Commission’s initiation authorizes staff to proceed with the formal amendment hearings and associated…
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