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Planning commission upholds environmental review for Grub Steak redevelopment, continues conditional use hearing to allow design changes
Summary
The Planning Commission on May 6 upheld the city’s preliminary mitigated negative declaration for the proposed 8‑story, 21‑unit redevelopment at 1525 Pine Street but voted to continue the conditional‑use review to June 17 so the sponsor can explore design changes to reduce loss of light and privacy for neighboring units.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Thursday upheld the department’s preliminary mitigated negative declaration (PMND) for a proposed redevelopment at 1525 Pine Street, the long‑running project that would replace the Grub Steak diner with an eight‑story, 21‑unit mixed‑use building. The commission rejected an appeal of the PMND by a 5–2 vote, but failed to approve project entitlements and instead continued the conditional‑use authorization to June 17, directing the project sponsor to study ways to reduce impacts on light and privacy for adjacent residents.
Why the decision matters: The project relies on the state density‑bonus law to gain six additional units and multiple waivers from local development standards. Neighbors in the adjacent Austin condominium said raising the height from 65 feet to 83 feet and adding units would cast substantial new…
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