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Planning Department presents 2019 housing inventory showing a rebound in production but ongoing affordability gaps
Summary
Staff reported that San Francisco added about 4,700 net housing units in 2019 (an 85% increase in construction versus 2018), with 31% of new units affordable; commissioners and public urged continued focus on affordable production and data consolidation amid COVID staffing pressures.
The Planning Department presented its 2019 Housing Inventory and housing balance reports to the commission on July 16, detailing a spike in construction last year but continuing shortfalls in affordable production.
Staff data showed about 4,850 units completed in 2019 and about 160 units lost to demolition or mergers, for a net addition of roughly 4,700 units — an 82% increase from 2018 and the second‑highest annual production in the last decade. About 1,456 of the new units (31%) were affordable, including 405 inclusionary…
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