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Planning commission certifies EIR and approves planned‑unit development to redevelop CPMC Presidio Heights site into ~273 units
Summary
The commission certified the final EIR under CEQA and approved a planned unit development and conditional‑use authorization to redevelop the former CPMC campus at 3700 California Street into roughly 273 dwelling units; the decision drew praise for neighborhood outreach and criticism over tree removal and lack of on‑site affordable units (an in‑lieu fee of about $43–44 million was reported).
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously on Feb. 27 to certify the final environmental impact report for the redevelopment of the former CPMC Presidio Heights campus at 3700 California Street and to approve the project's requested entitlements, including a planned‑unit development (PUD) and conditional‑use authorizations to exceed certain height and yard controls.
Christopher May of Planning Department staff summarized the final EIR and the project’s scope: demolition of most existing hospital buildings, partial retention and conversion of two structures, construction of 31 new buildings ranging from three to seven stories and a total of approximately 632,000 gross square feet of residential floor area to yield roughly 273 dwelling units in a mix of single‑family and multi‑unit buildings. Staff said the project would meet…
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