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Planning commission upholds environmental finding and authorizes 65 Ocean Avenue HomeSF project
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission affirmed the preliminary mitigated negative declaration for the 65 Ocean Avenue project and approved a HomeSF project authorization for the 193‑unit development, including 48 below‑market‑rate units and an on‑site childcare facility; opponents argued the environmental review understates cumulative and displacement impacts.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Oct. 24 affirmed the planning department’s environmental finding and voted to authorize a HomeSF project at 65 Ocean Avenue, allowing project entitlements to proceed while continuing the sponsor’s in‑kind childcare agreement to Dec. 12.
The project sponsor proposes a 193‑unit multifamily building that would deliver 25 percent below‑market‑rate units (48 BMR units), a 5,942‑square‑foot on‑site childcare facility intended to serve about 25 children, and roughly 121 parking spaces. Sponsor materials presented at the hearing said the development would be privately financed, built with 100 percent union labor, create an estimated 500 construction jobs, and include neighborhood‑preference placement for up to 40 percent of certain units for District 11 residents.
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