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Kilroy’s Flower Mart redevelopment presented with two‑variant plan to protect wholesale market
Summary
Planning staff and Kilroy described a two‑variant plan for redeveloping the Flower Mart site in Central SoMa: build a new on‑site market if vendors choose to return, or fund and help create an off‑site permanent market while providing interim space and major community benefits. The development agreement, public‑benefit package and Prop M phasing were discussed.
Planning staff and Kilroy Realty presented an informational briefing June 13 on a large Central SoMa redevelopment that would replace the existing Flower Mart and provide new office, retail, production/distribution (PDR) space and privately owned public open space. The sponsor and city described a two‑variant approach developed with vendor input.
Under Scenario A, the Flower Mart vendors elect to return to a new on‑site market built as part of the project; the sponsor will construct a temporary facility at 2000 Marin and move vendors there during construction. Scenario A includes explicit community benefits: roughly 115,000 square feet of on‑site affordable PDR space, neighborhood retail, a land dedication for off‑site 100% affordable housing, about 36,000 square feet of privately owned public open space (POPOS), a $4 million public art contribution and roughly $170 million in impact fees including jobs‑housing linkage fees.
Scenario B would be triggered if vendors opt not to return; the developer would provide initial funds for site due diligence, continue to fund predevelopment, and would be required to cover full costs to build a replacement permanent market elsewhere in San Francisco (including construction, subsidy and reserves). Scenario B also adds a 23,000 square‑foot childcare center, a 1,000‑square‑foot community room and additional on‑site programming commitments.
Staff and OEWD emphasized commitments to interim relocation at 2000 Marin (a temporary site) and to a phasing plan that aligns Prop M office allocations with readiness and public benefits; planning staff said the DA will require the developer to bring forward the public benefits in early phases. Commissioners asked detailed questions about Prop M phasing, allocation of first‑phase square footage, and how public benefits are timed relative to office allocation draws.
This was an informational presentation; the sponsor (Kilroy) and staff will return to the commission with a formal entitlement package for review in July. The presentation underscored both the scale of proposed office development in Central SoMa and the city’s effort to preserve the century‑old Flower Mart institution through a legally binding option structure and interim housing for vendors.
