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Sponsors present massive Potrero Power Station DEIR; preservation and transit impacts flagged
Summary
Developers told the San Francisco Planning Commission they plan a mixed‑use redevelopment of the former power plant that would add housing, retail, parks and infrastructure; staff and the draft EIR identify significant and unavoidable impacts to historic resources, transit capacity, air quality and noise.
Developers and city staff on Nov. 8 presented the draft environmental impact report for the Potrero Power Station project, a proposed redevelopment of roughly 28–29 acres on the Central Bayside waterfront that would add housing, offices, parks, a hotel and community facilities. The project team described a plan that could include more than 5 million gross square feet of new development, a commitment to a grocery and major childcare space, and a community benefits package that sponsors said may include more than $150 million in infrastructure and $50 million for transit improvements.
The planning department’s environmental review identified a range of impacts. Certain historic…
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