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Planning commission approves revised 430 Main Street plan with 45‑foot protective notch
Summary
After months of negotiation with neighbors, the commission approved a modified downtown project authorization for 430 Main Street requiring a 45‑foot‑wide, four‑story central notch to protect light and air for the adjacent Baycrest courtyard; the vote was 5‑1.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on May 24 approved a revised downtown project authorization for 430 Main Street in Rincon Hill, adopting conditions intended to preserve light and air to the adjacent Baycrest condominium courtyard while preserving most of the project’s housing capacity.
The commission voted 5‑1 to approve the project after a contentious hearing that juxtaposed a staff‑preferred two‑tower scheme and the developer’s partially split‑building compromise. Staff architect David Winslow told commissioners that the split‑building concept “yields approximately 92,000 square feet of net rentable” area under the department’s assumptions,…
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