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OEWD and Planning present retail study; Union Square policy options include size and location limits on non‑retail uses
Summary
An Office of Economic and Workforce Development study found San Francisco's retail has been resilient but faces pressure from online sales, high rents and labor costs. For Union Square staff proposed limiting large non‑retail (office) uses on floors 1–3 and allowing smaller non‑retail footprints above, to protect the retail core while permitting flexibility.
The city’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Planning Department presented the "State of the Retail Sectors" study and related analysis of Union Square on Feb. 22. Consultants from Strategic Economics told the commission that San Francisco’s retail and food sales have outperformed national…
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