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Draft EIR for 901 Sixteenth / 1200 Seventeenth triggers debate over metal‑shed reuse versus dense housing
Summary
The Planning Commission heard extensive public comment on the draft EIR for the Coravin site, which would add about 395 units. The EIR identifies significant and unavoidable transportation impacts and loss of PDR; community groups pressed for the ‘metal shed’ adaptive reuse alternative to preserve industrial buildings and jobs, while the sponsor argued for the proposed dense mixed‑use outcome.
The Planning Department presented the draft Environmental Impact Report for a redevelopment of the Coravin site at 901 Sixteenth Street and 1200 Seventeenth Street. The sponsor’s preferred project would demolish two metal‑shed warehouses and other structures and construct two new residential buildings (a six‑story building on Sixteenth and a four‑story building on Seventeenth) totaling 395 dwelling units, roughly 25,000 square feet of commercial space, and an estimated 388 off‑street parking spaces.
The draft EIR concluded the project would cause significant and unavoidable transportation and circulation impacts at key…
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