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Planning staff briefs commission on Park Merced Phase 1; neighbors press for safety, air and tenant protections
Summary
Planning Department and Park Merced sponsor presented Phase 1 of the long‑running Park Merced redevelopment: roughly 1,600 units in phase 1 (part of ~5,700 net new units across all phases), guaranteed replacement of rent‑controlled units, 15% inclusionary housing (one‑third on‑site), and a community improvements program; neighbors asked for tenant mitigation, seismic and public‑health safeguards and clear mitigation for construction impacts.
Planning staff gave the commission a multi‑hour update on Park Merced’s Phase 1 build‑out and design review applications.
Joshua Switzke and Veronica Flores described the phased approach and the development agreement commitments: the full Park Merced plan aims for roughly 5,700 net new units over ~30 years (ultimately ~9,000 units on site, with ~3,200 existing units today). Phase 1 (subphases 1A–1D) focuses on northwest and southeast blocks; initial subphases 1A and 1B would build the earliest construction sites with over…
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