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Commission reviews Sol LeWitt wall drawing proposed for 1400 Mission Street development
Summary
Planning staff and the project sponsor presented a public-art proposal to satisfy a 1% construction-cost arts requirement for the 1400 Mission Street mixed-use project: the sponsor proposes a Sol LeWitt wall drawing on the Tenth Street elevation treated with an anti-graffiti coating and subject to director review.
Planning Department staff presented an informational briefing on the public-art requirement for the mixed-use project at 1400 Mission Street during the June 25 meeting. The project — a 150-foot, 15-story mixed-use building with 190 affordable dwelling units and 4,350 square feet of ground-floor commercial space — requires an on‑site public-art component valued at 1% of hard construction costs.
Carly Grove of the Planning Department summarized the approved project and the art requirement. The project sponsor proposed installing a wall drawing by American artist Sol LeWitt on the corner of Tenth and Jesse, to span the full height of the ground floor and be publicly accessible from the sidewalk. Leo Shepland, the sponsor—s representative, said the mural panels are being transferred from a private residence in Los Angeles and will be installed on plaster panels at the corner of Tenth and Jessie.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about whether the work is interior or exterior and how it will be protected from graffiti. Project representatives confirmed the artwork will be on the exterior wall along Tenth Street and will be treated with a graffiti-resistant coating; management of potential graffiti removal will be the responsibility of the building—s management company. Staff noted the final concept and location must be submitted for review by the Planning Director in consultation with the Planning Commission as required by project conditions of approval.
No public speakers commented on this item during the presentation; commissioners and staff closed the item and moved on to subsequent agenda items.
