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Planning Commission approves 150 Van Ness housing project with conditions after parents press safety concerns
Summary
The commission approved a 420‑unit project at 150 Van Ness (50 on‑site BMR units) but attached conditions to protect La Porte preschool: translucent non‑operable glazing on lower floors facing the school, no demolition adjacent to the school during school hours, increased car‑share spaces and a 3‑month monitoring check after demolition starts.
The Planning Commission unanimously approved the downtown project authorization, conditional‑use requests and variances for 150 Van Ness on April 2 after lengthy public comment from parents of La Porte (50 Fell) preschool and extensive negotiation over demolition and mitigation measures.
Emerald Fund sponsor Oz Erickson described the project as a 13‑story, 120‑foot building with 420 dwelling units, 50 below‑market-rate units on site and about 9,000 square feet of ground‑floor retail. Erickson said the existing building is structurally unsafe and that the development would complete the Market Octavia…
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