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Board of Appeals adopts revised demolition calculations, upholds 50 Seward permit after neighbors’ challenge
Summary
After lengthy testimony from neighbors and applicants over design, setback interpretation and demolition calculations, the San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 5–0 to adopt revised demolition calculations submitted at the hearing and to find the 50 Seward building permit code‑compliant, concluding the appeals with conditions.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 5–0 on Sept. 30 to adopt revised demolition calculations submitted at the hearing and to uphold the building permit for 50 Seward Street, ending three neighborhood appeals that challenged the project’s compliance with city design rules and demolition thresholds.
Neighbors James Pankow, Kenneth Hillen and Alisa Fitzgerald told the board the proposed expansion would break the block’s visual pattern, reduce morning sunlight and improperly avoid a conditional‑use permit by relying on altered demolition calculations. Pankow said the permit holder’s own diagrams showed at least “1 hour and 10 minutes” of new shading on his unit and that multiple demolition entries and openings had not been accounted for. Hillen argued the…
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