Hunters View Block 10 to add 72 affordable units, childcare and community space, staff says

The Planning Department on June 26 provided an informational briefing on Block 10 of the Hunters View Hope SF redevelopment, describing a 72‑unit affordable building that will include a childcare facility, centralized property management offices and a large community-serving ground-floor room.

Catherine Edsel of the John Stewart Company said Block 10 will be the "heart of the community," with a central plaza providing entrances to the housing, childcare and community areas. Architect Daniel Simons described faceted massing to capture views, active ground-floor uses, and a design that emphasizes vibrancy at the street level with color-coded entries for different uses.

Staff reminded commissioners that Hunters View was approved previously under a larger design-for-development framework and that Block 10 is consistent with that document. Commissioners asked about unit counts and public-housing replacement obligations; department staff explained that Blocks 7 and 11 each contribute 54 public-housing replacement units toward the overall project’s replacement requirement and that Block 10 will contribute a further portion of replacement units while the balance remains designated as affordable housing.

The presentation was informational; the department said it is ready to approve plans when the sponsor returns with final materials and building permits. Commissioners and staff underscored the intent to blend market-rate and affordable units across the larger project to cross-subsidize replacement public housing, consistent with the Hope SF model.

Speakers in the presentation included staff from the Planning Department and representatives of John Stewart Company and the project architects.