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Planning Commission approves replacement housing at 1601 Larkin after design changes and debate over church preservation
Summary
Commissioners approved a five‑story residential project replacing a deteriorated church at 1601 Larkin, after the sponsor reduced height, placed parking below grade and committed to additional upper‑floor setbacks; opponents urged adaptive reuse and senior housing.
The Planning Commission voted Oct. 3 to approve a five‑story, residential project at 1601 Larkin Street, a site occupied by a deteriorated early‑20th‑century church. The project sponsor sought conditional use authorization and variances to build 27 dwelling units over two basement parking levels.
Project counsel Jim Rubin and architect Ian Birchell described a multi‑year redesign that reduced the building from six to five stories, placed parking entirely below grade, increased setbacks and reworked massing to respond to…
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