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Planning Commission approves 220‑room SoMa hotel despite strong neighborhood opposition
Summary
After extended public comment from neighborhood groups, seniors and youth advocates, the Planning Commission approved a proposal for an 11‑story, 220‑room hotel at 250 Fourth Street, finding requested exceptions and conditional uses meet code requirements while urging staff and community to pursue stronger youth‑and‑family protections.
The Planning Commission unanimously approved an 11‑story, 220‑room hotel at 250 Fourth Street in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood on Thursday after a sustained public‑comment period in which community groups objected that the site is inside the SoMa Youth & Family Special Use District.
Elizabeth Waddey of the Planning Department described the project as a transit‑oriented, 220‑room tourist hotel with ground‑floor retail and a rooftop restaurant and bar. The department recommended granting exceptions under Planning Code Section 309 (including tourist bus loading and ground‑floor…
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