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Board conditions Google permits after tenants cite persistent construction noise at Rincon Towers
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on May 9 granted tenant appeals of two Google alteration permits for 121 Spear Street and conditioned issuance on mitigation measures (Exhibits A–D) and daily public access to sound‑monitoring data, after residents complained of excessive rotor‑hammering and sleep‑disrupting noise.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals granted appeals by residents of the Towers at Rincon on May 9 and approved the previously issued alteration permits only after adopting a package of mitigation measures and access requirements for sound data.
The board’s action said the permits may issue if the permit holder adopts the measures listed in Exhibits A through D (submitted May 3) and publishes daily access to the construction noise monitoring data for tenants. The motion was moved by Commissioner Anne Lazarus and passed with President Frank Fung, Commissioner Daryl Honda and Vice President Rick Swigg voting aye.
Tenants and their counsel told…
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