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Planning Commission clears 181 Fremont tower in Transit Center district, approves limited shadow and entitlement terms
Summary
Commissioners approved a package of findings and exceptions for the 52‑story 181 Fremont tower and authorized a limited shadow allocation on Union Square; office square footage allocation and Section 309 exceptions were approved with a multi‑year entitlement timeline.
The Planning Commission in late evening action approved key entitlements for the 181 Fremont project, a 52‑story tower adjacent to the new Transbay Transit Center that is proposed at the plan‑level 700‑foot height cap.
Planning staff recommended the exceptions the project seeks under Planning Code Section 309, and presented an analysis showing the proposed new shadow on Union Square would be extremely limited (about five minutes on two…
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