Planning commission approves New Mission Theatre project after debate over parking and land‑dedication affordable housing

The San Francisco Planning Commission on Jan. 8 approved a conditional‑use package to rehabilitate the New Mission Theatre and build an eight‑story mixed‑use project on Mission Street that includes 114 dwelling units and the theater’s conversion to a multiple‑screen Alamo Drafthouse cinema. The commission voted to approve the project with conditions after an extended public hearing and deliberation; the motion passed 5 to 1.

Staff and the Mayor’s Office of Housing described the project as a major redevelopment on a transit‑rich corridor that would provide 114 new units and satisfy inclusionary requirements through a land‑dedication alternative. Theresa Yonge of the Mayor’s Office of Housing said the city’s review included a title report, site survey, geotechnical and environmental reports and an…