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Commission approves 31‑story 41 Tehama tower, citing Transit Center District goals and plaza open space

San Francisco Planning Commission · November 29, 2012
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Summary

The Planning Commission approved a 31‑story residential tower at 41 Tehama with exceptions under Planning Code §309 and variances; sponsors emphasized a plaza that connects to the future Oscar Park, an art program and LEED Gold design. The project includes on‑site affordable units and is expected to generate fees for Transbay infrastructure.

Planning staff summarized the application for a new 31‑story residential building at 41 Tehama in the Transit Center District plan area and recommended approval of requested Planning Code §309 exceptions and related variances. Staff said the project advances the Transit Center District goal of concentrating dense housing near major transit investment, and described public‑realm improvements including a plaza, a proposed permanent public art piece and programmatic gallery space adjacent to the plaza.

Project sponsors presented design and program details: the tower contains approximately 325 dwelling units, retail and on‑site bicycle parking, and a mid‑block plaza designed to integrate with the future Oscar Park connection. The sponsor offered a programmatic approach to the one‑percent for art requirement (on‑site rotational exhibitions) and estimates of project revenue and fees that would fund transit‑area infrastructure.

Public testimony included organized labor and construction trades supporting the project for jobs, the Housing Action Coalition and housing advocates praising the on‑site affordable units and urban design, and some commenters urging careful CEQA cumulative mitigation of regional impacts. After questions and a staff correction that the project would not cast shadows on Section 2.95 parks, the Commission voted to approve the §309 findings and associated variances; the motion passed unanimously and the zoning administrator granted the variances.

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