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Neighbors press Planning Commission on fate of 1601 Larkin church as sponsor presents revised design
Summary
At an informational hearing, project architects and staff said structural and cost reports find adaptive reuse of the vacant church at 1601 Larkin financially unviable; neighborhood groups urged recirculation of the EIR and said the sponsor sued the city and subpoenaed neighborhood e‑mails. The commission asked for more outreach before a June 28 action hearing.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Wednesday heard an informational presentation on a proposed project at 1601 Larkin Street, where the developer would demolish a vacant church and build a six‑story residential building with 27 dwelling units and 29 off‑street parking spaces.
Planning staff and the project architect said the sponsor submitted a revised design but left the project program unchanged. Nani Turrell, planning department staff, said the draft EIR and response‑to‑comments document are being revised to reflect a modified project and a partial‑preservation alternative and that the department does not believe the revisions require recirculation under CEQA.
Ian Birchell, the project architect, walked commissioners through design…
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