Commission approves two-building mixed-use PDR and housing project near Showplace Square

Planning staff described a proposal to demolish a single-story building and replace it with two adjoined mixed-use buildings at 1150 Sixteenth Street and 1201 Eighth Street. The project includes a 58-foot residential building with 15 dwelling units (including two on-site affordable units) and an adjoining 68-foot PDR building providing space aimed at new manufacturing/production firms.

Corey Teague and project counsel Dan Fratton highlighted streetscape coordination with the Showplace Triangle Plaza, remediation of legacy contamination from a former bulk fuel facility, and on-site affordable housing. Architect Tony Pontelliani reviewed exterior design, internal garage and circulation, and noted compliance with green building standards required by DBI.

Neighbors and stakeholders including representatives from the California College of the Arts and SF Made generally supported the project, recommending improvements to public open space and a stronger PDR industrial language. Commissioners praised the project as consistent with Eastern Neighborhoods goals, noted the benefit of cleaning up a contaminated site, and asked the sponsor to continue design dialogue on materials and plaza integration. The commission voted unanimously to approve the project with the staff-recommended conditions.

The approval includes requirements for pedestrian streetscape submissions, coordination with the Better Streets plan and final parking plan adjustments to reflect the permitted parking maximums. The sponsor agreed to work with the city on plaza designs and sequencing.