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Board upholds 350 Ellis renovation permit; appellants’ accessibility and parking concerns rejected
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal by Peter Skolnick against a renovation and RAD conversion at 350 Ellis St.; TNDC and Glide described $27 million in renovations to improve accessibility and life‑safety, and the Mayor’s Office warned delays could stall HUD‑linked financing across multiple buildings.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Aug. 17 denied an appeal of a building permit for 350 Ellis Street and upheld the permit by a 5–0 vote.
The appeal was filed by Peter Skolnick, who spoke through an interpreter and raised multiple concerns about the proposed reconfiguration of the ground floor, arguing that the plan reduced currently large common areas used by seniors and people with disabilities and created longer, more difficult circulation paths. Skolnick said the changes would amount to discrimination against disabled tenants and asked the board to withhold the permit.
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) representatives told the board the building was in urgent need of life‑safety,…
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