Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Sfmoma Expansion topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
SFMOMA outlines expansion plan; city and museum describe land-exchange that would fund a new Fire Station No. 1
Summary
SFMOMA representatives and city staff gave an informational preview of a proposed museum expansion that would raise nearby buildings and deliver a new Fire Station No. 1 at 935 Folsom at no cost to the city; staff said the draft EIR is expected in mid‑July and a public hearing in August.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on June 23 heard an informational presentation on the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art(SFMOMA) expansion and the proposed relocation of Fire Station No. 1.
Michael Jacinto of Planning staff opened the item by calling it "an informational presentation only" and said staff is preparing an environmental impact report that is tentatively scheduled for release in mid‑July with a public hearing on the draft EIR planned for August. Ken Rich of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development described the financial structure: the museum would raise and redevelop two properties near Howard Street and, in return, construct a new fire station at 935 Folsom Street for the City at no additional cost.
Greg Johnson, SFMOMAexpansion project director, and the museumarchitect team presented concept designs and program goals. Architect Craig Dikers of Snohetta and Bill Leddy of EHDD/Letty Leddy detailed an approach that preserves public access, creates new promenades and galleries visible from the street, and integrates the existing plaza and surrounding blocks into the museum complex.
Staff emphasized the proposal remains contingent on independent actions by the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission, including certification of the EIR and any required rezoning or right-of-way vacations. The presentation included a project schedule the team cited during questions: certification and project approvals by year end, completion of the new fire station by the end of 2012, and museum expansion completion targeted for summer 2016.
Public comment included concerns about transportation and circulation near the proposed fire station, with a request that planners analyze how a relocated station would affect existing Muni routing and two‑way street plans. Planning staff and project representatives said they would continue community outreach and coordinate the EIR scope and subsequent hearings.
Next steps: Planning staff will publish the draft EIR in mid‑July and schedule a public hearing on the draft in August; no approval was requested at the June 23 meeting.
