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Planning Commission approves garage under Green Street cottages with strict conditions to protect historic wall
Summary
After heated testimony and an appeal by the Russian Hill Community Association complaining of missing mailed notice and potential damage to a historic retaining wall, the Planning Commission approved a subterranean garage at 1135–1139 Green Street with conditions including preservation of street trees, no windows in the retaining wall and an immediate stop for any structural damage pending DBI inspection.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Nov. 1 granted approval for a two‑level subterranean garage and storage addition at 1135–1139 Green Street, finding the design meets preservation standards but attaching conditions responding to neighbor concerns about the adjacent historic retaining wall.
Brett Gladstone, representing the project sponsor, said the design aims to preserve and stabilize the Maxwell Bugbee cottages and the retaining wall while providing five off‑street parking spaces for owner‑occupant residents. “The goal here is to create a 5‑car garage,” Gladstone said, and the sponsors presented engineering and preservation letters…
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