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City advances conditional deal to replace Fire Station 13 with privately delivered station and mixed‑use development
Summary
The committee recommended sending a conditional property‑exchange agreement for 530 Sansom to the full Board for a hearing, backing a Related proposal that would replace Fire Station 13 with a new turnkey station (cost cap $25.5M) and permit a 200‑room Equinox hotel, health club and 35 condos; inclusionary fees would seed funding for nearby affordable housing at 772 Pacific.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted to send a conditional property‑exchange agreement for 530 Sansom to the full Board as a committee report for hearing on April 30, advancing a public‑land deal that pairs a privately delivered replacement for Fire Station 13 with a high‑density private development.
John Updike of the Department of Real Estate told the committee the preferred developer, Related, proposed a vertically integrated project that would relocate the fire station mid‑block and, in the tower above, deliver a 200‑room Equinox hotel, an Equinox health club and approximately 35 market‑rate condominiums. Updike said the new station would be roughly 22,572 gross square feet across four floors with two subterranean levels and a fully outfitted turnkey delivery.
The agreement as described is conditional on CEQA approvals and final Board ratification. Updike said the fire station cost cap is $25,500,000 and that the proposal is structured so any cost savings at delivery would flow partly to the city and be applied to the city’s affordable housing project at 772 Pacific. Updike estimated inclusionary and related fees would generate roughly $9.1 million for 772 Pacific and noted transferable development‑rights payments of just over $3 million. He said construction could begin late in 2021 with project delivery in 2023 under a conservative schedule, subject to entitlement and CEQA outcomes.
Dan Adams from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development said the fees and revenues generated by the deal would help but not close the identified gap for 772 Pacific; early estimates left a remaining gap of about $15–17 million beyond the $9.1 million identified from the 530 Sansom deal.
Fire officials present, including Chief Janine Nicholson and Assistant Deputy Chief Tony Rivera, told the committee they had worked closely with the real estate team and developers to ensure operational needs are met and said they support replacing Station 13 and Station 35 as proposed.
Public commenters and a hotel workers representative discussed affordability and labor protections; the Hotel & Restaurant Workers Local 2 said it was prepared to support the project contingent on organizing guarantees.
Next steps: the conditional agreement will go to the full Board for a hearing and final ratification post‑CEQA. If CEQA approval and ratification occur, the city will move into entitlement and ancillary documents (architectural, general contractor, cross‑easements) ahead of construction.
