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Committee advances multiple historic‑designation items tied to Central SoMa plan
Summary
The committee took up a package of Article 10 and Article 11 historic designations for SoMa, including the Pullman Hotel, the Pile Drivers/Local 77 union hall, Hotel Utah, the Clyde & Crooks Warehouse Historic District, and changes to the Mint Mission and Kearny Market districts; staff said the items were unanimously recommended by the Planning and Historic Preservation commissions and the committee sent items 1–7 forward with a positive recommendation.
The committee combined Items 1–7 (Article 10 and Article 11 designations) into a single package and heard a staff presentation from Francis McMillan of the Planning Department summarizing the designations. The package includes three individual Article 10 landmark nominations (New Pullman Hotel, Pile Drivers Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Local 77 Union Hall, and Hotel Utah), a proposed Article 10 Clyde & Crooks Warehouse Historic District, two properties proposed for addition to the Kearny Market Mason Sutter Conservation District, and the newly defined Mint Mission Conservation District along with a change in Article 11 status for 26 properties.
McMillan said the nominations reflect rare examples of post‑1906 earthquake reconstruction-era residential hotels and industrial buildings, and cited the Pullman Hotel's association with Pullman porters and maids as nationally significant. He told the committee that the Planning Commission and Historic Preservation Commission had unanimously supported the items in prior hearings.
After limited public comment that raised concerns about equity in historic-preservation practice, the committee moved the items forward to the full Board with a positive recommendation by roll call (two recorded ayes and one absence noted). The items will appear on the October 16 Board of Supervisors agenda as part of a package of designations tied to the Central SoMa work program.
