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Committee approves rezoning to allow 100% affordable housing and park at 2070 Folsom Street
Summary
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted unanimously to rezone 2070 Folsom Street to ‘urban mixed use’ and raise the height limit to 85 feet, enabling a proposed 139‑unit, 100% affordable rental project with ground‑floor community services and a new park in the Mission District.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted unanimously Oct. 4 to approve an ordinance rezoning 2070 Folsom Street to allow an 85‑foot, mixed‑use building that city and developer representatives said will deliver 100% affordable rental housing and a new park in the Mission District.
Supervisor Campos, the item’s sponsor, described the project as a response to the city’s affordability crisis, saying recent data showed the average two‑bedroom rent in the city was $4,126. "Approving this rezoning and height increase will pave the way for the construction of a 139 new affordable housing units in the Mission," Campos said during the committee hearing.
The Planning Department’s presentation said the ordinance would change the site’s designation from public and a 50X…
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