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Committee delays vote on Mills Act contract for 166–178 Townsend Street after budget analyst flags delinquent taxes
Summary
Planning staff presented a Mills Act historical-property contract for a 6-story mixed-use project at 166–178 Townsend Street. The budget analyst recommended disapproval because the property owner owed $105,126 in delinquent property taxes; the sponsor said payment plans are in place and proposed limiting the Mills benefit to the historic volume. The committee continued the item for two weeks.
Planning Department staff told the Budget and Finance Committee that the project sponsor seeks a Mills Act historical property contract for 166To178 Townsend Street, a mixed-use redevelopment of a building that is a contributing structure to the South End Historic District. The proposal, amended since earlier review, now calls for a six-story development with 94 rental units, 45 parking spaces and rehabilitation of historic facades.
Budget analyst Harvey Rose recommended disapproval and reported that the property owner currently owes $105,126 in past-due property taxes (for…
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