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Committee reviews sale strategy for 30 Van Ness and Goodwill site plan; supervisors press for Prop K consistency
Summary
Real‑estate staff described plans to market 30 Van Ness (a 180,000 sq ft office building) and lease back city operations temporarily while pursuing a consolidated permit center at the Goodwill site; supervisors and housing advocates urged using the surplus property ordinance and Proposition K goals to maximize affordable housing outcomes.
John Updike, director of the Department of Real Estate, briefed the Land Use and Transportation Committee on the city's disposition strategy for 30 Van Ness Avenue, a roughly 180,000‑square‑foot office building on the northeast corner of Market and Van Ness. Updike said the building is currently occupied by city departments and is being marketed with an intent to negotiate a sale and lease‑back that would give the city time to identify a destination site for relocated offices while realizing proceeds to pay down outstanding debt on the property.
Updike identified…
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