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Committee backs extension of La Cocina lease at 101 Hyde through 2031 with provisions for housing RFQ
Summary
The committee approved an amendment extending La Cocina's interim lease at 101 Hyde through 2031 at $12,000 per year, while MOHCD committed to issue a developer RFQ within two years and preserve a one-year early-termination option for housing feasibility.
The committee forwarded to the full Board a lease amendment to extend La Cocina's occupation of city-owned property at 101 Hyde through Dec. 31, 2031. Robert Baca of the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) described the extension as an interim-use strategy to avoid vacancy and holding costs while the city works toward affordable housing development at the site.
MOHCD said La Cocina operates an incubator commercial kitchen supporting about 25 small businesses and contributes community activation through cleaning, programming and fundraising; the current proposal keeps the annual base rent at $12,000 and includes a clause to allow MOHCD one-year notice to terminate after two years should housing development prove feasible. Community commenters from the Tenderloin urged a shorter extension or month-to-month option to allow further community input; La Cocina representatives described the organization's pivot from a public food-hall model to a commercial kitchen incubator and said 25 businesses currently use the site.
Committee members discussed balancing interim activation versus long-term housing goals, accepted MOHCD's clerical amendments, and forwarded the amended resolution to the full Board with recommendation (3-0).
