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Commission reviews preservation alternatives after developer proposes to replace landmark fire station site
Summary
Planning staff and the project sponsor presented preservation alternatives for a proposal to demolish the Jones Building (an Article 10‑listed landmark at 447 Battery St.) and relocate a fire station; commissioners requested additional alternatives to be documented in the draft EIR.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on Jan. 15 reviewed preservation alternatives for a development that would demolish the Jones Building at 447 Battery Street — listed under Article 10 — to accommodate a relocated fire station and a mixed‑use tower at 530 Sansom/447 Battery.
Jonathan Vimmer, planning staff, said the department’s analysis focuses on demolition and redevelopment of 447 Battery; the prior project iteration (which did not include 447 Battery) had received a mitigated negative declaration for CEQA purposes. The current proposal would relocate the city's fire station program to 447 Battery and construct a mixed‑use tower on the adjacent parcel.
Mark Schwetman, the project architect, described options the sponsor studied: (1) a no‑project alternative; (2) full preservation options where the fire station would be incorporated on the original site or atop the tower (not feasible for program and structural reasons); and (3) partial preservation that…
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