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Board approves Mission Bay South plan amendment to add affordable units, raise height for 100% affordable project
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Acting as a committee of the whole, the Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to Mission Bay South redevelopment plan to increase allowable height on Block 4 East to 250 feet and add 250 affordable units to support a 100% affordable development; OCII staff said AB 1449 exempts 100% affordable projects from CEQA and developers aim to start construction in 2027–2028 phases.
The Board of Supervisors convened as a committee of the whole to consider a redevelopment plan amendment that would increase the maximum building height on Mission Bay South Block 4 East from 160 feet to 250 feet and add 250 affordable dwelling units to enable a 100% affordable housing development.
Philip Wong, development specialist with the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII), told the board the amendment is limited to the northern half of Block 4 East and is intended to accommodate larger family-size units and increase the total affordable unit count. Wong said OCII had selected Curtis Development and Bayview Senior Services as developer-operators and that the Planning Commission had recommended approval. He also explained that AB 1449 (effective January 2024) exempts 100% affordable housing projects from CEQA, which OCII relied on in its environmental determination.
Wong described a unit mix intended to serve larger families and noted schedule targets: phase 1 financing pursuit in 2026 with construction starting in early 2027 and completion in 2029, and phase 2 financing in 2027 with construction starting in early 2028 and completion in 2030.
Public commenters urged stronger local hiring and contractor inclusion. Demetrius Williams, president of the San Francisco Hyperlocal Building Trades Contractors Collective, said the project should include "community contractors" during development so construction jobs benefit neighborhood residents. Other speakers raised concerns about equitable distribution of affordable housing and asked the board to ensure transparency in lottery and preference systems for allocations.
After public comment, the clerk called the roll and the ordinance passed on first reading with 11 ayes. The board filed the matter and OCII will proceed with financing and entitlement steps.
