Some neighbors call the project out of scale for the area, which has not grown beyond two- and three-story buildings in decades.
The San Francisco Planning Commission approved a housing project that is the first to be permitted under a new upzoning law designed to increase the city's housing supply, reports Brad Hamilton in CBS News.
The proposal would replace a two-story building with an eight-story condo tower, which opponents say is out of step with the rest of the low-rise neighborhood. "A spokesperson for the city's Planning Department said the project 'will add a mix of affordable and market rate apartments, including apartments for families - the critical 'missing middle' housing needed to keep families in the City.'" Commissioner Amy Campbell "acknowledged the awkward nature of the look," but said that is in part a result of the neighborhood not allowing more development until now.
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Report Shows San Francisco’s ‘Family Zoning’ Plan Would Produce Less Than Half of Needed Housing Units
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California plans to bury El Niño’s downpour
If the state plays its cards right, it may be able to store a billion acre-feet of El Niño’s water in aquifers.
Chicago breaks ground on $3 billion megadevelopment
The new neighborhood, titled Foundry Park, will one day host 3,700 residences.
One of Denver’s busiest corridors to gain BRT
The project will span 18 miles and contain 74 bus rapid transit stations.
275,000 bus trips are at stake on Seattle's ballot
If passed, the Seattle Transit Measure would trigger a 0.3% sales tax and raise an average of $138 million per year to maintain and expand Seattle’s bus services.
Texas may pay Israeli company billions to ease water woes
Texas awarded IDE Technologies the contract for its Harbor Island project, which is slated to become the Western Hemisphere's largest desalination plant.
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