Locals Oppose Scale Of Apartment Complex In National Park

The Presidio of San Francisco -- the nation's only privately-operated National Park -- has been trying for years to redevelop one of its buidings into an apartment complex. Citing local concerns, a recent proposal for 350 units has been denied.

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April 30, 2007, 5:00 AM PDT

By Nate Berg

"The historic but long-empty Public Health Service Hospital will be restored for residential use as the centerpiece of a complex that will include several small new buildings but still will contain no more than 186 apartments.

The revised project has the blessing of neighborhood groups that have spent years fighting the project, a key part of Presidio Trust's effort to become financially independent."

"The Presidio Trust, which now receives federal appropriations but must pay its own way by 2013, the conversion promised a lucrative stream of future income. But nearby residents wanted the wings removed for aesthetic reasons. They also said a 350-unit project would add too many cars to neighborhood streets."

FULL STORY: Presidio apartments scaled back

Saturday, April 28, 2007 in The San Francisco Chronicle

History / Preservation Housing California

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