Presidio Trust OKs housing development at former hospital
From Friday's SF Business Times,
The Presidio Trust has given developer Forest City the green light to build a 186-unit housing development at the former Public Health Service Hospital Complex, a project that had faced vociferous opposition from Richmond District neighbors.Presidio Trust OKs housing development at former hospital [SF Business Times]
The project, which was significantly scaled back after a series of neighborhood hearings, will include a little more than half the 350 units Forest City had originally proposed. It will also have 76,000 square feet of educational, office, and cultural space. Current tenants Arion Press and Lone Mountain Preschool will remain in the complex.
The "development agreement" between Forest City and the Presidio Trust comes 26 years after the army closed down the former Public Health Service Hospital Complex at 15th Avenue on the Presidio's southern edge.
The total project will be 330,000 square feet. The historic buildings on the site will be rehabilitated and the non-historic wings of Building 1801, the main hospital building, will be knocked down. Up to 133,000 square feet will be demolished and no more than 51,000 square feet of replacement construction will be allowed, according to the agreement.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the final project reflects a good compromise.
"I applaud the Presidio Trust and its neighbors for coming together in a public process that has resulted in an improved plan that addresses the traffic, safety and environmental concerns of the surrounding community," said Pelosi.
In 1996, Congress passed legislation drafted by Pelosi that created the Presidio Trust to preserve the Presidio as an public resource. Some of the revenues from the Forest City development will be invested back into the Presidio. [more...]
Trust plans smaller project after protests by nearby residents [SFGate]
More info on housing development in the Presidio [SFHomeBlog]
posted by Matt Lanning @ 3:21 PM
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I assume these are rentals, since the Park Service isn't selling the land?
That is correct... Just like the rest of the housing in the Presidio, I understand it to be rental stock. And no, I'm sure the Presidio Trust is not interested in selling any portion of the land...
I'm a San Francisco native who moved to Brooklyn. Ratner has been busy building a completely out of context megadevelopment in my neighborhood in Brooklyn.
One real estate article says "Forest City is known for its redevelopment of historic facilities," which is true for Brooklyn. In a way. He wants to demolish a 1911 historical bakery to build a temporary parking lot. Just a few days ago, part of this building collapsed on to the street, causing the displacement of about 300 people in a neighboring building.
Please see DDDb.net or NoLandGrab.org for more info.
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