Civic Center residential project gets streamlined review process by CEQA

A 196-home project taking shape at a parking lot on the edge of San Francisco’s Civic Center won approval for a streamlined environmental review process.

S. Hekemian Group’s proposal, in the works since 2019, calls for a 145-foot tall building with 160,660 square feet of residential space at 600 McAllister Street, San Francisco YIMBY reported. The review process will be carried out under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Rendering of 600 McAllister Street in San Francisco (David Baker Architects)

The homes will include 115 studios and 81 two-bedrooms. Of those, 26 will be marketed as affordable housing as part of the State Density Bonus Program.

In addition to the residential space, the project will also include 6,510 square feet of commercial art space, 1,520 square feet for general commercial use and 9,910 square feet for a 43-car garage. An 844-square-foot bike storage room will also be part of the design.

Designs by David Baker Architects show a 14-story building with three art spaces and two shops in the ground level. Two of the art spaces will face Redwood Street, while the other will be accessible via the building’s courtyard. A 1,950-square-foot shop will be at the Franklin and McAllister streets corner of the building, and another smaller, 930-square-foot shop will face McAllister Street.

Future residents will be one block away from the nearly complete Bus Rapid Transit line on Van Ness Avenue and a 12-minute walk from the Civic Center BART station.

The site is across the street from the State of California Public Utilities Commission, Herbst Theater and the War Memorial Opera House. Construction is expected to take about two years and cost $90 million.

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