BUILD recently submitted our Preliminary Planning Application (PPA) for the project at 469 Stevenson Street, which proposes 454 homes in a new, 35-story, residential building on what is currently a surface parking lot. Our proposal has stimulated a couple of news articles in local publications:
“Build, Vanke aim for 35-story residential tower on Mid-Market parking lot in San Francisco”
Blanca Torres, in this article from the San Francisco Business Times, describes BUILD’s new project at 469 Stevenson Street. Blanca quoted BUILD’s Lou Vasquez about BUILD’s efforts to help address the chronic housing shortage in San Francisco as well as our ongoing conversations with the community to make sure that this will be a project that advances our mission of fostering thriving places.
“Nordstrom Aims To Use Density Bonus To Build 35 Stories At SoMa Parking Lot”
Carrie Sisto, in this article from Hoodline, describes BUILD’s new project at 469 Stevenson Street, including a discussion of the use of the state density bonus on the site to increase the total amount of housing that can be built based on the amount of on-site affordable housing. This article also quotes BUILD’s Lou Vasquez regarding our community engagement process.