UPDATE: On January 17th, the Planning Commission voted to approve the 55 Laguna project by a unanimous 6 to 0 vote! The project has been appealed and will be heard before the Board of Supervisors on March 4th at 4:00pm.
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A 5.3 acre site in Hayes Valley will be redeveloped into housing, parks and a community center for the public. U.C. Berkeley ownes real estate at 55 Laguna Street and has asked AF Evans, a developer with a laudatory record of building market-rate and affordable housing in the Bay Area, to recreate the site to the benefit of the larger San Francisco community.
A fiscally sound, financially viable plan informed by the local community has been created that will preserve the historic buildings on the site by transforming them into market-rate and affordable rental apartments housing and a public cummunity center. The plan also includes a new senior facility of 85 units welcoming to the LGBT community and the general public in partnership with openhouse, a non-profit LGBT senior services organization.
And the 55 Laguna Street Development is “green” in nearly every aspect: from alternative energy sourcing to water reuse and conservation, from bike-centric design to the creation of a new 20 thousand square foot parkland and gardens, this project is good for the heart, soul and lungs.
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