To: Planning Commission, Secretary, Cindy Wu, Commissioner, Rich Hillis, Commissioner, Christine Johnson, Commissioner, Dennis Richards, [email protected], Rodney Fong, Commissioner, Kathrin Moore, Commissioner, Michael Antonini, Com...
Turn The Beast on Bryant Into a Beauty on Bryant
I am a San Francisco resident, and I want responsible development in my community. We can do better as a City to support planned growth that will help alleviate the housing crisis, not exacerbate it.
Why is this important?
I agree with the community coalition, which spent months of meetings discussing the 2000-2070 Bryant Project. This plan creates a "Beauty on Bryant" that includes:
- 50% Land Dedication to the City to build affordable housing and community-serving spaces, with those affordable units designated for residents earning up to a maximum of 55% of the Average Median Income, with funding pre-dedicated by the CIty to build these affordable units, with shovels in the ground simultaneously to build the affordable units at the same time as the market rate units next door.
- 100% Union Built, with maximized local hires and community apprenticeships
- Both buildings would equally share the responsibility of accommodating a 1:1 replacement of 50,000 sq. ft. of affordable PDR space containing at least:
· 15,000 sq. ft. nonprofit arts space
· 15,000 sq. ft. maker and gathering space
· 15,000 sq. ft. fabrication, manufacturing, repair
The Beast on Bryant is opposed by the SF Building and Construction Trades Council, the SF Labor Council, the project’s direct neighbors and thousands of community members. The developer has fudged the numbers, providing only 18,000 sq. ft of develop-able affordable housing, although the minimum by law should be at least 22,750 sq. ft. He has replaced the 50,000 sq. ft. of PDR space with only 3,983 sq. ft.
Should the project proceed, it will cause significant economic and social changes in the immediate area that will result in physical changes, including impacts on air quality, traffic and transportation, as well as negative impacts on the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District. (See CEQA guidelines, 15604 (e)).
We ask that you postpone any decision on this project until our community concerns are addressed and studied with community input, and the project becomes a true Beauty on Bryant.
For more information: http://www.beautyonbryant.org/calendar
- 50% Land Dedication to the City to build affordable housing and community-serving spaces, with those affordable units designated for residents earning up to a maximum of 55% of the Average Median Income, with funding pre-dedicated by the CIty to build these affordable units, with shovels in the ground simultaneously to build the affordable units at the same time as the market rate units next door.
- 100% Union Built, with maximized local hires and community apprenticeships
- Both buildings would equally share the responsibility of accommodating a 1:1 replacement of 50,000 sq. ft. of affordable PDR space containing at least:
· 15,000 sq. ft. nonprofit arts space
· 15,000 sq. ft. maker and gathering space
· 15,000 sq. ft. fabrication, manufacturing, repair
The Beast on Bryant is opposed by the SF Building and Construction Trades Council, the SF Labor Council, the project’s direct neighbors and thousands of community members. The developer has fudged the numbers, providing only 18,000 sq. ft of develop-able affordable housing, although the minimum by law should be at least 22,750 sq. ft. He has replaced the 50,000 sq. ft. of PDR space with only 3,983 sq. ft.
Should the project proceed, it will cause significant economic and social changes in the immediate area that will result in physical changes, including impacts on air quality, traffic and transportation, as well as negative impacts on the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District. (See CEQA guidelines, 15604 (e)).
We ask that you postpone any decision on this project until our community concerns are addressed and studied with community input, and the project becomes a true Beauty on Bryant.
For more information: http://www.beautyonbryant.org/calendar