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Planning Commission To Review 41-Story Proposal at 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco
By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on May 14, 2025

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the 41-story mixed-use tower to be built at 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The project, showing unlikely optimism in commercial real estate for the city, looks to add nearly half a million square feet of office space, a hotel, and a new fire station for the SFFD. Related California and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.

Tomorrow’s in-person meeting will be an informational presentation following the conclusion of public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report. The development team is still awaiting the opinion of the Historic Preservation Commission about delisting the current landmark status of the structure at 447 Battery Street. The Planning Commission will be expected to consider the project for approval on or after July 17th this year. The event will be held at noon inside San Francisco City Hall, Room 400. For more information, visit the meeting agenda here.

Speaking with J.K. Dineen of the San Francisco Chronicle, Related California President Gino Canori gave an explanation for the proposal, stating that “this started out as a contrarian bet, but as we dug in deeper and looked at the market, how it is evolving and maturing out of COVID, it doesn’t seem so contrarian any more… It’s a story about San Francisco’s recovery, about the city coming out of a tough time and building something everyone can be proud of.”

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