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113 New Apartments at 430 Main/429 Beale Approved By Planning



A plugged-in tipster reports on last night's Planning Commission meeting:

Looks like 430 Main / 429 Beale was approved last night with a 6-1 vote. The one in opposition, of all people, was Commissioner Antonini, who was in full support of the project and merely opposed the condition that the project remain rental for at least 20 years before going to condos. (As he stated, he believes boxing a developer in can only be detrimental).
As proposed, 113 apartments sandwiched between the existing Baycrest condos and a Caltrans yard with construction slated to begin early 2010 and the early design above.

Source: http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2009/...430_main429_beale_approved.html#comments

Rincon Hill 84-Footer Approved, Light-Blockage and All



Last night, 430 Main St / 429 Beale St, a project that got a few buckets of flak from both nearby residents and city officials for steamrolling into the neighborhood, walked away from a public hearing with an approval. The eight-story, 84-foot building will have 113 units and 57 underground parking spaces. But the central issue that led to residents rising up against developer Portland-Pacific, the height of the building and thus the obstruction of "light and air" from lower-level courtyard-side units in neighboring BayCrest, went unfixed. According to the president of Portland-Pacific, they "cannot come up with a viable project that enables them to keep their view." Alas! Sounds like one of the project's more vocal opponents has softened his stance a bit, though: "I am hopeful that the additional residents who move to Rincon Hill will help us get closer to the critical mass of population needed to attract more neighborhood serving businesses."

Source: http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2009/05/15...ightblockage_and_all.php#reader_comments