SAN FRANCISCO | 921 Howard Street | 192 FT | 18 FLOORS

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. . . a mixed-use 18-story tower . . . . The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation is the property owner and is overseeing that all 203 units will be sold as affordable housing.

San Francisco-based Perry Architects is responsible for the design. Renderings show black-framed floor to ceiling windows on the white precast concrete facade on top of a four-story black podium. A few units overlooking the narrow Tehama Street will include private balconies.

The 192-foot structure will yield 204,990 square feet, with 1,970 square feet for ground-floor retail and the rest for residential use. Of the 203 units, there will be 15 studios, 84 one-bedrooms, 88 two-bedrooms, and 16 three-bedrooms. 46% will be dedicated to residents earning 50% AMI (Area Median Income), 43% will be for residents earning 70% AMI, and the remaining 11% will be for residents earning 120% AMI. Amenities will be open above the podium, including a landscaped outdoor deck with seating wrapping around three sides of the building.

The development benefits from no parking requirements, making the project cheaper, more resource and environmentally efficient, and minimal congestion. Storage for 134 bicycles will be included on-site, with three vehicle parking spots for staff. The developers are expecting to meet GreenPoint Rated standards, a metric ranking water usage, waste produced, the available transit options, and considerations for the residents’ health.

. . . the developers also used Senate Bill 35 to expedite approval . . . .

Swinerton will be in charge of construction . . . [which] is estimated to cost $70 million . . . . The project will leave an available parcel for development at 206 5th Street.

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