After plans for a 50-story building to replace the Sloat Garden Center collapsed under pressure from locals and the City, the developer is back with plans for a building about half that size.
Regarding the proposed once 50-story but now 22-story high-rise at 2700 Sloat Blvd. that is strongly objected to by residents in District 4 for being out of character for the neighborhood, among other things, one wonders why a developer would build it right next to The Westerly, a structure 25% smaller that has been mostly vacant since it was built.
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu responded to a lawsuit filed against the City in state court by developers proposing a 600-foot-tall, 712-unit skyscraper on Sloat Boulevard. The building would occupy the site where the Sloat Garden Center is today, at 2700 Sloat Blvd., across the street from the SF Zoo. The area is zoned with a 40-foot maximum height limit, which could accommodate a building up to four-stories tall.
2700 Sloat Blvd.: Place your bets; will it sink or topple over?
Rather than expending energy on opposing new development, I wish neighbors would pressure the City to work toward a more sustainable future …
The 12-story, 400-unit building proposed to replace the Sloat Garden Center on Sloat Boulevard is already getting push back from a small but growing local opposition.
Concerned citizens should demand that the Planning Department turn this crass project down.
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