Planning Commission, September 10, 2026
Approves 536 Mission Street Downtown Project Authorization, Office Allocation, and Shadow Findings, 6-0
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The Planning Commission approved 85% of 55 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Gilbert Williams (10 of 65 recorded votes).
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The San Francisco Planning Commission approved 536 Mission Street (case 2025-007507DNX/OFA/SHD), a 46-story mixed-use tower replacing the Golden Gate University buildings, developed by Lincoln Property Company and McCourt Partners; the commission approved both project variants wi…
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 10, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Story Count and Mezzanines Planning Code Amendment
Ordinance introduced by Supervisor Bilal Mahmood amending the planning code to change the mezzanine floor-area coverage threshold from 33.3% to 50% to align with the building code. Commission adopted a recommendation for approval with staff modifications referencing the building code exemptions. Vote 6-0.
- Staff modifications to include reference to building code exemptions so the planning code aligns with the building code's mezzanine allowances
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Meeting Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission approved 536 Mission Street (case 2025-007507DNX/OFA/SHD), a 46-story mixed-use tower replacing the Golden Gate University buildings, developed by Lincoln Property Company and McCourt Partners; the commission approved both project variants wi…
Key Decisions (4)
Story Count and Mezzanines Planning Code Amendment
536 Mission Street Downtown Project Authorization, Office Allocation, and Shadow Findings
536 Mission Street - full office allocation of 813,214 sf (failed)
Discretionary Review at 288 Pacheco Street
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Development Activity (1)
536 Mission Street
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Project sponsor and legal counsel report office demand is at…
Commercial Demand
Class C office buildings in mid-market are reportedly unlikely to…
Infrastructure
San Francisco's Prop M office allocation bank is severely constrained;…
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Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Clerk, 6 Commissioner, 5 Staff, 1 Attorney, 3 Public, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant, 1 Applicant Rep.
Identified name roles: 5 Staff, 1 Applicant, 1 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Brandon Wong, Applicant.
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Zoning terms (10)
44 recorded timestamps
- historic preservation (1 timestamps)
- approved (4 timestamps)
- residential (14 timestamps)
- commercial (14 timestamps)
- land use (1 timestamps)
- zoning (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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