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PLANNINGDEPARTMENT
1650 Mission St.
Suite 400
DATE: September 15, 2014
San Francisco,
CA 94103-2479
TO: Lennar Multifamily Communities, LLC Reception:
415.558.6378
FROM: Julian J. Baales, Planning Department
Fax:
RE: PPA Case No. 2014.1020U for 1515 South Van Ness Avenue
415.558.6409
Planning
Information:
415.558.6377
Please find the attached Preliminary Project Assessment (PPA) for the address listed
above. You may contact the staff contact, Doug Vu, at (415) 575-9120 or
Doug.Vu@sfgov.org , to answer any questions you may have, or to schedule a follow-
up meeting.
JuRan J. Ban les, Senior Planner
SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Preliminary Project Assessment
1650 Mission St.
Suite 400
San Francisco,
CA 94103-2479
Date: September 15, 2014
Case No.: 2014.1020U
Reception:
Project Address: 1515 South Van Ness Avenue
415.558.6378
Block/Lot: 6571/001, 001A, and 008
Fax :
Zoning: Mission NCT (Neighborhood Commercial Transit) District
415.5586409
Mission Street Formula Retail Restaurant Subdistrict
P l anning
Mission Alcohol Restricted District
Information:
Fringe Financial Services Restricted Use District
415.558.6377
55-X and 65-X Height and Bulk District
Area Plan: Mission Area Plan
Project Sponsor: Lennar Multifamily Communities, LLC
(415) 975-4983 x4982
Staff Contact: Doug Vu - (415) 575-9120
Doug.Vu@sfgov.org
D I S C L AI M E R S :
Please be advised that this determination does not constitute an application for development with the
Planning Department. It also does not represent a complete review of the proposed project, a project
approval of any kind, or in any way supersede any required Planning Department approvals listed
below. The Planning Department may provide additional comments regarding the proposed project once
the required applications listed below are submitted. While some approvals are granted by the Planning
Department, some are at the discretion of other bodies, such as the Planning Commission or Historic
Preservation Commission. Additionally, it is likely that the project will require approvals from other City
agencies such as the Department of Building Inspection, Department of Public Works, Department of
Public Health, and others. The information included herein is based on plans and information provided
for this assessment and the Planning Code, General Plan, Planning Department policies, and
local/state/federal regulations as of the date of this document, all of which are subject to change.
PR OJE C T D E S C R I PTI ON:
The proposal is to demolish the existing commercial building and construct a new six-story, 64-foot tall,
181,400 square-foot mixed-use residential building on three adjoining lots with a total area of 35,714
square-feet. The existing 31,680 square-foot building was constructed in 1948 and is located on the largest
of three lots that will be developed for the proposed project. The proposed new building would include
160 dwelling units, 90 parking spaces within a 34,600 square-foot underground garage, and 1,740 square-
feet of ground floor of commercial space at the corner of South Van Ness Avenue and
261h
Street. The
ground floor would also contain a leasing office, a resident amenities room, utilities room, 26 dwelling
units and a 7,803 square-foot courtyard. The remainder of the 134 studios, one- and two-bedroom units
would be located on the second through sixth floors, with the topmost sixth floor limited to the existing
lot that fronts South Van Ness Avenue. The project would include 64 two-bedroom units and 19
Preliminary Project Assessment