Designs for Building up on Broadway

"Plans to expand and add four stories to the existing two-story 'Urban Pioneer' building at 1452 Broadway are slated to be approved by San Francisco's Planning Commission next week. And as proposed, the building would be converted from commercial to residential use and become seven new condos, a mix of six two-bedrooms and a one-bedroom, over a garage for seven cars."

"While the Dolmen Property Group had originally drafted plans for an eight-unit building to rise on the site, it would have cast new shadow on the Helen Wills Park playground across the street, which is prohibited by the City's Sunlight Ordinance. As such, the proposed project was redesigned by Y.A.Studio, incorporating a deep setback of the fifth and sixth floors to eliminate the potential shadowing."

Plans call for adding four stories to the existing two-story 'Urban Pioneer' at 1452 Broadway and converting the property from commercial to seven residential condominiums. The proposed units include six two-bedroom condos and one one-bedroom condo above a garage with seven parking spaces. An earlier eight-unit proposal by Dolmen Property Group was revised because it would have cast shadow on the Helen Wills Park playground, violating the City's Sunlight Ordinance. Y.A.Studio redesigned the project with a deep setback of the fifth and sixth floors to prevent shadowing. The project has Planning support, permits have been requested, and two new street trees will be planted in front of the property.

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