Mayor Lurie Comes Out Swinging Against Proposed 25-Story Marina Safeway Megadevelopment

"SF Mayor Daniel Lurie is picking a fight with big-money development interests for maybe the first time since he took office, and he has nothing but contempt for the 800-unit double tower proposed for the Marina Safeway site. Everyone was fairly shocked by last week's news that developer Align Real Estate was planning to build a 25-story, 790-unit apartment complex on top of the Marina Safeway on the 2.6-acre site on which that Safeway sits."

"Though it was not a surprise that within 24 hours, Marina residents were lining up against the idea, in many cases because it would block their view of the Bay. But a new Chronicle analysis lists SF Mayor Daniel Lurie as one of the opponents of the Marina Safeway project, largely because it defies the family zoning plan he got passed last week. This is just a developer playing games, because that won't be possible once our plan goes into practice, Lurie told the Chronicle."

"We will work with anybody to do the right kind of building and that one is just not in line with what we are doing here in San Francisco. The Marina's Supervisor Stephen Sherrill is also on record against the proposed complex, calling the plan cartoonish, outrageous, and a publicity stunt. Under Lurie's family zoning plan, height limits in that part of the Marina would be capped at 40 feet. The proposed Marina Safeway project would go up to 250 feet."

Mayor Daniel Lurie opposes a proposed 25-story, 790-unit apartment complex planned for the Marina Safeway site, citing conflict with a recently passed family zoning ordinance that caps heights at 40 feet. Developer Align Real Estate proposed the 2.6-acre project, which would reach roughly 250 feet. Marina residents and Supervisor Stephen Sherrill have criticized the plan for blocking views and called it cartoonish and a publicity stunt. State laws offering density bonus incentives can allow taller buildings and can override local height limits, enabling a developer to pursue the taller tower despite the city’s 40-foot cap.

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