40-year-old SF restaurant to be demolished for controversial housing project

"Mission Hunan, a Chinese restaurant just steps from the 16th Street Mission BART plaza, is closing after 40 years, a server at the restaurant confirmed to SFGATE. The restaurant's building at 2960 16th St. is set to be demolished to make way for a new affordable housing project. Mission Hunan's final day of service will be Oct. 31, the server said."

"The Mission Housing Development Corporation plans to build a nine-story building with 136 apartments for formerly homeless adults atop the BART stop, reported the San Francisco Chronicle (the Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms). Mission Local reported in September that Mission Cabins, a tiny-home community for adults experiencing homelessness, was also closing so construction could begin on the affordable housing project."

"The housing project, known as "La Maravilla," or "the Marvel," has been controversial. Neighbors have attempted to block the project with a litany of arguments, from saying the building's shadow would deprive children of vitamin D to arguing the apartments would put nearby children at risk because they would be "magnets" for addicts, reported the Chronicle. However, the project appears to be going forward. Construction is expected to begin in December and be completed in November 2027, according to government documents."

Mission Hunan, a Chinese restaurant near the 16th Street Mission BART plaza, will close after 40 years; its building at 2960 16th St. is slated for demolition and the final day of service is Oct. 31. The Mission Housing Development Corporation plans a nine-story, 136-apartment building called La Maravilla atop the BART stop to house formerly homeless adults. Mission Cabins, a tiny-home community for adults experiencing homelessness, is also closing to allow construction. Neighbors raised objections citing shadows, vitamin D, and safety concerns, but construction is expected to begin in December and finish in November 2027. The restaurant's owners now run Andy's Hong Kong in South San Francisco where their dishes remain available.

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