Developments In Development: The Marvel And Stevenson Are More Complicated Than The Good And Evil Twins Of SF's Housing Debate

San Francisco CA

17 November, 2021

6:33 PM

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By Annika Hom, Mission Local November 17, 2021 Given its excess air time, I wasn't going to talk about the notorious development on 469 Stevenson St. Then the debate crossed into Mission territory. So, here goes. The 495-unit project slated for a Nordstrom's parking lot sought to build 73 below-market-rate units on site. It also requested to take advantage of the state's density bonus, forcing the developer to donate a parcel earmarked for extra off-site affordable housing — all in all, a 24 percent affordability deal. But community members said the location would trigger gentrification in and around Stevenson, specifically for Single Room Occupancy and Filipino members. John Elberling, a leader of the Yerba Buena Neighborhood Consortium, the main group appealing the project, called it "The Monster on Sixth Street." To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.