SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY _)EPARTMENT 5054 City and Countyof^an Francisco • 1660 Mission Street, Suite 500 • San Francisco, California • 94103-2414 MAINNUMBER DIRECTOR'SOFFICE ZONINGADMINISTRATOR PLANNINGINFORMATION COMMISSIONCALENDAR PHONE:558-6411 PHONE;558-6350 PHONE:558-6377 INFO:558-6422 (415) 558-6378 4THFLOOR 5THFLOOR MAJORENVIRONMENTAL INTERNETWEBSITE FAX:558-6426 FAX:558-6409 FAX:558-5991 WWW.SFG0V.ORG/PLANNING NOTICE OF PREPARATION Date ofthis Notice: October4, 2003 DOCUMENTS DEPT. Lead Agency: San Francisco PlanningDepartment 1660 Mission Street, Suite 500 OCT - 7 Z003 San Francisco, California 94103-2414 SAN FRANCISCO Agency Contact Person: Benjamin Helber Telephone: (415) 558-5968 ^ ' PUBLIC LIBRARY ProjectTitle: 2002.1263- 333 Fremont Street Prnipot Snnncnr- C\\\i.Cr\rp Frpmnnt .StreetInveStOrS, LLC. lufman Telephone: (415)820-5200 ;et Assessor's Block and Lot: Block 3747, Lot 19 City and County: San )ject is a residential development ofapproximately 135,990 gross square feet i about 88 underground parking spaces. The two existing two-story buildings proximately 30,415 square feet would be demolished, including the 347-349 San Francisco PublicLibrary ng, which is listed on the California RegisterofHistorical Resources. The site the three-level below-grade parking garage, and the 85-foot-high residential , Government Intormatlon Center ut mid-block on the eastern side of Fremont Street in the block bounded by itreets. Vehicular access to the parking garage would be from Fremont Street SanFrancisco Public Library ntage. The pedestrian lobby entrance would be on the southern portion ofthe lOOLarkin Street, 5thFloor SanFrancisco,CA 94102 thin the existing Rincon Hill Special Use District/Residential Sub-District, the ensity) Zoning District, and the 200-R Height and Bulk District. The site is REFERENCE BOOK ixed Use District, and the proposed 350-RDistrict. Not to be taken from the Library ^ SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND AN ORT IS REQUIRED. This determination is based upon the criteria of the 063 (Initial Study), 15064 (Determining Significant Effect), and 15065 and the following reasons, as documented in the Environmental Evaluation ittached. Written comments on the scope ofthe EIR will be accepted until the close ofbusiness on November4, 2003. Written comments should be sent to: Paul E. Maltzer, Environmental Review Officer, San Francisco Planning Department, 1660 Mission Street, Ste. 500, San Francisco, CA 94103. Please include the name ofa contact person in your agency. Thankyou. State Agencies: We need to know the views of your agency as to the scope and content of the environmental information that is germane to your agency's statutory responsibilities in connection with the proposed project. Your ly need to use the EIR when considering a permit or otherapproval for this project. Maltzer f j imental Review Officer PLANNING DEPARTMENT City and CountyofSan Francisco • 1660 Mission Street, Suite 500 • San Francisco, California • 94103-2414 MAINNUMBER DIRECTOR'SOFFICE ZONINGADMINISTRATOR PLANNINGINFORMATION COMMISSIONCALENDAR PHONE:558-6411 PHONE:558-6350 PHONE:558-6377 INFO:558-6422 (415) 558-6378 4THFLOOR 5THFLOOR MAJORENVIRONMENTAL INTERNETWEBSITE FAX:558-6426 FAX:558-6409 FAX:558-5991 WWW.SFG0V.ORG/PLANNING NOTICE OF PREPARATION Date ofthis Notice: October4, 2003 — DOCUMENTS DEPT. Lead Agency: San Francisco Planni.ng Department 1660 Mission Street, Suite 500 nrr _n onnq San Francisco, California 94103-2414 SAN FRANCISCO Agency Contact Person: Benjamin Helber Telephone: (415) 558-5968 ^ \ J PUBLIC LIBRARY Project Title: 2002.1263- 333 Fremont Street Project Sponsor: City-Core Fremont Street Investors, LLC. Project Contact Person: Richard H. Kaufman Telephone: (415) 820-5200 Project Address: 329-349 Fremont Street Assessor's Block and Lot: Block 3747, Lot 19 City and County: San Francisco Project Description: The proposed project is a residential development ofapproximately 135,990 gross square feet (gsf) consisting of88 dwelling units and about 88 underground parking spaces. The two existing two-story buildings on the site which contain a total of approximately 30,415 square feet would be demolished, including the 347-349 Fremont Street Edwin W. Tuckerbuilding, which is listed on the California RegisterofHistorical Resources. The site would be excavated for the foundation, the three-level below-grade parking garage, and the 85-foot-high residential tower. The project site is located about mid-block on the eastern side of Fremont Street in the block bounded by Folsom, Fremont, Harrison and Beale Streets. Vehicular access to the parking garage would be from Fremont Street on the northern portion ofthe street frontage. The pedestrian lobby entrance would be on the southern portion ofthe Fremont Street frontage. The site is within the existing Rincon Hill Special Use District/Residential Sub-District, the RC-4 (Residential/Commercial High-Density) Zoning District, and the 200-R Height and Bulk District. The site is also within the proposed Rincon Hill Mixed Use District, and the proposed 350-RDistrict. THIS PROJECT MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT IS REQUIRED. This determination is based upon the criteria of the State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15063 (Initial Study), 15064 (Determining Significant Effect), and 15065 (Mandatory Findings of Significance), and the following reasons, as documented in the Environmental Evaluation (Initial Study) fortheproject, which is attached. Written comments on the scope ofthe EIR will be accepted until the close ofbusiness on November4, 2003. Written comments should be sent to: Paul E. Maltzer, Environmental Review Officer, San Francisco Planning Department, 1660 Mission Street, Ste. 500, San Francisco, CA 94103. Please include the name ofa contact person in your agency. Thank you. State Agencies: We need to know the views of your agency as to the scope and content of the environmental information that is germane to your agency's statutory responsibilities in connection with the proposed project. Your agency may needto use the EIRwhen considering a permit or otherapproval forthis project. Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/noticeofpreparat4200sanf INITIAL STUDY 2002.1263E- 333 Fremont Street PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SETTING I. A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed project is the construction ofan approximately 135,990 square-foot building consisting ofabout 88 dwelling units and 88 below-gradeparking spaces. The irregular-shaped project site is on thewestside ofthe Cityblockboundedby Folsom, Fremont, Harrison, and Beale Streets intheRincon HillareaofSanFrancisco(Figure 1,page2).' ThesitewrapsaroundtheendofZenoPlace, acul-de-sac offFolsom Street. Theprojectsite islocatedat329-349FremontStreet, onAssessor'sBlock3747, Lot 19, which totals 13,853 square feet or approximately 0.32 acre. Twotwo-storyofficebuildings, whichwerejoinedin 1968,currentlyoccupythesite. Thebuildingsare presently vacant but recently contained office use. The larger, concrete, 333 Fremont building, constructed in approximately 1930, contains abasement level which is accessible from a driveway on Zeno Place. The smaller, 347-349 Fremont Edwin W. Tucker Co. Building, is a wood frame structure that is reported to have been constructed in 1913 and is a rated historic structure on the California RegisterofHistorical Resources. The buildings total approximately 30, 417 square feet, and contain a total ofthree parking spaces accessible from Zeno Place. Theproposedproject involvesthedemolition ofthe existingbuildings and the construction ofan eight- story, approximately 135,990 square-footresidential condominiumbuilding with below-grade parking (Figures2, 3,4, 5, 6,7, 8, and9,pages3 to 10). Therewouldbeathree-andone-half-levelunderground parkinggarage forabout 88parkingspaces. Theprojectwouldcontainabout 1 studio, 65 one-bedroom units, and 22-two bedroom units for a total of88 units. Thebuildingwouldbebuilttothepropertylines. Theeight-storyresidential structurewouldbe 85 feet tallandwould featurethreecourtyardsonthegroundfloorwhichwouldbeopentheentireheightofthe building. Thepedestrianentrancetothebuilding and lobbywouldbeonFremontStreetonthe southern portion ofthe street frontage. The ground floor would contain 1 1 residential units, a lobby with two elevators three courtyards and two terraces. There would a common open-space deck on the roof , containing about 5,560 square feet. The balconies would contain a total of 1,730 square feet for a To simplify the discussion ofthedirection ofCity streets south ofand including Market Street, the convention ofcalling northwest-to-southeast streets "north-south" and northeast-to-southwest streets "east- west" is used in this document. 2002.1263E- 333 FremontStreet 1 Souixc; DuringAs5()Ci;(lcs Proposed Project Location Figure ] 2 2002.12631'.- 333 FremontStreet 3 1223 07661 5054 I Folsom Street Building Bidg 3story 4story 300Beale EmbmrcoderoLoft Building Building 6stDry 9story 3story 325Fremont Building J 3story [333 remont (ProjectSite)] Bu3isltdoirnyg n 00 D CcQu 375Fremont r"_AvalonTowers 20stofy Building 3story 0 Building 5story XT 388Beole ^ Building 2story -399Fremont AvalonTowers Building 20story 2story Building 3story Harrison Street 0 50ft(APPROXIMATE) Source:DuringAssociates,HellerManusArchitects Proposed Site Plan Figure 2 2002.1263E-333 FremontStreet 3 0 30«(APPROXIMATE) Source; HellerManusArchitects Proposed Ground Floor Plan Figure 3 4 2002.1263E-333 Fremonl Street 0 30ft(APPROXIMATE) Source:HellerManusArchiteas Proposed Residential Floor Plan (Levels 2-8 Typical) Figure 4 2002.1263E-333FremontStreet 5 30ft(APPROXIMATE) Source:HellerManusArchitects Proposed Parking Plan Figure 5 2002.1263E- 333 Frciiumt Street 6