SANFRANCISCOPUBLICLIBRARY DEPARTMENT 3 1223 o/i'^T'o™""' i^iiyana\^ouniyoi i^anrrancisco • 1660Mission Street,Suite500 • SanFrancisco, California • 94103-2414 MAINNUMBER DIRECTOR'SOFHCE 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 OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Date ofthisNotice: August 16, 2003 Lead Agency: PlanningDepartment, City and County ofSan Francisco DOCUMENTS DEPT. 1660Mission Street, 5thFloor, San Francisco, CA 94103-2414 C Agency ContactPerson: Benjamin Helber Telephone: (415) 558-5968 AUG 2 1 2003 Proiprt TitiP- 9nn9 nAAQVi--x'T^ '^'•^mont Street SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY Brown indLot: Block 3747, Lot 6 project is aresidential development ofapproximately 378,720 gross dwelling units and about 250 underground parking spaces. The San Francisco PublicLibrary ,500-square-foot office building would be demolished, and the site m, the five-level below-grade parking garage, and the 300-foot-high located about mid-block on the eastern side ofFremont Street in the Government Information Center Harrison and Beale Streets. Vehicular access to the parking garage SanFrancisco Public Ltbraty northern side of the building, and two loading docks would be on i 100Larkin Street, 5th ftoor n the existing Rincon Hill Special Use District/ Residential Sub- SanFrancisco,CA 94102 nercial High-Density) Zoning District, and the 250-R Height and REFERENCE BOOK proposed Rincon Hill Mixed Use District, and the proposed 350-R Not to be taken from the Library SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND A »JTAL IMPACT REPORT IS REQUIRED. This determination is ;lines of the State Secretary for Resources, Section 15063 (Initial ficantEffect), and 15065 (Mandatory Findings ofSignificance). Written comments on the scope ofthe EIR will be accepted until the close ofbusiness on September 15, 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 thename ofacontactperson 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 agency may need to use the EIR when considering apermit or other approval forthis project D 2^3 ^./^/ ??^n.7 711.4097 T41385n //DDaattee Paul E. Maltzer Environmenta PLANNING DEPARTMENT CityandCounty ofSanFrancisco • 1660Mission Street,Suite500 • SanFrancisco, California • 94103-2414 MAINNUMBER DIRECTOR'SOFHCE 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 OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Date ofthis Notice: August 16, 2003 Lead Agency: Planning Department, City and County ofSan Francisco HUOUPUlUIMFNTS DEPT 1660Mission Street, 5thFloor, San Francisco, CA 94103-2414 IVIiziM Agency ContactPerson: Benjamin C. Helber Telephone: (415) 558-5968 AUG 2 1 2003 ProjectTitle: 2002.0449E-375 Fremont Street ProjectSponsor: Brownbrew, LLC. PUBUctlBRARY Project ContactPerson: Theodore Brown ProjectAddress: Assessor's Block and Lot: Block 3747, Lot 6 City and County: SanFrancisco ProjectDescription: : The proposed project is a residential development ofapproximately 378,720 gross square feet (gsf) consisting of 250 dwelling units and about 250 underground parking spaces. The existing two-story, approximately 46,500-square-foot office building would be demolished, and the site would be excavated for the foundation, the five-level below-grade parking garage, and the 300-foot-high residential tower. The project site is located about mid-block on the eastern side ofFremont 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 side of the building, and two loading docks would be on the southern side. 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 250-R Height and Bulk District. The site is within the proposed Rincon Hill Mixed Use District, and the proposed 350-R Height andBulkDistrict. THIS PROJECT MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT IS REQUIRED. This determination is based upon the criteria of the Guidelines of the State Secretary for Resources, Section 15063 (Initial Study) and 15064 (Determining SignificantEffect), and 15065 (Mandatory Findings ofSignificance). Written comments on the scope ofthe EIR will be accepted until the close ofbusiness on September 15, 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 ofacontactperson 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 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/noticeofpreparat1620sanf INITIAL STUDY 2002.0449E- 375 Fremont Street PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SETTING I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Theproposedproject is the construction ofan approximately 378,720-square-foot (sq.-ft.) residential towerconsistingofabout250 dwellingunits and250 below-gradeparking spaces. The square-shaped project site is on the west side ofthe City block bounded by Folsom, Fremont, Harrison, and Beale Streets inthe Rincon Hill area ofSan Francisco (Figure 1, page 2).' Theproject site is located at 355- 375 Fremont Street, on Assessor's Block 3747, Lot 6, which totals 18,906 square feet (sq.ft.) or approximately 0,43 acre. Atwo-story,plusbasement, officebuildingcurrentlyoccupies the site. The structure is approximately 46,500 sq.ft., and contains sixparking spaces in the basement accessible from Fremont Street. Theproposedprojectinvolvesthedemolitionoftheexistingbuildingandtheconstructionofa33-story, approximately 378,720-sq.ft. residential condominium high-rise tower with below-grade parking (Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, pages 3 to 9). Therewouldbe a five-level undergroundparking garage forabout250parkingspaces. Theprojectwouldcontainabout29studios, 106one-bedroomunits, 103- two bedroomunits, and 12 three-bedroom units for a total of250 units. Thebuildingbase wouldbebuiltto thepropertylines. The residential towerwouldbegin on theplaza level, and would rise to 300 feet in height on the western two-thirds ofthe site. The ground floor or plaza level would contain a two-story 2,000-sq.ft. lobby and an exercise room with male and female lockers. Therewouldbeanoutdoorplazaontheeastsideofthebuildingthatwouldcontainaswimming pool, spa, andopenspace. Thesecondlevelwouldcontainabout6,000 sq.ft.withthree studios andtwo one-bedroom units. The third and fourth levels would be about 10, 950 sq.ft. each with 1 1 units per floor. The fifth level wouldcontain atotal offour, approximately 800-sq.ft. balconies onthenorth and south elevations, four studios, and fourone-bedroomunits. Levels 6 to 18 would contain about 8,730 sq.ft., four 33-sq.ft. balconies, and four 13-sq.ft. balconiesper floor. Levels 19 to30 wouldbe slightly larger(about9,150 sq.ft.)withthesamenumberofbalconies (Figure 7). Thetopthree levels (31 to 33) would contain fourthree-bedroom units and four 33-sq.ft. balconies per floor. To simplifythe discussion ofthe direction ofCity streets south ofand includingMarket Street, the conventionofcallingnorthwest-to-southeast streets "north-south" andnortheast-to-southwest streets "east- west" isused in this document. 2002.0449E-375FremontStreet 1 Source: DuringAssociates PROPOSED PROJECT LOCATION FIGURE 1 3 1223 07087 0903 2002.0449E-375 Fremont Street FolsomStreet CO o E 0) HarrisonStreet 60tt(APPROXIMATE) J Source:TheodoreBrown&Partners, Inc. PROPOSED SITE PLAN FIGURE 2 2002.0449E-375FremontStreet 3 Plaza Level 0 30ft(APPROXIMATE) Source:TlKotlore ItrowniS I'Mrtncrs, Inc. PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS FIGURE 3 4 2002.0449E- 375 Fremont Street FifthLevel ThirdandFourthLevel(Typical) 0 30ft(APPROXIMATE) Source:TheodoreBrown&Partners,Inc. PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS FIGURE 4 2002.0449E-375FremontStreet 5 Parking LevelOne Parking LevelTwo 0 30ft(APPROXIMATE) Source: lliL'Oclorc ItrownM l';irlnL'rs, Inc. PROPOSED GARAGE FLOOR PLANS FIGURE 5 2002.0449K- 375 Fremont Street