SAN FRANCISCO

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

 

Meeting Minutes

 

Commission Chambers, Room 400

City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

 

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

1:30 p.m.

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

Meeting

 

 

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:   Wolfram, Hyland, Hasz
                                               
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT WOLFRAM AT 2:01 PM

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE:  Lily Yegazu, Tim Frye - Preservation Coordinator, Jonas P. Ionin – Commission Secretary

SPEAKER KEY:
+ indicates a speaker in support of an item;

• indicates a speaker in opposition to an item; and

= indicates a neutral speaker or a speaker who did not indicate support or opposition.

1. 2008.1084H                                                                                                                    (L. YEGAZU: (415) 575-9076)
706 MISSION STREET – north side of Mission Street at the intersection of Third Street and Mission Street, Assessor’s Block 3706, Lots 093. Request for Review and Comment before the Architectural Review Committee, per Historic Preservation Commission Motion #0197, regarding compatibility of the tower base design to the Aronson Building, the New Montgomery-Mission-Second Street Conservation District and the surrounding context. The previously approved project is for the interior and exterior rehabilitation, as well as seismic upgrade of the Aronson Building and new related construction of a 47-story tower with up to 190 residential units and the future home of the Mexican Museum at the base of the tower, which is located adjacent to the Aronson Building and within the new Montgomery-Mission-Second Street Conservation District.. The Aronson Building is a Category I (Significant) building under Article 11 of the Planning code and is within the New Montgomery-Mission-Second Street Conservation District. Constructed in 1903 the Aronson Building is an example of American Commercial Style designed by Hemenway & Miller. The property is located within a Downtown Retail (C-3-R) and 400-I Height and Bulk Limit.

SPEAKERS:           + Elisa Scags – Design presentation
                               + Rick Cluder – Open entry to Jessie Square
                               + Glen Rescalvo – Mission Street facade
ACTION:                After suggestions for treatment of the Mission Street ground floor, requested the matter to return to the ARC on October 21, 2015.

ADJOURNMENT – 2:47 P.M.
ADOPTED 10/21/15