item eight case number 2024 hyphen 007066 ian v for the property at 530 sansom and 447 battery streetss is for your review and comment. good afternoon commissioners jonathan rimmer department staff the item before you today is a request for review and comment regarding the preservation alternatives for the project roughly tied to 530 sansom and 447 battery street a previous iteration of the proposal that did not include the 447 battery component was previously approved and for sequel purposes received a mitigated negative declaration when it came to historic resources. the only aspect requiring mitigation in that prior proposal pertain to removal and on site reinstallation of the artwork titled untitled that rests on the facade of the existing fire station at 530 sansom street as this component of the project remains effectively unchanged, the departments analysis is focused on the new aspect demolition and redevelopment of the 447 battery street site currently occupied by the jones the back coffee company building which is an individual resource for the purposes of sequa and also loca

it's at the very northern edge of the financial district south of washington street between sansom and to the east is the garage component of one maritime plaza and to the west the block including the transamerica pyramid and two buildings high rise office buildings fronting sansom street. looking more closely at the project site the western end of the site is intended for mixed use tower the eastern end the fire station we're proposing extensive public realm improvements that are designed in concert and to harmonize with the work that's being done on the transamerica block including mark twain alley. and the project includes a redesign of merchant street including matching landscape and streetscape widening of the curb on the north side to washington street as well as a lobby and retail uses fronting on both sansom and merchant closer look at the site plan shows the core for the high rise building at the left the service uses and bridge access for that building in the center and then the proposed fire station at 447 battery shaded and pink on the right with its vehicular access from m

considered the project they considered the preservation alternatives for the sequa document at 530 sansom and 447 battery street which is a recognized landmark in san francisco and their conversation surrounded concern about establishing any precedent of rescinding landmark status by ordinance and how that might impact other landmarks in the future because that was what the project would afford. but there purview was the preservation alternatives. if there are no questions commissioners we can move on to general public comment. at this time members of the public may address the commission and items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items with respect to agenda items. your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. when the numbers speakers exceed the 15 minute limit general public comment may be moved to the end of the agenda . if you have any general public comment you need to come forward seeing none. general public communist closed and we move on to your regular