709 Lyon Street Rendering

Renderings Revealed For New Condos At 709 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Development permits have been submitted for new residential construction at 709 Lyon Street, San Francisco. The project renderings reveal the design and conceptual plans and elevations corresponding to the new development, consisting of five residential condominium units. Alan Zee Design Studio and Louie Roitman Architecture are managing the project and its construction.

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98 Pennsylvania Avenue, drawing courtesy SIA Consulting

California’s New Housing Laws for 2021, Increase Density Bonus to 50% and More

The California State Government is implementing a few new laws to increase housing production, starting as early as tomorrow, January 1st, 2021. The headlining story is that the state density bonus for affordable housing will increase from 35% to 50%. That density bonus is in Assembly Bill 2345, introduced by Assembly Members David Chiu of San Francisco and Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego. While none of the new laws are expected to shift future development across the Bay Area significantly, they allow for a gradual increase in housing production statewide.

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