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Originally Posted by chimpskibot
Is this type of lot height restricted in SF? Why arent the towers much higher like 4-500ft? With a decent FAR each tower could easily accommodate 400+ units. 3k units in this development seems really small.
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The area specific to Stonestown is currently restricted to 65 ft according to the zoning map, although it looks like the plans will include some towers here up to 190 ft, probably taking advantage of the state density bonus which waives city zoning in order to create more dense housing. However, this is not a high rise part of town with mostly detached SFHs so 400-500 ft towers would look quite out of place (although it'd also be kinda cool). The tallest towers nearby are around 160 ft in the Parkmerced neighborhood, so I think a few 190 ft towers and midrises would be appropriate for the neighborhood without looking too completely out there.
Here's the neighborhood directly across the street from the project:
https://goo.gl/maps/eesfPFR9A2qUJv667
