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Article: SF project emphasizes housing in poor neighborhood.(REDEVELOPMENT WATCH)
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- California Planning & Development Report
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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A city that has been in the redevelopment business since 1948, San Francisco has recently created its largest redevelopment project area. The new, 1,300-acre Bay view Hunters Point project might also be the most controversial redevelopment project in a city where land use planning and development are always contentious.
The Bayview Hunters Point project area differs from more traditional redevelopment projects in that its top priority is housing. In fact, the city has committed 50% of tax increment revenue to housing for very low-, low- and moderate-income residents. That could amount to more than $90 million for housing over the next 45 years. The city also has ...