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DOWNTOWN AUTHORIZATION
PLANNING CODE SECTION 309
for
Property located at
One Maritime Plaza (aka 300 Clay Street)
Block 0204, Lot 021
Project Sponsor:
PFF OFF One Maritime Plaza, LP
Planning Department Case No. 2015-006980
Application Filed: October 20, 2015
Attorneys for Project Sponsor:
B.
C.
D.
E.
PROJECT SUMMARY............................................................................................................ 3
F.
G.
H.
I.
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One Maritime
Application Downtown Authorization
8021.03
A.
PFF OFF One Maritime Plaza, LP (Project Sponsor) proposes an upgrade and
renovation to the existing Clay Street faade on the ground floor of the office building located at
300 Clay Street, commonly known as One Maritime, as well as an enclosure of unused and
underutilized plaza-level space, turning it into usable office space (the Project).
This office building is one part of the larger Maritime Plaza site that occupies the entire
block bound by Washington, Davis, Clay, and Battery Streets (the Property). The Property is
made up of a large parking garage owned and operated by the City, the office building, the plazalevel Maritime Plaza park owned by the City and voluntarily maintained by Project Sponsor at
no cost to the city, and two stand-alone single-story buildings located on the plaza level and
surrounded by the park on either side of the office building, 444 Battery Street and 250 Clay
Street. Project Sponsor owns each of these three private parcels and the buildings on them
(collectively, these three parcels are referred to as the Development Site). The entire block was
built as part of the Golden Gateway Redevelopment project in the 1960s.
The Project will be an upgrade to the existing One Maritime lobby along Clay Street,
providing a larger and more dramatic and active entrance to the building, to make the lobby an
extension of the streetscape. The Project will also enclose the plaza-level space along the
buildings edge and locate additional commercial tenant(s) in this enclosed space. In total, the
Project would enclose 16,230 additional square feet on the plaza level.
By this application, Project Sponsor seeks a Downtown Project Authorization under
Planning Code Section 309, and to confirm compliance with the following elements of the
Project:
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B.
Project Architect:
Project Contact:
C.
SITE INFORMATION
Street address:
Cross streets:
Assessors block/lots:
Zoning district:
C-3-O
Lot area:
Height/bulk district:
300-S
Preservation Status:
Conservation/Historic district:
None
D.
The Property contains three lots located on the block bound by Washington, Davis, Clay,
and Battery Streets in San Franciscos downtown. This block is improved with the three-story
Golden Gateway parking garage owned and operated by the City, the Maritime Plaza park
located on the plaza level, two buildings owned by Project Sponsor also located on the plaza
level, and the 27-story office building, with frontages on Clay and Battery Streets. The Property
is located within the C-3-O zoning district and a 300-S height and bulk district.
As noted above, the entire blockOne Maritime, the parking garage, the single-story
commercial buildings, and Maritime Plaza parkwas constructed in the 1960s as part of the
Golden Gateway Redevelopment plan, and designed to accommodate the Embarcadero
Freeways on and off-ramps along Clay and Washington Streets. As a result, the streetscape
surrounding this entire blocknearly entirely occupied by the parking structurecontains
closed-off walls that are uninviting to pedestrians and not reflective of San Franciscos current
urban design policies promoting open and active ground-floor spaces.
Photographs of the Property and surrounding areas, including historic photographs showing
the Property in the context of the Embarcadero Freeway exit ramps, are attached as Exhibit B.
E.
PROJECT SUMMARY
CHANGE OF USE
CHANGE OF HOURS
NEW CONSTRUCTION
ALTERATIONS
DEMOLITION
ADDITIONS TO BUILDING
REAR
FRONT
HEIGHT
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Office; Retail
PROPOSED USE:
Office; Retail
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No
SIDE YARD
n/a
EXISTING USES
EXISTING USES
RETAINED
NET NEW
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT
TOTALS
PROJECT FEATURES
DWELLING
UNITS
HOTEL
ROOMS
PARKING
SPACES
LOADING
SPACES
NUMBER OF
BUILDINGS
HEIGHT OF
BUILDINGS
398
398
398
NUMBER OF
STORIES
25
25
25
EXISTING USES
EXISTING USES
RETAINED
NET NEW
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT
TOTALS
RETAIL
1,518 sf
0 sf
OFFICE
522,003 sf
523,521 sf
16,230 sf
539,751 sf
INDUSTRIAL/PDR
PARKING
OTHER
523,521 sf
523,521 sf
16,230 sf
539,751 sf
RESIDENTIAL
TOTAL GSF
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F.
The Project will be an upgrade to the existing One Maritime lobby along Clay Street,
providing a larger and more dramatic and active entrance to the building, to make the lobby an
extension of the streetscape. The Project will also enclose the plaza-level space along the
buildings edge and locate additional commercial tenant(s) in this enclosed space. In total, the
Project would enclose 16,230 additional square feet on the plaza level.
Project plans are attached as Exhibit B.
G.
The following is an analysis of each C-3-O district requirement, their applicability to the
Project, and, in some cases, a confirmation of preliminary determination of compliance:
1.
The base floor area ratio (FAR) allowed in the C-3-O District is 9.0 to 1. (Planning
Code 124, Table 124.) In the C-3-O District, FAR can be increased to 18.0 to 1 with the
purchase of Transferable Development Rights (TDR). (Planning Code 123(c).)
The lot area of the three lots owned by Project Sponsor, the Development Site, is
60,688.12 square feet. The base FAR allows for up to 546,193 square feet and the maximum
FAR allows for up to 1,092,386 square feet at the Property. The Projects existing gfa is 556,598,
slightly over the base FAR. The Project proposes to add 16,230 sf of office space, and will
purchase TDR.
2.
Planning Code Section 132.1 requires all structures in C-3 districts to provide a 15 foot
setback from interior lot lines and the center of adjacent public rights of way. The setback applies at
a height equal to 1.25 times the width of the principal street that the building faces. The Project does
not propose any vertical additions, and therefore this requirement does not apply.
3.
In C-3 districts, the Planning Code requires a rear yard be provided consisting of 25% of the
lot, or 15 feet, whichever is greater. This must be provided at the lowest story with a dwelling unit
and above. (Planning Code 134(a)(1).) The Project provides and proposes no dwelling units, and
therefore the rear yard requirement will not apply.
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4.
In C-3 Districts, the Planning Code requires private, usable open space to be provided at a
ratio of 36 square feet per dwelling unit. Common open space may be substituted for private open
space by providing common open space equal to 1.33 times the amount of required private open
space. (Planning Code 135.) The Project provides and proposes no dwelling units, and therefore
the residential open space requirement will not apply.
5.
Section 138 requires new buildings and additions equal to 20% or more of an existing
building in C-3-O district to provide one square-foot of public open space for every 50 square feet
of new non-residential uses. (Planning Code 138(b).) The Project does not propose new
construction or an addition over 20%, and therefore this requirement does not apply.
6.
Section 138.1 requires project sponsors to make streetscape improvements where the
proposed project includes the construction of a new building, substantial alterations to an existing
building, or the addition of floor area equal to 20 percent or more of an existing building. The
Project does not propose any of these. Nevertheless, the Project will include appropriate streetscape
improvements.
7.
Section 139 requires that buildings incorporate certain bird-safe building features. Certain
requirements apply to new buildings when located in an Urban Bird Refuge. Other requirements
apply anywhere in the City.
The Property is not located within or 300 feet from an Urban Bird Refuge, and therefore the
Project is not required to incorporate the located-related bird-safe building standards. Where
required, the Project will incorporate feature-related bird-safe standards.
8.
Section 140 requires at least one room within a dwelling unit to face directly on an open
area that is either (1) a public street or alley that is at least 25 feet in width, or a side yard or rear
yard that meets the requirements of the Planning Code, or (2) an open area that is unobstructed
and is no less than 25 feet in every horizontal dimension for the floor at which the dwelling unit
in question is located and the floor immediately above it, with an increase of five feet in every
horizontal dimension at each subsequent floor. The Project proposes no residential use, and thus
Section 140 does not apply.
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9.
Section 146 provides that in order to maintain direct sunlight on public sidewalks in certain
downtown areas during critical use periods, new structures must avoid the penetration of a sun
access plane as defined in Table 146. The Property does not face a street listed in Table 146, and
therefore the Project is not subject to Section 146.
10.
Section 147 sets forth certain requirements and determinations regarding shadows being
cast on public or publicly-accessible open space. Section 147 seeks to reduce substantial shadow
impacts by new buildings and additions to existing buildings of at least 50 feet in height on
public plazas and other publicly accessible spaces other than those protected under Section 295.
The Project will not affect shadows on publicly-accessible open spaces.
11.
Generally, Section 148 requires project sponsors to employ appropriate measures in order to
ensure that additions to buildings will not cause ground-level wind currents to exceed pedestrian
comfort levels. The Project will not disrupt existing wind patterns.
12.
Under Section 151.1, off-street parking is not required for any use in C-3 districts. The
Project does not propose to add parking. Therefore, the Project complies with parking
requirements.
13.
Section 152.1 requires off-street freight loading spaces for uses that exceed certain
thresholds. The Project proposes to increase the office floor area by 16,230 square feet, and does
not trigger additional freight loading spaces.
14.
New commercial buildings and major renovations to existing commercial buildings must
provide a certain amount of bicycle parking spaces. The Project does not involve a new commercial
building or major renovation. Therefore, this requirement does not apply.
15.
The Property is within a 200-S Height District. The Project does not propose any vertical
addition, so this limitation does not apply.
16.
Planning Code Section 270(d) places certain bulk controls on buildings in S bulk districts.
Certain controls apply to the base, lower tower and upper tower portions of buildings. The Project
does not implicate bulk limitations.
17.
In the C-3 districts, new construction on parcels that have at least one street frontage of over
200 feet on a block face longer than 400 feet between intersections must provide a mid-block alley
in certain circumstances. The Project does not propose new construction, so this requirement does
not apply.
18.
Under Section 412, new downtown office developments are required to pay a fee to mitigate
the increased pressure on existing public parks in the Downtown Area. The Project proposes 16,230
square feet of new office use, and will pay the required fee.
19.
The Section 413 housing requirements apply to office projects proposing at least 25,000
square feet of new use. The Project proposes less than 25,000 square feet of new office use, so this
project does not apply.
20.
Section 414.3 applies to office and hotel development projects proposing the net addition of
50,000 or more gross square feet of use. Such projects must provide a child-care facility on or near
the site of the development, arrange with a nonprofit organization to provide a child-care facility, or
pay an in-lieu fee to the City. The Project proposes less than 50,000 square feet of new office use, so
this requirement does not apply.
21.
Projects proposing five or more dwelling units are required to comply with the inclusionary
housing ordinance set forth in Section 415 et seq. The Project proposes no residential uses and is
therefore not subject to this requirement.
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22.
In C-3 districts, Section 429 sets forth certain public art requirements for construction of
new buildings or additions of floor area in excess of 25,000 square feet to an existing building. The
Project Sponsor must spend an amount equal to one percent of the construction cost to install and
maintain these works of art. The Project increases the floor area of the existing building at the
Property by less than 25,000 square feet. This requirement does not apply.
H.
The Project will affirmatively promote, is consistent with, and will not adversely affect the
General Plan, specifically the Downtown Area Plan, Commerce and Industry element, and
Urban Design element, as follows:
Downtown Area Plan
Objective 1:
Policy 1.1:
Objective 2:
Policy 2.1:
Policy 2.2
improved plaza level should bring more people onto Maritime Plaza,
revitalizing an historically underutilized POPOS.
OBJECTIVE 10
Policy 10.1
Develop an open space system that gives every person living and working
downtown access to a sizable sunlit open space within convenient walking
distance.
Policy 10.4
Provide open space that is clearly visible and easily reached from the
street or pedestrian way.
Due to its podium-level location, Maritime Plaza is relatively
underutilized. The Projects proposed improvements to the Clay Street
lobby will include widening the stairway leading from the street onto
Maritime Plaza, making the entrance to this public open space more
inviting than its current condition and hopefully increasing the number of
people that enjoy this park.
Policy 2.1
I.
Planning Code Section 101.1 establishes the following eight priority planning policies
and requires review of permits for consistency with said policies. The Project and this Section
309 application are consistent with each of these policies as follows:
1. That existing neighborhood-serving retail uses be preserved and enhanced
and future opportunities for resident employment in and ownership of such
businesses enhanced.
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No housing would be removed by the Project. The Project will be compatible with the
existing and proposed character of Maritime Plaza, and the Financial District as a whole.
3.
The Project will have no effect on the Citys supply of affordable housing, and will not
remove any existing housing.
4.
That commuter traffic not impede Muni transit service or overburden our
streets or neighborhood parking.
The Project site, located downtown, is extremely well served by public transit. The
Embarcadero BART and MUNI Underground station is located three blocks from the Property.
The Ferry Building, with access to the East Bay, Marin, and the North Bay, is approximately two
blocks away. Numerous MUNI bus lines run along the Propertys block, including the 1, 41, and
82X. The 10, 12, and 30X are each one block from the site.
5.
The Project site does not contain any industrial uses. The Projects employees will
increase the demand for, and patronage of, existing and new retail uses in the immediate Project
vicinity and throughout Downtown.
6.
That the City achieve the greatest possible preparedness to protect against
injury and loss of life in an earthquake.
The Project will conform to the structural and seismic requirements of the San Francisco
Building Code, meeting this policy.
7.
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EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit A
Letter of Authorization
Exhibit B
Project Plans
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Exhibit A
Exhibit B
APPLICATION FOR
DOWNTOWN PROJECT
AUTHORIZATION
OCTOBER 20, 2015
DESIGN GOALS:
- Create a new front door on Clay St
- Enclose and Expand the Plaza Level Lobby
BENEFITS:
- Reconnect the building to the city
- Improve the street presence
- Reinforce the link between street and plaza level
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GOAL #1:
Create a new front door and
sense of arrival on Clay Street.
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CLAY ST
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GOAL #2:
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WASHINGTON ST
CLAY ST
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FRONT ST
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DESIGN STRATEGIES
Existing Building
WASHINGTON ST
DAVIS ST
CLAY ST
FRONT ST
WASHINGTON ST
DAVIS ST
CLAY ST
FRONT ST
STREET LEVEL
Widened Sidewalk Zone
VEST
UP
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FS
HALL
UP
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PS
VEST
VEST
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EXTERIOR DESIGN
SOUTH ELEVATION
Stone Cladding
Glass Canopy
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Glass Entries
SOUTH ELEVATION
Building Identity
Section at Entry
FACADE DIAGRAM
EXISTING STAIRS
TO PLAZA
Clay Street
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PROPOSED
STAIRS
Widened Stair
PS
PS
Clay Street
Widened Stair
SIDEWALK &
STAIRS
New Precast
Concrete Treads
PS
PS
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FLOORING:
PLAZA LEVEL
PS
PS
Clay Street
New Stone Cladding
on Side Walls
New Concrete
to match existing
Existing Concrete
GLAZING:
PLAZA LEVEL
PS
PS
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Existing Conditions
EAST ELEVATION
5-1 Module
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Interior Design
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Floor Plan
Mech.
Security
Clay Street
Mech.
ESCALATOR LOBBY
Precedent
PLAZA LEVEL:
Floor Plan
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PASS-THROUGH LOBBY
Interior Elevations
Refinished Travertine
North Elevation
Brushed Stainless
Building Directory
South Elevation
PLAZA LEVEL:
Floor Plan
ELEVATOR LOBBY
Interior Elevations
Luminous Ceiling
East Elevation
West Elevation
BASEMENT LEVEL:
Floor Plan
ELECT. METER RM
WOMEN'S LOCKER
ROOM
GUARD'S LOCKER
ROOM
LOUNGE ROOM
Secured Area
VEST
102 BIKES
OFFICE
VEST
STAIR #4
JANITORIAL
SUPPLIES
STAIR #3
SHOWER
PUMP RM
CORRIDOR
STAIR #2
SHOWER
Public Access
STORAGE
TELEPHONE
TERMINAL RM
CORRIDOR
ELECTRICAL SWITCH
GEAR
TENANT STORAGE
ELEVATOR MACHINE
RM
JANITORIAL
SUPPLIES
MECHANICAL RM
STORAGE
ELECT. METER RM
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Entrance Lighting
Lighting
Exterior
Entrance
Lighting
Linear LED wall wash
installed in the
structure of canopy to provide wall accent
Linear
LED wall
illumination
andwash
downinstalled
light. 1 in the
structure of canopy to provide wall accent
illumination and down light.
Linear LED applied to wash1or backlight
the entry portal to create higher focus to
Linear
LED applied
to wash
or recessed
backlight into
the entrance
detail.
Fixture
the
portal
to create
higher
focuson
to this
theentry
ceiling,
most
of light
will focus
the
detail. Fixture recessed into
artentrance
wall.
2
the ceiling, most of light will focus on this
art wall.
This will not2 have any glare issue to the
pedestrian close to the entrance. This layer
This
will notwill
have
glare issue
to the
of lighting
beany
the highest
in these
three
pedestrian
close to the
entrance. This layer
layers of entrance
lighting.
of lighting will be the highest in these three
layers of entrance lighting.
Linear fixture will be set at back of treated
glass to haev even illumination. 3
Line a r fixture will b e s e t a t b a c k o f tre a te d
glass to haev even illumination.
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
Linear fixture will be recessed in the frame to Recessed linear wall washer lighting
provide functional lighting
L ine a r fix ture will b e re c e s s e d in the fra m e to Recessed linear wall washer lighting
provide functional lighting
3
3
Exterior Lighting
Entrance Lighting
Lighting
Exterior
Linear LED wall wash installed in the
Stair
Lighting
structure
of canopy to provide wall accent
illumination and down light. 1
With the linear LED install at the top of beige stone
edge to wash the whole height of stone wall.
1
2
This will
notwill
have
any glare
to the
Handrail
lighting
be applied
to the issue
other side
topedestrian
light up the other
side
stairs.
The fixtrue
willlayer
close
toofthe
entrance.
This
integarte
with handrail
to provide
clean
and neat
of lighting
will be the
highest
in these
three
lighting effect. No glare issue.
layers of entrance lighting.
Wall
cove
lighting
integrates
with
Wallwashing
washer
cove
lighting
integrate
architectural elements
APPENDIX
PLOT PLAN
125' - 0"
34' - 8"
7' - 0"
34' - 8"
7' - 0"
7' - 0"
DAVIS STREET
34' - 8"
170' - 8"
BATTERY STREET
7' - 0"
BATTERY STREET
34' - 8"
170' - 8"
WASHINGTON STREET
CLAY STREET
125' - 0"
TREE
TREE
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC
G3
G5
G7
T2
T5
T8
G10
G12
G14
611' - 6"
1' - 5 1/2"
51' - 8 1/2"
72' - 4"
68' - 2"
61' - 3"
G16
1' - 5 1/2"
50' - 10"
50' - 10"
61' - 3"
68' - 2"
72' - 4"
51' - 8 1/2"
DAVIS STREET
43' - 9"
43' - 9"
CLAY STREET
TREE
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TREE
TRAFFIC
1' - 5 1/2"
LOBBY
29' - 7 1/2"
GARAGE
45' - 2"
GARAGE
BATTERY STREET
BATTERY STREET
29' - 7 1/2"
45' - 2"
WASHINGTON STREET
1' - 5 1/2"
G1
G3
G5
G7
T2
T5
T8
G10
G12
G14
611' - 6"
1' - 5 1/2"
51' - 8 1/2"
72' - 4"
68' - 2"
61' - 3"
G16
1' - 5 1/2"
50' - 10"
50' - 10"
61' - 3"
68' - 2"
72' - 4"
51' - 8 1/2"
BATTERY STREET
UP
CLAY STREET
TREE
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TRAFFIC
TREE
TRAFFIC
43' - 9"
43' - 9"
BANK BUILDING
29' - 7 1/2"
MAIN LOBBY
45' - 2"
1' - 5 1/2"
CAFETERIA BUILDING
DAVIS STREET
BATTERY STREET
29' - 7 1/2"
45' - 2"
WASHINGTON STREET
1' - 5 1/2"
G1
Street Level
Plaza Level
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SCALE:
1" = 50'-0"
SCALE:
1" = 50'-0"
02