Development Forces Win One On The Embarcadero — For Now

The commission unanimously voted to certify the final environmental impact report on 75 Howard St., a proposed 133-unit structure that developer Paramount Group has had in the works since 2011. “The Paramount team is proud to have earned the support of the Planning Commission, and we look forward to building this appropriately sized residential building and helping to pay for affordable housing throughout San Francisco,” said project spokesman Alex Clemens. While the final version is generally code compliant, the changes were not enough to assuage the concerns of the opposition, which included neighboring residents as well as people involved in the No Wall on the Waterfront coalition that successfully killed a condominium project at 8 Washington St.