8 Washington project faces additional setback

OFFICIAL BCNA NEWS

When the Barbary Coast Record last reported on the controversial 8 Washington project, the voters of San Francisco had overwhelmingly rejected an increase in allowable height for developer Simon Snellgrove’s luxury condo project.

That left open the option for Snellgrove to go back to the drawing board and attempt to build a project compliant with the existing 84-foot height for the various parcels involved.

But now, even that idea has been scuttled by a judge’s decision that threatens the whole idea of “land swaps” of Public Trust Seawall Lots. Continue Reading