Article from Reason by Christian Britschgi.
To understand how difficult and expensive it is to build housing in San Francisco, observe the case of Robert Tillman. Tillman owns a single-story laundromat in the city’s Mission District. Since 2014, he has been attempting to develop his property into a 75-unit apartment building.
The city is in the midst of a housing affordability crisis, with an average one-bedroom apartment going for $3,400 a month. So you might think Tillman’s project would sail through the permitting process. Instead, the city’s labyrinthine process of reviews, regulations, and appeals has dragged on for four years. The project has cost the self-described “accidental developer” nearly $1 million so far, and he hasn’t even broken ground yet.
“It’s taken me longer to get to this point than it took for the United States to win World War II,” says Tillman, “and my site is the easiest site in the city to build.”
In a sane world, it would be easy. No housing is located at the site, so there’s no fear that redevelopment will displace any tenants. There are three other coin-operated laundromats within 100 yards of Tillman’s property, so there is no real concern about lost neighborhood services. Half of the property is a parking lot, so the city won’t be losing an aesthetically pleasing landmark. On top of all that, Tillman’s lot is a three-minute walk from the 24th Mission Street BART light rail station, a major plus for a city obsessed with “transit-oriented” development.
Read the entire article at Reason.
Agenda 21/2030 in full effect!
Once approved and construction starts or after finished sue the city for all the costly nonsensical delays !!
FAIL
Tillman got what he deserved. As a probable liberal, he probably promoted that leftist garbage before he became an entrepreneur. He needs to abandon ship, become a dedicated Republican and NRA member, and get on with his life in Nevada!
All sane people should move away from there and leave it to the freaks and hairies, dykes and fairies………..tell me where is sanity. “Ten Years After”.
No reason to read further — you ALREADY gave us the reason/answer – IT’S SAN FRANCISCO :^)