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joint venture between San Francisco Housing Development and Housing America Partners plans to build a 22-story condominium and senior apartment complex in the Outer Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco. The proposed development, located at 2700 Sloat Boulevard across from the San Francisco Zoo, would replace the existing Sloat Garden Center retail nursery site.

    The project, designed by Chicago-based architect Solomon Cordwell Buenz, consists of two side-by-side towers with a total of 446 units: 239 for-sale condos and 207 affordable apartments for moderate-income seniors. The building's ground floor would feature 10,500 square feet of shops and restaurants, as well as a parking garage for 52 cars.

    The developers are invoking Assembly Bill 2011 to streamline the project's approval process. The estimated cost of the project is over $200 million, although a timeline for development has not been disclosed. San Francisco Housing Development, founded in 1988 by Black community leaders, has developed 1,600 affordable homes, while Housing America Partners, led by Daniel Jimenez, has experience in the industry spanning over three decades.

    The site was previously owned by Nevada-based CH Planning, which abandoned a plan to build a 50-story, 680-unit condo tower two blocks from the beach. The property was sold to Housing America Partners for an undisclosed price after CH Planning's plans were met with controversy.