The City of San Francisco approved a significant increase in the allowable building space for UCSF's Parnassus Heights campus — raising the cap from approximately 3.55 million to 5.05 million gross square feet, an increase of over 40%.
For Forest Knolls, which sits directly below the Parnassus campus on its southern slopes, this approval has direct implications. More allowable space means more potential building — on steep hillsides that abut residential streets and the eucalyptus forest that defines the neighborhood's character.
The approval was part of UCSF's Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), which outlines the university's physical development goals over a multi-decade horizon. The LRDP process included an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and a public comment period.
"The trees are the neighborhood. Once you lose the canopy, you don't get it back on any timeline that matters to the people living here now."
For ongoing updates on UCSF planning and how to engage, see the Plans & Issues page or contact the Forest Knolls Neighborhood Organization at forestknolls@comcast.net.