Wealthy Developer Tries to Stop Rebuilding of Trinity Plaza

There is nothing unusual in San Francisco about neighbors protesting a proposed development project. But when the neighbor is a wealthy condo developer, whose company is building a controversial 24 story condo tower with five floors of parking, one would think they would think twice before trying to stop an adjacent project with 34% affordable units that is almost universally seen as a boon to the Mid-Market neighborhood. But Alexis Wong and her AGI Capital Group, who have an approved project at 1160 Mission, clearly have a different vision for the Mid-Market area than do the backers of the rental housing project slated for the adjacent Trinity Plaza. It’s a choice between a neighborhood dominated by upscale condos and parking garages or one centered by 1900 new rental units and pedestrian-friendly retail spaces---and the Planning Commission will soon decide.