Inclusionary Housing: A Good Tool but Let’s Wield It Carefully

The Potrero 1010 project, which opened last year, includes both market rate and affordable housing on site. Of the 453 units, 90 are affordable rental apartments. Photo courtesy David Baker Architects.

How much affordable housing should San Francisco require market-rate developers to build? The ongoing debate over this question may soon be resolved … at least for a little while. For the past several months, San Francisco city staff and consultants have be