San Francisco Redevelopment Agency program for sale of church sites in Diamond Heights

FRANCISCO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Golden Gate Avenue
Francisco 2, California

SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY

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George Christopher, Mayor
Members:

Everett Griffin, Chairman
Walter F. Kaplan
James B. Black, Jr.
James A. Folger
Lawrence R. Palacios

San Francisco Redevelopment Agency-
announces in the attachment the
availability of sites for churches
in Diamond Heights .

Aside from the intrinsic importance
of the sites and their uses, the
Agency invites attention to a new
method of selection of buyers to
meet the problem faced by a public
agency in disposing of land for
church uses.

The cnurch site disposition plan
is necessarily the work of many
members of the Agency staff, but
primary credit in this instance
goes to Robert L. Rumsey, Deputy
Executive Director.

M. Austin Herman /
Executive Director^

May 16, 1961

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SAN FRANCISCO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
PROGRAM FOR SALE OF CHURCH SITES IN DIAMOND HEIGHTS

The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency has for sale in its Diamond Heights
project three sites suitable for construction of churches. General information
concerning each site is given in Attachments A and B. More detailed information
will be available on June 5, 1961 in a bidder's packet.

Home sites sales started April 24, 1961 and will continue in 1961 and 1962. Some
3,000 homes will be established there. Sales are made subject to the early start
and completion of construction. Sites are planned for important community amenities
such as schools, neighborhood shopping, playgrounds, plaza, and of course churches.

Diamond Heights is to be a planned, mid-city community on a site of natural beauty.
It is the purpose of the Agency to have Diamond Heights developed at levels of
appearance and usefulness that are in keeping with such an unusual site. The
objective that the Redevelopment Agency applies in its review of each architectural
proposal for homes applies to churches as well: to achieve a safe, convenient and
attractive physical environment for Diamond Heights residents while avoiding the
imposition of arbitrary conditions and requirements evolving from personal taste
preferences .

Development of these three church sites offers an opportunity for construction of
handsome edifices worthy of the institutions represented. As in the case of secular
developers, the Agency will urge that churches acquiring the sites for development
retain the best available professional design assistance.

Preliminary and final plans are subject to Agency review and approval. It is not
believed likely that proposed designs will be unacceptable to the Agency, but in
that extreme eventuality the deposit on purchase price of the site will be refunded.

Churches will be required to begin construction of the church structure within one
year after conveyance of the land by the Agency.

Because of the unique spiritual and social values that a church affords a living
area, the Agency wishes, while maintaining the non-partisan position appropriate
to a public body, to allocate the three Diamond Heights sites at minimum fair market
value without resort to bid and auction.

To realize these objectives the following procedure will be observed in the sale of
the church sites:

1. The Redevelopment Agency will mail to each of the churches
listed in the classified section of the San Francisco telephone
directory for September, i960 a copy of this announcement.

2. The Redevelopment Agency will publish beginning June h, 1961
in the San Francisco press invitation for the submission of
"Offers to Purchase" the sites.

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Bidders packets will be available to any church representatives
at the Agency at $5 each (not returnable) following published
notice .

k. "Offers to Purchase" must be on forms provided by the Agency and
must be in the amount of the fair market value for each parcel
as determined by the Agency. "Offers to Purchase" must be
accompanied by a cashier's check or certified check equal to seven
percent of the minimum fair market value .

An "Offer to Purchase" may be for more than one parcel on an
alternative basis, provided the deposit is equal to seven percent
of the highest priced parcel specified in the offer.

5. In the event of responses exceeding the availability of locations,
the Agency will call a conference of all parties from whom
"Offers to Purchase" have been received. These representatives
will be asked to devise a just and responsible method of conferring
the sites upon three of their number. If the conferees reach a
decision, they will be requested to prepare and sign a statement
concurring in whatever solution their majority reaches.

6. If after a reasonable period, the conferees fail to reach a
solution, the Agency will conclude these proceedings and offer
the properties at auction. The auction will be limited to those
who have submitted "Offers to Purchase" as provided in Item k above.

7. Whichever course is taken, the deposits of unsuccessful offers
will be refunded without interest.

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TIME SCHEDULE FOR SALE OF CHURCH SITES

June
June

July
August

k, 1961

5, 1961

31, 1961
5 p.m. PDT

1, 1961
10 a.m. PDT

August 9, 1961

September 29, 1961

October 11, 1961
9 a.m. PDT

January 2, 1962

First publication in the press of invitation to
submit "Offers to Purchase".

Bidder's packet available for mailing upon receipt
of written request accompanied by $5*00 check or
money order.

Deadline for receipt of "Offers to Purchase".

Opening of "Offers to Purchase".

First conference among offerors, if necessary.

Deadline for agreement among offerors .

Auction sale, if necessary, among those who submitted
"Offer to Purchase" prior to 5 p.m., PDT, July 31, 1961.

Availability of title. Note: After adequate notice
of availability of title, the title must be transferred
or interest at the rate of five percent per annum must
be paid on amount due .

San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
Everett Griffin, Chairman

Authorized by Resolution No. 2280
May 16, 1961

ATTACHMENT A

Church Site No. 1

Block 7521, Lot 1
Location:

Area:

Topography:
Special features:

Fair market value:

Junction of Duncan Street and Diamond Heights
(formerly Veteran) Boulevard

32,1*00 square feet or 0.744 acres

Gently sloping and eminently buildable

A basic design consideration for this site is that it
borders the future Diamond Heights town plaza. The Agency
will work with the church developer to achieve a harmonious
plan for the whole of this community center. Some minor
adjustment of the location of this site, not materially
affecting its size, may result from the overall design of
the church site, town plaza and commercial area complex.
Purchaser of church site may be offered opportunity for
joint use (not to exceed fifty percent of the spaces
required of churches by the Official Redevelopment Plan)
of parking area with commercial developer. Church architect
and other architects of structures and planners of land
uses in and about the plaza are expected to coordinate their
respective designs. Agency will refund deposit of church
which finds it can not fit its design into the overall
design of the plaza complex approved by the Agency.

$64,800 Required deposit $4,536

Church Site No. 2
Block 7534, Lot 1
Location:
Area:

Topography:
Special features:

Junction of Gold Mine Drive and Diamond Heights Boulevard
17,200 square feet or 0.395 acres
Nearly level

The design of this church should be related, though less
closely, to the town plaza. Joint use (up to fifty percent
of the church requirement) of parking with adjoining commercial
uses is possible for this site also.

Fair market value:

$34,400 Required deposit $2,408

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ATTACHMENT A (continued)

Church Site No. 3
Block 7550, Lot 26
Location:
Area:

Topography :
Special features:

Junction of Diamond Heights Boulevard and Addison Street

12,910 square feet or O.296 acres

More abrupt slope than Church Site No. 2

This site is not sufficient to erect educational
facilities on the same level with the main sanctuary. It
is opposite the Diamond Heights commercial subcenter with
which it may be possible to arrange for joint use of
parking space up to fifty percent of the church requirement,

Fair market value:

$26,000 Required deposit $1,820

San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
May 16, 1961