Developers of proposed 50-story skyscraper in SF's Outer Sunset suing city, report says

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The developers with a controversial plan to build a skyscraper in San Francisco's Outer Sunset is suing the city.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the lawsuit claims officials misinterpreted and violated a state law meant to incentivize affordable housing.

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New plans and renderings have been filed with the city of San Francisco for the proposed 50-story skyscraper in the Outer Sunset at 2700 Sloat Blvd.

California's Density Bonus Law allows a developer to build more housing units in a project than regulations allow.

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San Francisco leaders and residents express opposition to new renderings of a 50-story skyscraper proposed for the Outer Sunset District.

But most of those units have to be affordable housing.

The board of appeals recently blocked the project, saying it was out of compliance with state and local laws.

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