SAN FRANCISCO | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed - Page 315

timbad · #**6281** Posted **Sep 3, 2014, 5:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by a very long weekend

wow, a neat little scoop in the examiner today:

The site at 350 Bush St. has a history of its own. ...

Both projects are scheduled to break ground this month, with 500 Pine St. expected to take 18 months and 350 Bush St. two years to complete. Who will maintain the new park is still being finalized.

right on! (reminder that this project also has its own thread)

Jerry of San Fran · #**6282** Posted **Sep 3, 2014, 5:30 AM**

Now that the foundation has been poured the building is now above the ground. The beautiful mural on the Academy of Art building will mostly disappear from sight in a few weeks. Why the school painted it when it was known that a building would block it within a couple of years is a puzzle.

101 Polk Street- 2014_09_02

fimiak · #**6283** Posted **Sep 4, 2014, 3:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

Now that the foundation has been poured the building is now above the ground. The beautiful mural on the Academy of Art building will mostly disappear from sight in a few weeks. Why the school painted it when it was known that a building would block it within a couple of years is a puzzle.

101 Polk Street- 2014_09_02

The painting isn't going to be blocked, its just becoming slightly more private. 101 Polk will have outdoor space on the second floor next to the painting that uses the mural as a backdrop. From certain angles on the street the painting will still be visible (at an extreme angle). Still better than this being another parking lot. You can see what I am talking about here.

Jerry of San Fran · #**6284** Posted **Sep 4, 2014, 10:24 PM**

Fimiak - you are correct, part of the mural will be viewable. Looking at the construction site picture today and the plan presented to the San Francisco Department of Planning (case 2011.0702EXC 05/02/13) half of the mural will be completely obstructed by 101 Polk Street. It appears that the property of 101 Polk Street will abut the Academy of Art building for half of the block.

101 Polk Street - 09/04/214

101 Polk Street - 2nd Floor Plan

Jerry of San Fran · #**6285** Posted **Sep 6, 2014, 11:24 PM**

After many months of foundation work, the construction crane is being assembled today (09/06/14).

Trinity Place - Crane Installation

peanut gallery · #**6286** Posted **Sep 8, 2014, 8:49 PM**

Great updates, Jerry, thanks!

I keep forgetting about 350 Bush. Can't believe it might actually start this month. I need something to draw me north on my construction walkabouts.

Here are a few notes on another future project:

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Related's other S.F. biggie is the Goodwill site in Midmarket, which we were the first to report on in May. The prime site at South Van Ness and Mission, which sits in a growing residential and tech office hub, is an interesting deal, he says, because Related is fee developing it on behalf of the city. The site will include a 460k SF office building to house several city departments, 550 or so multifamily residential units, and 20k to 30k SF of retail. Because of city involvement, there's a head start on the entitlement process with the planning department, he adds, and construction will kick off in a couple years. He also hopes to get a good-sized site in Potrero Hill entitled in the next few years.

Wish we had something more specific than "in a couple years" but it's something. And the Potrero mention is interesting.

Jerry of San Fran · #**6287** Posted **Sep 8, 2014, 11:25 PM**

I noticed today that the skin is being applied to 1400 Mission St. It looks like it will be a very light color. I think it will be a winner for me.

I noticed the tiny windows that open out on the bottom. I doubt these apartments will be air conditioned so I wonder what these people will do on a hot day. I don't understand this trend to put in small windows that open out. Anyone have an answer?

1400 Mission Street - 2014_09_08

fflint · #**6288** Posted **Sep 8, 2014, 11:36 PM**

^You don't think those new units will be air conditioned?

jbm · #**6289** Posted **Sep 9, 2014, 3:08 AM**

beat me to it Jerry re: 1400 mission. I noticed the glass going up at the end of last week and totally spaced on posting over the weekend.

viewguysf · #**6290** Posted **Sep 9, 2014, 3:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by fflint

^You don't think those new units will be air conditioned?

I doubt it, especially for an all BMR building.

Jerry of San Fran · #**6291** Posted **Sep 9, 2014, 5:13 PM**

fflint - what does the carot mark indicate preceding the text?
jbm - :>)
viewguysf - my thinking as well.

I have an email out for an answer to the question & my good contact says he will get back to me ASAP.

Jerry of San Fran · #**6292** Posted **Sep 9, 2014, 11:12 PM**

I did a street view of 1400 Mission today and I am very pleased with it. This is the view of the Mission Street side.

1400 Mission St. at 10th

fflint · #**6293** Posted **Sep 11, 2014, 12:46 AM**

Jerry, ^ is like an arrow that indicates a post is at least partially in response to the immediately preceding post.

Folks3000 · #**6294** Posted **Sep 11, 2014, 1:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

After many months of foundation work, the construction crane is being assembled today (09/06/14).

Trinity Place - Crane Installation

Is that the giant yacht in the bay everyone was talking about?

mt_climber13 · #**6295** Posted **Sep 11, 2014, 1:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

I did a street view of 1400 Mission today and I am very pleased with it. This is the view of the Mission Street side.

1400 Mission St. at 10th

It looks like the AAA Office building on Van Ness.

pseudolus · #**6296** Posted **Sep 11, 2014, 2:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by wakamesalad

It looks like the AAA Office building on Van Ness.

I was thinking 30 Van Ness, down the block. An architectural student once told me 30 Van Ness was the most beautiful building in the city.

SFView · #**6297** Posted **Sep 11, 2014, 5:02 PM**

^ Did that student ever work as an architectural intern at 30 Van Ness?

pseudolus · #**6298** Posted **Sep 11, 2014, 7:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by SFView

^ Did that student ever work as an architectural intern at 30 Van Ness?

I worked there for a year. The view over Fell Street was of a decrepit animal hospital. Most of the letters on the neon sign were broken, so it just flashed "SPIT".

I suppose he admired the plainn...er simplicity of it. He also said he was "fascinated by the ideology of the sandwich". My thought was, "That word doesn't mean what you think it does."

POLA · #**6299** Posted **Sep 12, 2014, 1:34 AM**

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pseudolus · #**6300** Posted **Sep 12, 2014, 2:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by POLA

^ha! I work there now. I've been told that 30 Van Ness is actually three different buildings wrapped in a skin and with an added floor.

SFMTA has a few historical pics of 30 Van Ness. Here's a link to one from 1909. (They've disabled embedding, it seems.)

http://sfmta.photoshelter.com/image?...xpVXw--&GI_ID=

sfhog.com has more pics of the 1400 Mission facade. It looks very glassy and sleek, quite nice.