SAN FRANCISCO | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed

[timbad]

speaking of Market, socketsite had this (http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2013/03/market_street_place_courting_nordstroms_and_ready_to_co.html), which mentions

demolition of the existing Mid-Market buildings on the Market Street Place site could start as early as this month, according to the San Francisco Business Times (http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2013/02/mid-market-landlords-fight-over.html?page=all).

the SF Biz Times article mostly discusses whether Nordstrom Rack will end up at Market St Place, or down the street at 901 Market, where Marshalls used to be (at Fifth).

here's a 'before' shot, lest we soon forget what we are missing (haha)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8525334616_377855b7b9_b.jpg

[timbad]

over on Fifth, they've begun installing the cladding on the UOP Dental Building (that was fast; I'm thinking of the redo at Third and Folsom and that thing has sat, stripped, for months, with little visible progress. edit: I was forgetting they added stories, too. but wasn't that done a while back?)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8522919845_66f18aaf25_b.jpg

looking east toward the corner of Fifth and Folsom:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8522922251_698cae88b4_b.jpg

and across Folsom, the fire station that will replace the one being demolished as part of the MOMA expansion looks almost done:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8524033378_8855b5b718_b.jpg

[Jerry of San Fran]

timbad - nice set of pics. The fire station looks like a cool building. I don't get that way often anymore.

[POLA]

Easy as pieWhere are those people going to park who support the arts?

With-in two blocks there is one of the City's largest public parking garage, BART, Muni, Muni Metro, and a plethora of parking garages. Why in God's name are you worried about rich people find a parking space?

[Jerry of San Fran]

With-in two blocks there is one of the City's largest public parking garage, BART, Muni, Muni Metro, and a plethora of parking garages. Why in God's name are you worried about rich people find a parking space?

The fact is many more people are coming into the neighborhood with the Jazz Club opening at the same time that parking lots are slated to be closed due to new developments. I could be wrong, but I think parking will be difficult. Also a new venue is opening in the former school building at the corner of Hayes and Franklin - a beutiful auditorium to be used for lectures. Both new venues do not have parking. Not everyone who attends the arts via a car are rich (oh, and they contribute a lot of money to the arts). And I know what it is like to take MUNI across town at night - not a good experience. Taxi service? Forget it. They have refused to take me locally as they only want airport fares.

[fflint]

Hard choices ahead for growing S.F. (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Hard-choices-ahead-for-growing-S-F-4328013.php)

John Wildermuth
sfgate
Monday, March 4, 2013

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/20/25/23/4281556/11/628x471.jpg

San Francisco residents will be getting thousands of new neighbors in the next 30 years, and it's time to start figuring out where they will live and work.

Between 2010 and 2040, the city will need 92,410 new housing units and 191,000 more jobs, said city Planning Director John Rahaim, numbers well above San Francisco's current growth rate.

Combined with the Association of Bay Area Governments' estimate that San Francisco's population will soar from the current 812,000 to at least 964,000 by 2035, it's clear that great change is ahead for the city.

"This (growth) is going to happen whether we plan for it or not," Rahaim recently told the Planning Commission. "The issue is where that development happens."

San Francisco, like other cities, is planning for its future as part of the 2008 state law requiring communities to develop plans that link prospective growth to improved transportation and greenhouse gas reduction.

The Association of Bay Area Governments, which is putting together the "One Bay Area" plan for the region's nine counties and 101 towns and cities, has projected that by 2040 the Bay Area will need 1.1 million more jobs and 660,000 new housing units to accommodate the additional 2.1 million people who will move into the area.

What's the best way?

For San Francisco, handling its share of that growth will require hard choices - and plenty of discussion - about what's best for the city, its residents and its businesses. The city's small size and existing development pattern make the job even tougher, Rahaim said.

Of the 19 major development projects already moving ahead in the city, only two, Balboa Park Station and Parkmerced, are in the western part of San Francisco.

"There's 20 percent of the city where 80 percent of the growth is happening," Rahaim said, and that's unlikely to change in future years.

Some of the biggest development sites already are set. The huge Hunters Point Shipyard project approved in 2010 is slated to include 10,500 housing units and provide 10,000 new jobs. Treasure Island will have 7,000 condos and apartments while the Transbay Center now under construction at First and Mission streets calls for high-rises with 4,500 homes and providing as many as 25,000 jobs.

....

For the city to meet these goals, the focus must be on increasingly dense development south of Market Street, a transit-rich area where much of San Francisco's dwindling supply of buildable land is located.

"There's going to have to be more density," said Tomiquia Moss, community planning director for the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, a local good-government organization. "The Central Corridor can absorb most or all of the projected job growth."

....

Business development won't be the only source of the city's growing pains. A continuing influx of workers and residents will boost the need for everything from parks and streetlights to buses and sewer lines.

"Is the city physically capable of growing its roads and transit, its infrastructure?" asked Planning Commissioner Kathrin Moore. "What's the ultimate carrying capacity of the city?"

....

[RST500]

There was an article on socketsite stating new height limits were put in place in west soma.

[fimiak]

There was an article on socketsite stating new height limits were put in place in west soma.

Pretty sure they are raising them in some places and rezoning a few others. The disappointment comes from the maximum heights being still quite low.

[mt_climber13]

Some pics I snapped while in the city:

Project next to LGBT center, appears to be topped out:

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h446/walamesalad/2220f1cd4571603996303f176c92de32_zps6761aac8.jpg

Not sure what this is, it is on Fremont between Harrison and Folsom:

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h446/walamesalad/2facb19f8d7218c1337675b78b601357_zps4ed4645f.jpg

And, the new Bay Bridge, which, for some reason, I have never seen pictures of on this site:

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h446/walamesalad/8425f925f50f2e6921ec871ebfc60497_zpseaae7fec.jpg

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h446/walamesalad/4e2384ea6bbbfe1c6b9711534d6e4192_zpsbb638e7d.jpg

And my favorite lookout point in the world, besides Marin Headlands:

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h446/walamesalad/b09f9e68d5b4ab0cf809fe27d1d2e927_zps82497086.jpg

[timbad]

Not sure what this is, it is on Fremont between Harrison and Folsom:

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h446/walamesalad/2facb19f8d7218c1337675b78b601357_zps4ed4645f.jpg

that is our friend 333 Fremont (http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2009/10/16/rincon_hills_333_fremont_is_a_go_again.php), aka the Iceberg Building, since it seems there is more of it below the surface than above (the hole for it was impressive)

http://sf.curbed.com/uploads/2009_10_fremont.jpg

[MisterD]

Great pics, wakame!

[Jerry of San Fran]

March 9, 2013 - Went for a walk up Sanchez to 23rd St. & got this nice view of the new building rising at Market & Dolores Sts. Apartments wtih a Whole Foods on the ground floor. Safeway across the street will probably lose some business. I look forward to the new market as it will be easier for me to get to this Whole Foods store.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8546119520_7926eb3039_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8546119520/)

[biggerhigherfaster]

March 9, 2013 - Went for a walk up Sanchez to 23rd St. & got this nice view of the new building rising at Market & Dolores Sts. Apartments wtih a Whole Foods on the ground floor. Safeway across the street will probably lose some business. I look forward to the new market as it will be easier for me to get to this Whole Foods store.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8546119520_7926eb3039_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8546119520/)

Has the city ever given thought to demolishing that US Mint building? With more development in the area, that US Mint building just looks odd and takes up a lot of space in a prime spot. Could put up 2-3 high-rises in the area that the US Mint currently takes up

[timbad]

... I'm thinking of the redo at Third and Folsom and that thing has sat, stripped, for months, with little visible progress. edit: I was forgetting they added stories, too. but wasn't that done a while back?

thinking of this made me wander over there... the skin *is* going up, but still seems quite slow. this is looking at the Clementina (north) side from another back alley (behind the next-door parking garage) whose name I forget (walking back there made me think it would be a huge improvement to replace the garage with something with better ground-floor options, and make the alleyway a destination, with shops etc that could play off the future plaza at the corner of Third and Folsom):

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8544330124_0e042d5404_b.jpg

and this is the southeast corner along Folsom:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8544328512_0f655401d1_b.jpg

maybe it will be interesting to compare the pace of the two projects, on Fifth and Third, since they are roughly at the same point right now.

[theskythelimit]

Has the city ever given thought to demolishing that US Mint building? With more development in the area, that US Mint building just looks odd and takes up a lot of space in a prime spot. Could put up 2-3 high-rises in the area that the US Mint currently takes up

The only problem is that it is not owned by The City but the Federal Government.

http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/mint_facilities/index.cfm?action=SF_facilities

[timbad]

I'll just throw this one out there as a 'before' shot... once the MOMA shuts down for its expansion this summer, these two buildings' days will be numbered, to be replaced by the new wing. the fire station on the left

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8544332214_137dec0dbc_b.jpg

[biggerhigherfaster]

The only problem is that it is not owned by The City but the Federal Government.

http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/mint_facilities/index.cfm?action=SF_facilities

well the city and the feds should work out a deal to move it. Frankly, that place looks like a prison with armed guards and armored vehicles all around--totally out of place. Totally kills the potential for development in the area

[fflint]

I live smack dab in the middle of that photograph--can see the roof of my building--and I absolutely love the Mint. The building looks especially monumental from down the hill on Dolores. I will readily agree, however, that the landscaping could use a lot of work and that some parts of the property could probably be developed without being too intrusive.

[biggerhigherfaster]

I live smack dab in the middle of that photograph--can see the roof of my building--and I absolutely love the Mint. The building looks especially monumental from down the hill on Dolores. I will readily agree, however, that the landscaping could use a lot of work and that some parts of the property could probably be developed without being too intrusive.

If the building looked like the fed reserve building in SF--with columns and all that jazz--i'd agree that it'd look monumental and stately. But it doesn't; again, it looks like a prison building. Also, I think just the presence of all those armed guards, etc. sorta ruin the potential look and feel of the area.

[viewguysf]

If the building looked like the fed reserve building in SF--with columns and all that jazz--i'd agree that it'd look monumental and stately. But it doesn't; again, it looks like a prison building. Also, I think just the presence of all those armed guards, etc. sorta ruin the potential look and feel of the area.

I also like the Mint--it definitely makes a statement from Market Street and San Francisco has always had its US Mint since the Gold Rush days.

[easy as pie]

the mint is amazing, what's not amazing is the chain link fencing surrounding it, so ugly. also ugly: the federal reserve building, just saying. the real problem in that area is the safeway complex, not the mint. we could fit 3k units on that site, not to mention a beautiful street-level retail wrap. one can dream...

thx for the pics.

[fimiak]

About 3rd and clementina, the project did sit for a long time seemingly, but just last week that glass was only on the first floor. I think the glass curtain wall will go really fast now that I see your shots of it already on the third floor this week.

edit: linking my post with several new pictures of 10th and market. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6044779&postcount=296

[theskythelimit]

well the city and the feds should work out a deal to move it. Frankly, that place looks like a prison with armed guards and armored vehicles all around--totally out of place. Totally kills the potential for development in the area

It is still a functioning Mint. Hence the armed guards ect.. Even if it was torn down, you would not see any highrises there. Probably, 3-5 storey condos.

[Jerry of San Fran]

I know some of you folks will be grieved to hear that today, 03/12/2013, mini cars are removing material from the roof. I also notice that the windows are out in the back wing & looks like the teardown will begin soon. In a few months what was once a motel will be history. The SOMA Grand & Trinity Place One in the background.

Essex Fox Plaza - sad news - one of our elderly male tenants climbed over his balcony railing on the 19th floor & fell to his death onto the Polk Street sidewak. This is the 9th suicide in the last 41 years that I am aware of at the Fox Plaza.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8551984203_2ddc08e002_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8551984203/)
Trinity Plaza - demolition (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8551984203/) by Apollo's Light (http://www.flickr.com/people/antinous/), on Flickr

[coyotetrickster]

Has the city ever given thought to demolishing that US Mint building? With more development in the area, that US Mint building just looks odd and takes up a lot of space in a prime spot. Could put up 2-3 high-rises in the area that the US Mint currently takes up

That is federal property. The city has no authority over it's management or disposition.

[fimiak]

http://i.imgur.com/fgYWmzi.jpg (http://imgur.com/fgYWmzi)

10th and market
foggy morning 3/13

[greg_a]

Here's a look at Google's new 3D Imagery with Financial District commercial real estate data from Cube Cities (http://cubecities.blogspot.ca/):

YImu2oMpAyQ

[viewguysf]

I was able to speak with a Plant Construction worker last week as protective scaffolding was being erected in front of the building. Here are some of the things I learned:

> I had noticed from my place, and Jerry from Fox Plaza also pointed out, that the louvres around all four sides of the top floor had been removed. They were cut into pieces small enough to fit into the freight elevator and taken down for recycling. The same is being done to everything on that mechanical equipment floor (boilers, HVAC equipment, etc.).

> Most of the floors in the tower have been gutted by now.

> The concrete panels on the tower's exterior will be able to be unbolted from inside the building once everything has been stripped down to the steel frame on the floors.

> A special cantilever crane will be attached 24 feet up from street level on the east side of the tower next to Fell Street. This has only been done once before, somewhere in the eastern US.

> As the concrete panels are unbolted from the frame, they will be lowered to the street and broken up onsite before being hauled off for recycling. The largest panels weigh 18,000 pounds each. The scaffold over the Van Ness sidewalk will only protect people from flying chips, etc.

> The AAA Tower had lowrise and highrise elevator banks. The lowrise elevators are being removed with shafts filled in for floor space. The same will be done with all but two of the highrise elevators; those will be renovated and made to stop at every floor. I don't know if there is currently more than one freight elevator, but it (or they) will be removed and replaced with a single new one. The current elevators serving four underground garage levels from the lobby will remain.

> A new elevator will be installed on the top floor to take people up to the future roof garden.

I hope I got everything right and have no way to verify accuracy. This will be a major project to watch!

[Jerry of San Fran]

Thanks viewguysf for the investigative reporting! Here is a veiw from the Essex Fox Plaza, 19th floor. The resident sparrow hawks will have to find a new home after 30 years!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8556939080_0eeaba21cb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8556939080/)

[fflint]

The new Census estimate for 2012 has San Francisco at 825,863 (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06075.html) residents--2.6% more than in 2010, and growing faster than California (2.1%) as a whole. If the city were to grow at this same rate for the rest of the decade, which is not certain, we'll exceed 900,000 residents by the 2020 Census!

Keep the new developments coming!

[fimiak]

The new Census estimate for 2012 has San Francisco at 825,863 (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06075.html) residents--2.6% more than in 2010, and growing faster than California (2.1%) as a whole. If the city were to grow at this same rate for the rest of the decade, which is not certain, we'll exceed 900,000 residents by the 2020 Census!

Keep the new developments coming!

New resident checking in. The city would be growing faster if not for high prices. Develop develop develop.

[mt_climber13]

Are those legal residents though? I would bet that the population is already over 900k if you include undocumented up immigrants. Heck, may be over 1 mil.

[tech12]

Apparently the Transbay terminal may have its skin changed from glass to metal:

the architects now propose to cloak it in perforated aluminum, a change that would meet federal safety guidelines while trimming $17 million from the estimated $1.59 billion budget for the center's first phase.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/place/article/Transbay-center-design-change-proposed-4359348.php#ixzz2NioFi5XJ

http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/20/41/57/4332517/5/628x471.jpg

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/20/41/57/4332536/3/628x471.jpg

Looks worse to me, I hope they keep the original design. I wish they'd stop screwing with this thing. First the unnecessary slits on the top of the tower, and now this. Buildings shouldn't become uglier than what was originally proposed and approved...Especially when the design was chosen after years of studies, environmental impact reports, a design contest, tons of money spent, is already under construction, etc. It looks like we might have another Argenta/Trinity Plaza on our hands, with nice things getting value-engineered away at the last second.

[Onn]

^
Do not like, looks cheap. The street level design wasn't real great to begin with, if they're going to change the facade that much why not just scrap the rest of the design too?

[Jerry of San Fran]

Thanks tech12 for the very good image of the proposed new skin for the Transbay Terminal. I don't like it too. It looks like white panties stretched over the frame of the building or the cacoon for a nest of caterpillers. Why not drop the skin entirely? I look out of my window every day & see the Federal Building with it's badly oxidizing sheet of perforated metal & ask how the hell did that happen?

I've come to realize that the plans presented to the public are almost never what is built. I've seen it happen in my neighborhood (Civic Center). Suddenly more floors are added and changes in the design. The San Francisco departments allows too many changes after the agreed plans.

[coyotetrickster]

Thanks tech12 for the very good image of the proposed new skin for the Transbay Terminal. I don't like it too. It looks like white panties stretched over the frame of the building or the cacoon for a nest of caterpillers. Why not drop the skin entirely? I look out of my window every day & see the Federal Building with it's badly oxidizing sheet of perforated metal & ask how the hell did that happen?

I've come to realize that the plans presented to the public are almost never what is built. I've seen it happen in my neighborhood (Civic Center). Suddenly more floors are added and changes in the design. The San Francisco departments allows too many changes after the agreed plans.


If you read the architect's statement, this is really in response to rising costs. It has nothing to do with value engineering. One project put out to bid just came back with the lowest bid $115 million more than budgeted. When you have a hot economy, projects with long-build outs will be confronted with engineering/aesthetic choices that can legitimately be presented in change orders.

[biggerhigherfaster]

I think the mesh look is fine and a bit more unique than glass.

What really annoys me is how many of the towers are too short, including the main transbay tower. A halo 80-story tower would be perfect for SF

[tech12]

What really annoys me is how many of the towers are too short, including the main transbay tower. A halo 80-story tower would be perfect for SF

There are a lot of shorter 300-400 foot towers in the pipeline right now, but a 1,070' tower seems pretty tall to me, particularly when the next tallest tower is over 200 feet shorter, and when it's getting built in a city famous for NIMBYs, such as SF. There's also a proposed 915' tower, a proposed 802' tower, and a proposed 750' tower, which like Transbay seem to have had little-to-no resistance from NIMBYs so far. SF will never be NYC or Chicago, but the skyline will become noticeably taller than it is.

[fimiak]

They are making the slick glass facade into an aluminum tin can all to save $17 million in a 1.6 billion project? Watch this thing turn into another watered down Moscone with no facade at all. I wonder how much light will be let through this compared to the glass. I must admit though, that aluminum design is pretty cool, so perhaps arguing this point is moot.

[simms3_redux]

What's going on here across from the bus terminal on Mission?

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/sfconstfromwindow_zpse3142e0e.jpg

[theskythelimit]

What's going on here across from the bus terminal on Mission?

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/sfconstfromwindow_zpse3142e0e.jpg

Prep area for the new TransBay Terminal.

[coyotetrickster]

They are making the slick glass facade into an aluminum tin can all to save $17 million in a 1.6 billion project? Watch this thing turn into another watered down Moscone with no facade at all. I wonder how much light will be let through this compared to the glass. I must admit though, that aluminum design is pretty cool, so perhaps arguing this point is moot.

Wow, no really seems to read links or statements anymore. The architects also addressed the original glass skin, which was going to be about 60% opaque for energy-reduction purposes, and said the new design will allow the same amount of light.... Yeesh.

[timbad]

About 3rd and clementina, the project did sit for a long time seemingly, but just last week that glass was only on the first floor. I think the glass curtain wall will go really fast now that I see your shots of it already on the third floor this week.

in lane 5, we have UOP Dental which has completed about 2 full laps since we last checked in...:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8565472872_8a5982ea75_b.jpg

and over in lane 3, the Folsom building has progressed less than one full lap (but I didn't check the Clementina side):

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8564376807_d04f7dded2_b.jpg

the race is on!

[timbad]

and since I can't get enough of it, here is the Whole Foods on Market again:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8240/8564334949_3a3b484528_b.jpg

here's the Dolores side:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8564338399_a8c74bc466_b.jpg

and across the street, the Architectonica on the corner of Buchanan:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8565446802_cfed93f786_b.jpg

oh I forgot - the fire station near 5th and Folsom has lost the last part of its shroud:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8564374839_7922b12364_b.jpg

[theskythelimit]

oh I forgot - the fire station near 5th and Folsom has lost the last part of its shroud:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8564374839_7922b12364_b.jpg

The fire station looks good. I am sure the fire fighters will appreciate the 3 Bays for their equipment. At their old station on Howard, they only had 2 Bays. This required the front engine to pull out onto the street so the back engine could get out.

[cv94117]

the mint is amazing, what's not amazing is the chain link fencing surrounding it, so ugly. also ugly: the federal reserve building, just saying. the real problem in that area is the safeway complex, not the mint. we could fit 3k units on that site, not to mention a beautiful street-level retail wrap. one can dream...

Put me in the column of those who like the mint too. And I agree with the Safeway comment.

It will be interesting to see how the new Arquitectonica building at Market and Buchanan affects the Mint's presence. It's hard to tell from the renderings I've seen, but I'm pretty sure that the architect of the new building is referring to the Mint in the new building's design. This will pull the design of the Mint into the broader neighborhood.

[easy as pie]

small infill update from down the lower nob/polk:

pacific and polk is coming into the final stretch, looks like the residential entrance will be located on pacific street, with two large commercial spaces on the polk street frontage:
http://i.imgur.com/YUv5cab.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/whKtdlp.jpg

crane erection on the 1645 pacific site a few meters down the block toward van ness:
http://i.imgur.com/SHpobIj.jpg

the smallish infill project (looks like rental) at 1435 pine between larkin and polk is now complete, with interior build-out nearing completion and two new grade-level commercial units extending the pine street retail wall. yessss...
http://i.imgur.com/sRrwsTa.jpg

finally, our friend at 1080 sutter at larkin has only a floor or two more before topping out:
http://i.imgur.com/TA63pgN.jpg

[Gordo]

^Thanks easy_as_pie, great updates on some lesser-known projects. I've been watching the 1435 Pine project for a good while, and while I quite like the look of the building, it's definitely one of those buildings that suffers incredibly from the stupid 50' height limit - not because it needs to be a lot higher (though I wouldn't mind a few more stories), but because it makes the commercial story look so squished. Even just adding a couple more feet to that bottom story would look so much better.

[fimiak]

http://i.imgur.com/Uk9dqqy.jpg (http://imgur.com/Uk9dqqy)

3/19 I'll let the sign speak for itself.

[biggerhigherfaster]

A round up of major projects (about 15 of them) waiting to break ground posted on curbed sf this morning

http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2013/03/21/behold_the_citys_upcoming_developments_waiting_to_break_ground.php

[easy as pie]

^ a lot of those projets aren't "waiting to break ground", in some cases, they're years away.

socketsite has the scoop on a big new proposed development on post between franklin and van ness: http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2013/03/the_less_big_plans_for_two_13story_towers_in_lower_paci.html

wowness, now we're talking. wish it had far less parking but mechanized stacking will cut down on the curb cutting, and there's a decent street level commercial base in here at any rate. i really hope redevelopment of that fuel service station is approved before anyone moves into these new van ness-facing units, that'd be an epic battle right there.

[sahran]

Was in Mid-Market today and walked by 8 Octavia... Happy to announce they've definitely broken ground and construction crews working on dirt moving, etc.

[peanut gallery]

viewguy - great insider scoop on the AAA building. Thanks for sharing that info.

[tall/awkward]

Any word on 706 Mission? I know its fate was to be decided today...

[kayosthery]

Do you guys have a thread for the new Air Traffic Control Tower at SFO? I have pics.

[jbm]

Was in Mid-Market today and walked by 8 Octavia... Happy to announce they've definitely broken ground and construction crews working on dirt moving, etc.

this is excellent news. can't wait to watch this one go up.

[modernist]

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2013/03/mexican-museum-receives-key-approval-new-building

706 Mission is getting closer to being totally approved. Still need approvals from historical preservation committee on the Aronson building.

[tech12]

Still need approvals from historical preservation committee on the Aronson building.

When I hear "historical preservation committee", my NIMBY sense starts tingling. I hope I'm just being paranoid, and that they don't kill or downsize this project on account of the Aronson building being "overwhelmed" or the tower being "out of character" or some such crap.

[peanut gallery]

I bet they are more concerned with the work being done on the Aronson itself. They were proposing quite a few changes (all good changes, IMO). Bigger in my mind is the final approval from the Planning Commission (this approval was just for the environmental study). From the article modernist provided:

It also faces a final sign-off from the Planning Commission, which signaled Thursday that there is still work to be done on pedestrian and traffic issues in the area, among other issues.

Funny, traffic and pedestrian issues sound environmental to me, but I guess approving the study doesn't necessarily mean they are approving whatever issues may have been raised within the study.

[Jerry of San Fran]

I see that apparently soil cores are being done in preparation for the new highrise development at Polk & Hayes Streets yesterday & today. See 1977's post on 03/02/2013 for a picture of the building. What was once known as the Hayes Creek used to run through the area. The corner sidewalk has to be rebuilt ever few years because of susidence.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8580798139_7f376d20c4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8580798139/)

[Jerry of San Fran]

Today I took a picture of the work being done for the development at Octavia & Market Streets. Amazing how much work is going on between Market & 8th Streets to Castro Street. It is like a gold rush going on now in San Francisco!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8580794861_21279e29f7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8580794861/)

[NOPA]

Grabbed a few shots of the 15th and Market projects, plust a before and after demo of the gas station next to Walgreens.

http://http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8368/8580953647_f3070a016f_b.jpg
SF (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92429106@N02/8580953647/) by jeffmcrandall (http://www.flickr.com/people/92429106@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8377/8582053896_fe089374ef_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92429106@N02/8582053896/)
SF (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92429106@N02/8582053896/) by jeffmcrandall (http://www.flickr.com/people/92429106@N02/), on Flickr

http://http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8580953967_266271ab4d_b.jpg
SF (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92429106@N02/8580953967/) by jeffmcrandall (http://www.flickr.com/people/92429106@N02/), on Flickr

[timbad]

... after demo of the gas station next to Walgreens.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8580953967_266271ab4d_b.jpg

ha, that last one makes it look like the Vortex swallowed it up!

thanks, great to see some progress on this one

[viewguysf]

Do you guys have a thread for the new Air Traffic Control Tower at SFO? I have pics.

Not that I know of, so please post them. Welcome--it's nice to have you here!

[fflint]

That demolition was fucking LOUD!

[1977]

Thank you guys for all of the photo updates. So many projects to follow now....especially upper Market. Wow.

Also, this sounds promising. Could we see our new tallest break ground this year?

The sale of land that is expected to eventually house one of the largest skyscrapers on the West Coast could be completed in the next few days, transferring hundreds of millions of dollars for development around the future Transbay Transit Center.

Once the transaction is complete, the developers are expected to break ground on the 1,070-foot metal-and-glass-facade Transit Tower. A start date is pending. Plans for the structure, which was designed by architects Pelli Clarke Pelli, call for a 61-floor building that will have 1.4 million square feet of floor space. More than 10,000 square feet of retail space and 1.37 million square feet of office space also are planned.

Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/development/2013/03/transbay-transit-center-land-sale-expected-be-completed-soon#ixzz2OOCbSRo3

[fimiak]

Central Market - 4 Residential and one School of Dentistry. Over 1500 units, or about 2000-2500 people.

First up: NeMa aka Crescent Heights

http://i.imgur.com/dbadW97.jpg (http://imgur.com/dbadW97)

http://i.imgur.com/6TrLfcN.jpg (http://imgur.com/6TrLfcN)

http://i.imgur.com/oGipvea.jpg (http://imgur.com/oGipvea)

http://i.imgur.com/fsPjkfm.jpg (http://imgur.com/fsPjkfm)

Now its 55 Ninth. This one was at ground level at the new year.

http://i.imgur.com/WSiuQM2.jpg (http://imgur.com/WSiuQM2)

http://i.imgur.com/nlZofIf.jpg (http://imgur.com/nlZofIf)

http://i.imgur.com/1E3PoO7.jpg (http://imgur.com/1E3PoO7)

http://i.imgur.com/1jDO4u5.jpg (http://imgur.com/1jDO4u5)

Trinity Place
http://i.imgur.com/kFc5cEp.jpg (http://imgur.com/kFc5cEp)

http://i.imgur.com/hKFf35a.jpg (http://imgur.com/hKFf35a)

http://i.imgur.com/RcSpEPj.jpg (http://imgur.com/RcSpEPj)

Dugoni School of Dentistry

http://i.imgur.com/ncEbnmC.jpg (http://imgur.com/ncEbnmC)

Residential(may be public housing? not sure about this one) at 5th and Folsom

http://i.imgur.com/V2fegJF.jpg (http://imgur.com/V2fegJF)

http://i.imgur.com/UZznJTW.jpg (http://imgur.com/UZznJTW)

http://i.imgur.com/YOT3Uc6.jpg (http://imgur.com/YOT3Uc6)

All taken today 3/23

[kayosthery]

Not that I know of, so please post them. Welcome--it's nice to have you here!

SFO Air Traffic Control Tower - 1st tower pour.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/599066_4582197192554_1394139645_n.jpg

[fflint]

fimiak, we may have crossed paths today. sf eddo is in town on spring break from Harvard, and JChurch and a handful of other forumers and I were inside the Chieftan today across from the School of Dentistry from about 11am to 2pm.

[fimiak]

I was probably by there around 11:30 or 12:00. That's funny that forumers were right across the street. This area is my backyard.

[viewguysf]

fimiak, this is the project at 5th and Folsom!

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2010/05/900_folsom260_fifth_street_approval_this_week.html

[fimiak]

fimiak, this is the project at 5th and Folsom!

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2010/05/900_folsom260_fifth_street_approval_this_week.html

Thank you very much! The pics I have then are of 900 Folsom, which appears as if it will finish in Q4 2013 or Q1 2014. On the other hand, 260 Fifth is still in the ground, but looks as if it will rise to street level in April or May. If it rises at the same speed as 900 Folsom then it will probably be finished Q3 2014. I am most excited about the prospects for so much more retail space, which is really the ingredient needed to make West SoMa flourish.

[spyguy]

Amazing updates everyone.

Don't recall if a rendering of this mid-market project was ever posted, but here it is anyway: 1019 Market
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/1605/2013march1019market1.jpg

[fimiak]

http://i.imgur.com/ZuI0Oog.jpg (http://imgur.com/ZuI0Oog)

http://i.imgur.com/kEPehjv.jpg (http://imgur.com/kEPehjv)

http://i.imgur.com/DWmivSm.jpg (http://imgur.com/DWmivSm)

Church Street getting a make-over. 3/24

[timbad]

fimiak, we may have crossed paths today. sf eddo is in town on spring break from Harvard, and JChurch and a handful of other forumers and I were inside the Chieftan today across from the School of Dentistry from about 11am to 2pm.

ha no way, guess where I was at 2:12:49 PM that day, according to my camera:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8588821044_d6948fb128_b.jpg

[timbad]

...

Church Street getting a make-over. 3/24

here is looking north from Market on Saturday:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8587711747_d40c8fe7b6_b.jpg

[patriotizzy]

here is looking north from Market on Saturday:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8587711747_d40c8fe7b6_b.jpg

Oh nice. Really liking the striking choice of color. Going to make the street very vibrant! Is this supposed to extend to other streets? Maybe downtown? :slob:

[sahran]

Here's an under the radar small project in Hayes Valley right off Hayes street that just broke ground... Four story, six units with ground floor commercial space

http://hayeswire.com/2013/03/new-building-coming-to-hayes-and-octavia.html

[easy as pie]

wow, that street coloring looks so legit, would love to see this lining market street all the way to the embarcadero.

you forumers, next time you're meeting up, let me know, i'll buy the first round.

[NOPA]

Not sure if anybody mentioned it but work on the Octavia Gateway project has started, which is one of my favorites.

http://hayeswire.com/2013/03/work-begins-on-octavia-gateway.html

I will try to snap some photos next time I am in the 'hood.

[fimiak]

-- If you are reading this before reading the previous page, go back for many new updates and pics. --

Trinity destruction. Going to be gone in 3 weeks I bet.

http://i.imgur.com/BPspvmd.jpg (http://imgur.com/BPspvmd)


Is this the 'flatiron' building?

http://i.imgur.com/Vz7L7lr.jpg (http://imgur.com/Vz7L7lr)

[Jerry of San Fran]

fimiak - glad to see the picture of the demolition starting on Trinity Plaza. I was by two days ago & it had not started - what a difference a day makes. I watched the building demolition on the corner of Mission & 8th Sts. - it took awhile to tear the building down as it was reinforced concrete.

And yes, a flatiron building, one of several in the city.

[viewguysf]

1960 Market @ Buchanan, 2001 Market @ Dolores, 1600 Market @ Page & Franklin, both sides of NEMA @ 10th & Market, 55 Ninth Street, Trinity Place, & 140 New Montgomery with the Dugoni School of Dentistry on Fifth Street beneath it

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8593704308_f52da0d72b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/8593704308/)
IMG_5894 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/8593704308/) by viewguysf (http://www.flickr.com/people/viewguysf/), on Flickr

Why the U.S. Mint should be preserved as a landmark forever--it forms a perfect pedestal for City Hall and Civic Center.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8107/8593705572_a0214af8dd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/8593705572/)
IMG_5888 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/8593705572/) by viewguysf (http://www.flickr.com/people/viewguysf/), on Flickr

Barely visible: Fifth & Folsom condos, 680 Folsom Street redo, & One Rincon Hill II

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8233/8592604493_44a7bf5d6f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/8592604493/)
IMG_5889 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/8592604493/) by viewguysf (http://www.flickr.com/people/viewguysf/), on Flickr

San Francisco General Hospital addition

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8593704982_056b9d4bae_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/8593704982/)
From My Deck (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/8593704982/) by viewguysf (http://www.flickr.com/people/viewguysf/), on Flickr

Bonus shot of Noe Valley, featuring Saint Philip's Church & James Lick Middle School, with one steeple of Saint Paul's on Church Street in the upper right

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8377/8592603661_ef7c71a6d1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/8592603661/)
From My Deck, Detail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/8592603661/) by viewguysf (http://www.flickr.com/people/viewguysf/), on Flickr

[timbad]

...took a picture of the work being done for the development at Octavia & Market Streets. Amazing how much work is going on between Market & 8th Streets to Castro Street. ...

here is another one from this last weekend. great to see this one finally get going. it certainly will be nice to get something in that prominent space

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8587713347_7fc19d6898_b.jpg

[cv94117]

here is another one from this last weekend. great to see this one finally get going. it certainly will be nice to get something in that prominent space

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8587713347_7fc19d6898_b.jpg

Can't wait till the rest of the east side of Octavia Boulevard is developed. There were some great concepts for Parcels L, M, S, R, T and U from the design competition a few years back. It's a shame that none of them seem to have gone anywhere since then. Kicking those off would really transform the street from a throughway to a neighborhood. Anyone hear anything about those parcels lately?

[peanut gallery]

Wow, viewguy, you have a large portion of the projects in the city covered from your deck. I see what you mean about the stature of Transbay from your place. Unfortunately, it will obliterate the bit of Millennium you can see. You have a great view of everything happening on Rincon Hill as well. So, when's the forumer get-together on your balcony going to take place? :)

[fimiak]

Photo Dump 3/27

10th and Market - NeMa

http://i.imgur.com/y0QSFsj.jpg (http://imgur.com/y0QSFsj)

Trinity being torn apart
http://i.imgur.com/v4CEpfB.jpg (http://imgur.com/v4CEpfB)
http://i.imgur.com/i9VzLlq.jpg (http://imgur.com/i9VzLlq)

5th and Folsom - Exciting blocks.

http://i.imgur.com/aw2B2ne.jpg (http://imgur.com/aw2B2ne)

http://i.imgur.com/oJVKBLQ.jpg (http://imgur.com/oJVKBLQ)

http://i.imgur.com/SriXhfH.jpg (http://imgur.com/SriXhfH)

Foundry 3
http://i.imgur.com/lOIllRC.jpg (http://imgur.com/lOIllRC)
http://i.imgur.com/82akECV.jpg (http://imgur.com/82akECV)

Transbay Terminal
http://i.imgur.com/LDs4jMq.jpg (http://imgur.com/LDs4jMq)
http://i.imgur.com/IRHJLie.jpg (http://imgur.com/IRHJLie)

350 Mission
http://i.imgur.com/TnNVExp.jpg (http://imgur.com/TnNVExp)

http://i.imgur.com/0JVyD4I.jpg (http://imgur.com/0JVyD4I)

The 'groundbreaking' for Transbay Tower preparation this morning through the fence.
http://i.imgur.com/8YBZVb6.jpg (http://imgur.com/8YBZVb6)

[Jerry of San Fran]

I can now see the demolition of Trinity Plaza from my apartment.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8595196857_3a8ed1ca05_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8595196857/)
Trinity Plaza Demolition (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8595196857/) by Apollo's Light (http://www.flickr.com/people/antinous/), on Flickr

[Jerry of San Fran]

The building is now at and above the level of my apartment on the 27 floor of the Essex Fox Plaza.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8510/8596288014_bd492c0958_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8596288014/)
Crescent Heights - 10th & Market (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8596288014/) by Apollo's Light (http://www.flickr.com/people/antinous/), on Flickr

[IMBY]

There are a lot of shorter 300-400 foot towers in the pipeline right now, but a 1,070' tower seems pretty tall to me, particularly when the next tallest tower is over 200 feet shorter, and when it's getting built in a city famous for NIMBYs, such as SF. There's also a proposed 915' tower, a proposed 802' tower, and a proposed 750' tower, which like Transbay seem to have had little-to-no resistance from NIMBYs so far. SF will never be NYC or Chicago, but the skyline will become noticeably taller than it is.

On other forums, I refer to San Francisco as San FranNimby and you can imagine the reactions I get!!!

Ain't so, ain't so, ain't so!!!:D

"Yeah, it takes an average of 5 years for us to approve a project, but eventually it gets built, after politely asking the developer to show some compassion and slice 5-10-15-20 floors off the top!":D

Haven't been to this city in over 10 years, will be going up there 4/9-10 to marvel at al the new skyscrapers built since I've been there! Will I come back with a stiff neck?:D

[IMBY]

Arterra looks great!

It's simply amazing what a little splash of color can do to transform a building! In this case, orange!:tup: I love it!:tup:

I started from Page 1 of this thread, and given the 2 days I'll be there next month, I'm looking for buildings I want to visit while there. This is one, the Millenium Tower, the Jewish Museum and re-visits to the older 60's/70's buildings (I love that period!), some brutalistic designed buildings and any building with a curve will drop me to my knees!:worship:

The tallest one, built way, way back, the bank building, (60's/70's) and the Transamerica building, I'll bet those buildings smile snobbishly upon all the new kids on the blocks in that city!:pinocchio:

In one of the earlier threads I stumbled upon a post about the opposition to the Transamerica building, way back when! OMG! And, furthur back, there was opposition to the Coit Tower?

Let's learn a lesson from Paris, the outrage over them building the Eiffel Tower, and later, the pyramid at the Louvre!

[viewguysf]

Wow, viewguy, you have a large portion of the projects in the city covered from your deck. I see what you mean about the stature of Transbay from your place. Unfortunately, it will obliterate the bit of Millennium you can see. You have a great view of everything happening on Rincon Hill as well. So, when's the forumer get-together on your balcony going to take place? :)

We've talked about it before, but we really should have a forumer get together! Some of you guys start at the Chieftan--any suggestions? Let's do it!

[simms3_redux]

March 2013 Construction Update: South Financial District

350 Mission

Render:

http://www.socketsite.com/350%20Mission%20Rendering%20Tall.jpg

Kilroy Realty, 27 stories, ~380 ft, 400,000 SF office, Saleforce to occupy the entire thing, Kilroy wants 3 more floors.

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/350Mission2_zps522c7856.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/350Mission1_zps8153a277.jpg


Transbay Terminal Tower

Render:

http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/5061e01c85216d3e4e00acf2/transbay%202.jpg

“Faux” groundbreaking yesterday, real groundbreaking by summer at earliest:

http://sfcitizen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_0722-copy.jpg

61 stories, 1,070 ft, Pelli-Clarke-Pelli designed, JV between Hines and Boston Properties

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/TransbayTower_zps196c098c.jpg


Transbay Terminal

Render:

http://sfpublicpress.org/files/news/ttc-rendered-section.jpeg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/TransbayTerminal1_zpsad9ef0e9.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/TransbayTerminal2_zps03c3bf5f.jpg


2 Rincon (Rincon Hill North Tower)

Render (shorter tower):

http://www.socketsite.com/One%20Rincon%20Floors.jpg

495 ft, 45 floors

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/RinconTwo1_zps34627571.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/RinconTwo2_zps53be3fa1.jpg


333 Fremont

Render:

http://www.asbcm.com/images/333freemont.jpg

84 units

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/333Fremont1_zpsb749c93f.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/333Fremont2_zpsa2cf3806.jpg


3rd and Folsom (680/690 Folsom)

Rendering of finished product:

http://www.socketsite.com/690%20Folsom%20Future.jpg

TMG Partners spending $87MM to renovate 505,000 SF office with the construction of 15,000 SF retail/"cultural" building and a new public plaza.

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/3rdandFolsom1_zpsebc030bf.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/3rdandFolsom2_zpsc32a879e.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/3rdandFolsom3_zps6843c173.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/3rdandFolsom4_zps56de6ea3.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/3rdandFolsom5_zps984a6831.jpg


140 New Montgomery (PacBell Tower Reno)

Stockbridge (and Wilson Meany) spending $50MM to redo the mechanical systems, upgrade seismic systems, lobby renovation, new windows, etc. 295,000 SF office, Telp will take 100,000 SF (7 floors), Knoll the office furniture broker is already there I think, and it's rumored 2 high profile restauranteurs will take up space along the ground floor.

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/140NewMont1_zps35b4bed3.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/140NewMont2_zpsf6ce9183.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/140NewMont3_zps6b3bee0c.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/140NewMont4_zpsfbfc220d.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/140NewMont5_zps4cab93dc.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/140NewMont6_zps72b8015b.jpg

201 Folsom

Rendering:

http://www.tishmanspeyer.com/sites/default/files/images/properties/201-folsom-street-gallery.jpg

Tishman Speyer's Infinity part Two. Entitled for 750 units, plan to build 650 units between two towers (350 ft and 400 ft). I hear they will start soon, so I took a pic of the site. I also heard another very large high profile condo project went multifamily, but not sure if that's public (it's in the same area). If that's true, then I think that makes Tishman's deal the only condo deal in the immediate area right now.

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/201FolsomStSite_zps7c1ce941.jpg


Foundry III

Another Tishman Speyer deal set to deliver 275,000 SF (or is it 286,000 SF) of office later this year. Was originally another Stockbridge/Wilson Meany partnership. LEED gold.

Rendering:

http://california.construction.com/images/2012/04/ENR_CA_Foundry.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/FoundryIII_zps062979ce.jpg


535 Mission

Boston Properties acquired land entitled for this tower, 27 stories, 378 ft high, 307,000 SF office, LEED gold.

http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/11/01/74/2367247/7/628x471.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/535Mission_zpsa48ed4ea.jpg




Random sight across the street from 535 Mission or thereabouts...what is this?

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/SF%20Construction%20March%202013/RandomMissionStsite_zps27db6121.jpg

[edwards]

181 Fremont Tower Fully Rendered, Animated, And Ready To Rise

Having acquired the Transbay parcel and approved plans to build a 52-story tower with 14 floors of condos over 400,000 square feet of office space and a spire reaching 800 feet, Silicon Valley builder Jay Paul plans to break ground on 181 Fremont as soon as possible.

While many have seen the renderings, for the first time we're publicly serving up the animation for the tower to rise which was filmed by steelblue for the Jay Paul Company. And yes, RocketSpace will soon need to find a new home.

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2013/03/181_fremont_fully_rendered_animated_and_on_the_way.html

[tall/awkward]

The View lounge at the top of the jukebox Marriott would be a good place to meet up.

Overpriced drinks, but cool views of buildings.

[easy as pie]

fantastic run-down, simms3, thanks for that. the very definition of a "building boom", just textbook. the last site you ask about is 50 first street: http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2013/02/06/what_happened_to_the_50_first_street_project.php
http://i.imgur.com/8eKlPhV.png

also, that 181 fremont video is so so sick, as is the new that it'll be starting as soon as possible (it's approved and ready for permitting), looks like the next fidi south update will require another site shot.

[easy as pie]

376 castro. 6 stories containing 24 residential units, with 4 brm units, 12 parking spaces, some bike parking, a community amenity space, and retail on the corner and along the market frontage. no timeline, but the service station is closed and site prep ought to be starting soon.
http://i.imgur.com/CLYP8ks.png
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this is such a vital project. imagine once the chevron is gone how great that intersection will feel, without cars crossing your path all the time (and bring on the street renovations!).

also, this (http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=68622) article in the bar area reporter mentions that 35 dolores is moving ahead (i confirmed on their website, construction might even be started, though i wonder about their hoped-for 1-1 parking ratio) and that:

Castro neighborhood groups are now focused on trying to convince Greystar, the developer of an 85-unit development slated for a corner lot at Sanchez, Market and 15th streets, next door to the Swedish American Hall, to include the required 10 BMR units on site and not pay an in-lieu fee as they have proposed to do.

swedish american/cafe du nord, it should read. what a joy it would be to see that one get built out, and 85 units! the glory! another key piece in stitching the market street retail wall back together.

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The View lounge at the top of the jukebox Marriott would be a good place to meet up.

Overpriced drinks, but cool views of buildings.

That's a good suggestion to me, especially since most of the lounges and restaurants at the top of our buildings have been converted to banquet space. Fortunately too, the Marriott's View Lounge has less of a view with every new tower built nearby. :)

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376 castro. 6 stories containing 24 residential units, with 4 brm units, 12 parking spaces, some bike parking, a community amenity space, and retail on the corner and along the market frontage. no timeline, but the service station is closed and site prep ought to be starting soon. this is such a vital project. imagine once the chevron is gone how great that intersection will feel, without cars crossing your path all the time (and bring on the street renovations!).

This is the site of the old ARCO (later independent) station on the NW corner, not Chevron on the SE corner.

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yeah, i mean that when the chevron is gone and built out with the retail wrap leading up to the plaza, we'll have a full, built out, glorious intersection there.