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Philly-Drew

Jul 13, 2016, 2:37 AM

I love the angle of this shot; the most prominent buildings are perfectly placed, and it reinforces just how close we are to having our skyline amazingly transformed - just a matter of months, even weeks now.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8647/28187767345_093eda4098_h.jpg
Aerial San Francisco (https://flic.kr/p/JWRFbH) by Michael Lee (https://www.flickr.com/photos/52836039@N02/), on Flickr

San Franciso density baby!!!

I love this city. :)

edwards

Jul 14, 2016, 6:50 AM

^ awesome shot, really puts everything into perspective

SLO

Jul 15, 2016, 12:06 AM

Freaking awesome shot!
If I were to be greedy, I'd want a little more pan to the right to include Rincon Hill :yes:

fflint

Jul 15, 2016, 1:33 AM

I love the angle of this shot; the most prominent buildings are perfectly placed, and it reinforces just how close we are to having our skyline amazingly transformed - just a matter of months, even weeks now.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8647/28187767345_093eda4098_h.jpg
Aerial San Francisco (https://flic.kr/p/JWRFbH) by Michael Lee (https://www.flickr.com/photos/52836039@N02/), on Flickr
I love this photo. I think I'm going to post it in the 'aerials' thread in Found Photos.

And yes, Rincon Hill is sorely missed in the photo. But it's still great.

timbad

Jul 15, 2016, 6:07 AM

<-- yes, great photo!

over at Potrero1010, the artwork is being placed in Daggett Park:

https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7673/28298780645_3e2b5e4a88_b.jpg

OneRinconHill

Jul 15, 2016, 6:31 AM

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2016/07/new-plans-for-a-300-foot-residential-tower-across-from-caltrain.html

Not the prettiest thing I've seen, but it would help stretch the skyline towards Mission Bay from the Bay Bridge cliff.

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/330-Townsend-Rendering-2016-1.jpg

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/330-Townsend-Design.gif

SFView

Jul 15, 2016, 6:04 PM

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2016/07/initiative-to-block-redevelopment-of-sf-tennis-club-site-pays-off.html

^^^This shouldn't be by itself. Why not have some company just across Bluxome Street?

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/88-Bluxome-Rendering-2016-Bluxome.jpg

a very long weekend

Jul 16, 2016, 8:09 AM

man, finally - finally - it's starting to happen in central soma. there are so many projects just waiting to burst out once we raise the height limits there. could end up being a baby version of south fidi.

timbad

Jul 20, 2016, 6:57 AM

speaking of Bluxome, here is the in-progress lot between it and Brannan, near the Fourth St end

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8890/28326481281_42e354bc01_b.jpg

the hotel next to the future Moscone subway stop

https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8544/28122401610_fe9c98d038_b.jpg

couple views of the little alley off Fifth St, behind the new fire station. glimpse of the back of the project going up across Folsom from Mosso

https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8869/28371987726_f4b35efd24_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8632/28371985376_75107335d2_b.jpg

the Harrison side of the large project at Eighth. Chron recently had an article about projects along Harrison (http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Developers-over-vision-for-SOMA-s-Harrison-8379295.php?t=78b5a12471&cmpid=fb-premium):

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8859/27810230123_29fe37d8fe_b.jpg

the Eighth St side

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8005/28372043496_525e69da99_b.jpg

the future little plaza on the corner of Eighth and Ringgold Alley

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8557/28326479131_fd0e0a1582_b.jpg

Ringgold Alley itself

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8193/28326477711_a68d824ebf_b.jpg

Market and Sanchez

https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8794/28371968156_75a0b55c3d_b.jpg

the Sanchez section

https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8662/28371966986_4031d185d7_b.jpg

the ongoing renovation work at 55 Laguna (could they really not have removed the telephone poles?)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8800/28122428720_bd3391d38e_b.jpg

450 Hayes is beginning to wrap up, and this means that Ivy Alley behind it is looking good:

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8178/28326451151_547e8a3734_b.jpg

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8768/28326449031_f4778931c9_b.jpg

Fulton and Gough

https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8815/28122346250_fc24b3e087_b.jpg

another look at Market Place

https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7621/28122344010_3be56c33ff_b.jpg

South Park still in progress

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8286/27789353863_9705e8079e_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8617/28372097136_bb2345fcf1_b.jpg

Third and 23rd

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8878/28326617391_332b3396b6_b.jpg

timbad

Jul 20, 2016, 7:53 AM

forgot this one... not sure why it took so long, but looks like the widened sidewalks along the Beale side of Lumina are taking shape

https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7596/27789359923_f9637cb3ae_b.jpg

botoxic

Jul 20, 2016, 3:57 PM

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8791/28355134315_1b546acd1e_h.jpg
DSC_6633 (https://flic.kr/p/KcDty8) by CungHa (https://www.flickr.com/photos/cungha/), on Flickr

colemonkee

Jul 20, 2016, 6:14 PM

Amazing shot. Crazy to think how much that skyline has changed with the build out of Rincon Hill, and how much it still stands to change with all of the towers going up now, and just getting underway.

SFView

Jul 20, 2016, 11:13 PM

^^^Agreed. Check this out - 55 years of change.

SFGate January 30, 2015:
http://blog.sfgate.com/thebigevent/2015/01/30/our-sf-the-manhattanization-of-the-city-in-two-aerial-photos/

1959
http://blog.sfgate.com/parenting/files/2014/07/oursf0201_sky_fifties.jpg

1979
http://blog.sfgate.com/thebigevent/files/2015/01/sky-after1.jpg

2014
http://blog.sfgate.com/thebigevent/files/2015/01/skyline-now.jpeg

timbad

Jul 24, 2016, 9:56 PM

1 Henry Adams in Showplace Square is becoming more visible. here some looks at how it's shaping up

https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8654/28400207532_38566e8110_b.jpg

https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8710/27888834094_c47cbc44b0_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8411/28400211472_f3860dea24_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8121/28473408576_386958c1ec_b.jpg

looking at it down 8th St from its sister project on Brannan

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8192/28473410856_01ed782dbd_b.jpg

and the Brannan side of the latter:

https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8287/28400204092_9a9d9001a8_b.jpg

DIESELPOLO

Jul 25, 2016, 6:29 AM

Should we assume that Fulton 555 is stalled at this point?

boyinthecity

Jul 26, 2016, 12:14 AM

When the sun reflects at certain angles on the tile, 388 Fulton reminds me of a Gehry.
Like London's Gerkin, I suggest calling this one.....
San Francisco's CheeseGrater Building.

http://02de304.netsolhost.com/helga/hayes-gehry-cheesegrater.jpg

http://02de304.netsolhost.com/helga/388-Fulton-BW.jpg

Source: ME

fflint

Jul 26, 2016, 1:11 AM

^Which building is that?

boyinthecity

Jul 26, 2016, 1:37 AM

388 Fulton

iamfishhead

Jul 26, 2016, 2:07 AM

I wish the Foundry buildings had staggered heights so they don't create such a tabletop effect, but these are very high quality, class A buildings. It could be much, much worse. First world problems for sure.

I think will all the buildings set to go up around them: 5 skyscrapers quite close with 3 already under construction, the "tabletop" will be a lot less obvious.

caligrad

Jul 26, 2016, 2:34 AM

I have a question, I looked on the front page for an answer but it seems a bit outdated. I recently booked a room downtown (for late September), but it took me FOREVER to find the room I needed since most were either booked already, too small, too expensive or the beds were ridiculous ( bay area hotels seem to be obsessed with full size beds) what are the hotel occupancy rates downtown ? and are there any more hotels currently in the planning stages or under construction ? I was surprised to see that a lot of the rooms were already booked, even nearly 2 months in advanced. A popular city like SF can absorb the extra hotel rooms even during the slow months. :shrug:

mt_climber13

Jul 26, 2016, 4:52 AM

AirBNB!

You can find a place in the heart of the city and be among the locals instead of being holed up in Union Square.

caligrad

Jul 26, 2016, 6:03 AM

^^^ That was my first option. But when you have a group of 6 guys, that option quickly became out of reach. So I was forced to get rooms

hruski

Jul 27, 2016, 12:22 AM

^^^ That was my first option. But when you have a group of 6 guys, that option quickly became out of reach. So I was forced to get rooms

this is exactly what VRBO is.

timbad

Jul 27, 2016, 1:42 AM

Should we assume that Fulton 555 is stalled at this point?

it looked like it to me the last few times I walked by: no change. I was going to post something along these lines too. not sure what is happening there

simms3_redux

Jul 27, 2016, 2:30 AM

Should we assume that Fulton 555 is stalled at this point?

And the condo project at Washington and Van Ness, too. Definition of stalled or foreclosed if I ever saw one.

fflint

Jul 27, 2016, 3:38 AM

It happens, especially with smaller projects, but let's not lose sight of the forest for the trees. Most everything with a greenlight these days is getting financed, including the bigger projects. It wasn't that way as recently as 2011.

timbad

Jul 28, 2016, 6:58 AM

it looked like it to me the last few times I walked by: no change. I was going to post something along these lines too. not sure what is happening there

socketsite answered us (http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2016/07/hayes-valley-development-grinds-to-a-halt-heres-why.html)

caligrad

Jul 30, 2016, 2:35 AM

this is exactly what vrbo is.

vrbo?

viewguysf

Aug 1, 2016, 5:19 AM

Park Tower will rise between Salesforce and 181 Fremont in my view as the Millennium Tower disappears.

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8627/28689686765_5d1fc8fd2f_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KHd9kP)Prominent Towers Rising (https://flic.kr/p/KHd9kP) by viewguysf (https://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/), on Flickr

homebucket

Aug 1, 2016, 3:19 PM

Park Tower will rise between Salesforce and 181 Fremont in my view as the Millennium Tower disappears.

Looks like it might disappear for other reasons also...? :uhh:

SF’s landmark tower for rich and famous is sinking and tilting (http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-s-landmark-tower-for-rich-and-famous-is-8896563.php?t=1ef0887a20)

tall/awkward

Aug 1, 2016, 9:02 PM

Ha no way! Are they gonna change Millennium's official height to 644 feet?

edwards

Aug 1, 2016, 10:47 PM

Archive of the Millennium Tower construction thread:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=73956

mt_climber13

Aug 2, 2016, 3:51 AM

viewguysf

Aug 2, 2016, 7:48 AM

Looks like it might disappear for other reasons also...? :uhh:

SF’s landmark tower for rich and famous is sinking and tilting (http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-s-landmark-tower-for-rich-and-famous-is-8896563.php?t=1ef0887a20)

If it keeps on tilting to the northwest, I'll be able to see it again. Seriously though, this is a terrible situation. I remember much discussion about its old fashioned heavy concrete construction in its thread; it took forever to build it because of that too.

SFView

Aug 2, 2016, 8:16 PM

A 2" rotation at 645' from the ground would tilt a horizontal floor plate at 1" level change per 322'-6". If I am not mistaken, that is a 1:3,870 slope ratio. I'm not sure if that would cause a glass marble roll on a hard polished floor, but I don't think anyone would otherwise notice.

As for the foundation settlement, I am hoping that it has now somewhat stabilized. Maybe it is something like stepping in wet sand or mud. You tend to sink down a little then stop. I am more concerned about earthquake affects. Is anyone here an expert on soils or structural foundations?

16 inches of vertical change seems great. Has anyone noticed any affect around the sidewalks and streets like stress cracks? The building height or distance measured for ground to top of structure is probably unchanged at 645'. I suspect more likely the ground elevation has lowered relative to sea level in and around the area. The building may be shorter relative to its surroundings rather than to itself.

Jerry of San Fran

Aug 3, 2016, 3:59 PM

Challenges with high-rise building foundations - This site has information about several San Francisco projects and the challenges of ground conditions unique for each one.

https://blog.langan.com/

The North One

Aug 3, 2016, 4:55 PM

It's extremely concerning that Millennium tower is sinking and tilting, the potential disaster that could happen when a large earthquake hits is frightening to think about, hopefully they get some world class engineers to correct the problem.

mt_climber13

Aug 3, 2016, 5:37 PM

Could it fall over in an earthquake?

mbb

Aug 3, 2016, 5:50 PM

Could it fall over in an earthquake?

The article says no.

fflint

Aug 3, 2016, 5:52 PM

Millennium sank 10 of those 16 inches in its first two years (by 2010), so the rate appears to be slowing (if it is still sinking at all). There has been no assertion the building's seismic systems are compromised in any way.

I don't know how common the lean is for newer towers, but I can say with certainty one of the old buildings I see from my office, the gorgeous 1892 Burnham and Root-designed Mills Building at Montgomery and Bush, is leaning substantially. Because of how the streetwall of towers is lined up along Bush, this building's lean is immediately obvious to the naked eye from my office window--several inches out over Bush Street (not detectable in this photo, which is not mine)

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3777/14295853974_9deb71470a_b.jpg
source (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sftrajan/14295853974)

mt_climber13

Aug 3, 2016, 7:56 PM

There are also these buildings leaning into each other on Howard and 7th because of being built on what was once marshland and creeks:

http://i.imgur.com/5mPlYVF.jpg

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nativeson/article/San-Francisco-s-South-of-Market-is-slowly-sinking-2324908.php#photo-1831712

Google Maps Link (https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7776379,-122.4098363,3a,75y,291.33h,93.72t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snUsXrajp0NmZXvVIVvJZ-w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)

SFView

Aug 3, 2016, 8:06 PM

Isn't the Mills Building built on landfill?

Yes, the seismic systems of the Millennium are still well within standards set by code and have not been compromised in any way. Earthquakes might still have some impact on building lean and ground settlement though, but it depends on current soil conditions. There is a point where soil compression below the foundation can reach a limit. Hopefully, it is already almost there.

The taller a building is, the slower it is likely to oscillate during an earthquake. Even during the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, none of the taller structures of the time fell. As we know, more modern structures are much more earthquake resistant.

After the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989. There was some sidewalk buckling around the Embarcadero Center, and visible stress cracks where the pedestrian bridges connected to the shopping platforms just above. Sidewalks at the street curbs raised as much as 4” to 6” at some spots. It has since been repaired. There were also noticeable ground settlement changes in areas south of Market populated with low buildings just as Wakamesalad has shown. All these buildings are located on landfill.

viewguysf

Aug 3, 2016, 9:36 PM

All in all though, if I were going to pay big money for a condo (or sign a major lease for a business), I'd feel much more confident in a tower with a foundation sunk into bedrock!

caligrad

Aug 3, 2016, 10:42 PM

Well something needs to happen to fix the problem. According to the news down here in LA, The developers are blaming the city and the city is blaming the developers. But according to old maps, the site used to be marsh land or something.

At the end of the day, the LAST thing we need is for nimbys in California (in both LA and SF) to grab onto this little problem like a leech and use it for their own arguments as to why both cities shouldn't be building tall towers. They've already used ever excuse in the book from Unicorns to endangered ants.

fimiak

Aug 4, 2016, 1:33 AM

Two inches is nothing to worry about (two feet wouldn't be much of a worry), SF buildings don't 'fall over' like they would have in 1906, and putting buildings into bedrock is not necessary when both gravity and friction are readily available. Now I make my peace and run. :runaway:

SFView

Aug 4, 2016, 2:08 AM

That is like 1/16" of tilt at almost 20'-2" high. If we had a 20' wall that tilted by about the width of a toothpick at the top, I don't think anyone would notice.

mdsayh1

Aug 4, 2016, 4:16 AM

Perhaps this (Millennium Conversation) means we will finally get some proper up-zoning of height in Soma. It is a vast swath of land that is extremely under utilized with reference to height. Yes, I know we've seen some in Eastern Soma but Western Soma is severely lacking vision.

SFView

Aug 4, 2016, 8:23 AM

^^^There is no big need yet. Wait for 2020's and beyond. However, there a few spots moving towards those areas with some up-zoning already in the works in places like 5th and Mission, and 4th and King.

Jerry of San Fran

Aug 5, 2016, 12:16 AM

Work started today on 150 Van Ness Avenue, a 13 story apartment building. Backhoes are digging up concrete, trees on Hayes Street have been cut down (see photo) and a fence extended into the street & on the sidewalk. The structure will extend along Polk, Hayes & Van Ness Avenue.

https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8568/28487639810_f841d46668_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KpmAPC)150 Van Ness Avenue Jerry's photo from Essex Fox Plaza 14th floor (https://flic.kr/p/KpmAPC)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8850/28154550064_f1f346aac2_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/JTVqQY)150 Van Ness Rendering Polk_2 (https://flic.kr/p/JTVqQY)

fimiak

Aug 5, 2016, 2:29 AM

I have to say it is sad to see the old wind-blocking trees (that were from Van Ness, not Hayes) in my front yard get cut down due to a crappy BRT line (finished 3 years from now) instead of a proper underground muni line.

Jerry of San Fran

Aug 5, 2016, 5:43 AM

08-04-2016 - It is quite an impressive hole in the ground for the new medical building across the street from the new hospital construction on Van Ness. A picture of what the completed building will look like can be seen on the wall of the building overlooking the construction site.

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8778/28699203471_02edf44f49_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KJ3VjX)Medical Building_Van Ness and Geary_08-04-2016 (https://flic.kr/p/KJ3VjX)

mthd

Aug 6, 2016, 1:37 AM

Wow that is a serious tragedy! It's sunk that much already.. can this be seen near the base around the sidewalks? is the ground floor now a foot below ground level? Damn and this is one of my favorite towers in SF. And a 2" lean might not sound like much, but for a 650' tower, 2" every few years will really start to be noticeable. I hope they start drilling those piles into the bedrock, stat, and I hope the taxpayers do not have to pay for this!

the sidewalks have come down with it. if you walk along mission, you'll see serious distortion in the sidewalks and the street in front of the tower, and then when it becomes the mid-rise podium, everything goes back to normal.

the ground floor is still level with the sidewalks.

mdsayh1

Aug 7, 2016, 9:08 PM

I just drove back across the bay bridge from Alameda to SF. All I can say is WOW! If you take the Fremont street exit and follow Frenont all the way to Market you now get to most amazing views of all of these massive projects happening at once. Not that I haven't done it before during this phase but with the glass going high on 181 and now some of the fins starting to appear on salesforce and more of the skin being applied to the transbay terminal you really get an idea of how spectacular this entire area is going to be. Truly amazing.

botoxic

Aug 8, 2016, 6:55 PM

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8777/28795944905_eca360d02e_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KSAKbH)Port View Park, Oakland (https://flic.kr/p/KSAKbH) by Katie Wong (https://www.flickr.com/photos/102704755@N05/), on Flickr

Jerry of San Fran

Aug 8, 2016, 8:04 PM

I can now see the construction of 350 Bush from the Essex Fox Plaza! Another high rise changing the San Francisco skyline!

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8595/28854677305_404e384799_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KXMLhi)350 Bush Street, San Francisco (https://flic.kr/p/KXMLhi)

brantw

Aug 9, 2016, 3:52 PM

8/9/16

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cpbc3nUUAAUm3gx.jpg:large

simms3_redux

Aug 10, 2016, 2:26 AM

by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/102704755@N05/]Katie Wong (https://flic.kr/p/KSAKbH), on Flickr

WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!:yes:

I recently saw the skyline from the South (101) and again, smack right in your face the skyline hits you even harder now from hospital curve.

edwards

Aug 12, 2016, 5:23 AM

Webcam with 181 and Salesforce:

https://nest.com/video/live/live-from-san-francisco/

https://i.imgur.com/FizRkZZh.jpg

simms3_redux

Aug 12, 2016, 7:19 AM

posted this in Mission Bay thread, but for those who only check the main SF thread:

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but link to a webcam for the Exchange site construction progress:

http://www.workzonecam.com/projects/hathaway/missionbay/workzonecam

tech12

Aug 12, 2016, 9:28 PM

The central SOMA plan got revised, and it's looking pretty good (as is the rest of the future skyline):

http://i.imgur.com/r2t8GWp.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/y9WHQQR.jpg

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Central-SoMa-Plan-2016-Map.gif

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Central-SoMa-Plan-2016-Existing-Heights.gif

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Central-SoMa-Plan-2016-Heights-2.gif

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2016/08/new-plan-for-central-soma-doubles-additional-housing-and-jobs.html

http://default.sfplanning.org/Citywide/Central_Corridor/Central_SoMa_Plan_full_report_FINAL.pdf

I noticed the Palace Hotel tower is in the renderings...maybe it's not dead?

cv94117

Aug 12, 2016, 10:07 PM

seems awfully blocky.

clubtokyo

Aug 12, 2016, 10:07 PM

Wow I haven't been to visit San Fran in over 7 years, need to visit again soon!

plutonicpanda

Aug 13, 2016, 7:02 AM

Why don't they want supertalls where the yellow section is?

Jerry of San Fran

Aug 13, 2016, 10:39 PM

I visited the site of the Millennium Tower today and took a couple of pictures. There is nothing dramatic to see even thought the building has sunk 16 inches & is listing 2 inches. I am not an engineer so I can't say with certainty if the damage I am looking at is from the street subsiding or the building. (I can point out the whole length of Market Street to Van Ness where the sidewalk has sunk, particularly after the 1989 earthquake.)

I used to look at the Millennium with awe and admiration. Now when I look out of my window & see it I have a very unsettled feeling!

I found his distortion of the building to be the much more interesting than the cracked sidewalk. And alarming!
https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8514/28857753652_fdccd7ca7d_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KY4wLL)Mellennium Tower - West Side (https://flic.kr/p/KY4wLL)

Has the ground shifted here or the building?
https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7523/28930397336_57ab5f995f_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/L5tRd5)Millennium Tower - San Francisco (https://flic.kr/p/L5tRd5)

RST500

Aug 14, 2016, 3:59 AM

Is this project canceled or on hold?

http://www.sfbuildingtradescouncil.org/news/top-stories/433-will-tower-at-1481-post-finally-materialize

viewguysf

Aug 14, 2016, 5:57 AM

Is this project canceled or on hold?

http://www.sfbuildingtradescouncil.org/news/top-stories/433-will-tower-at-1481-post-finally-materialize

Good question...here's the link for that thread:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=131154&page=5

timbad

Aug 14, 2016, 7:17 PM

random shots...

here is Potrero1010 on a foggy Monday morning, looking west down 16th from the train

https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8690/28695846190_208fdc2954_b.jpg

(they're still working on Daggett Park as of this weekend, but the buildings themselves are about done and people have definitely started moving in)

looking south down Indiana St in Dogpatch

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8692/28695863000_d41a1e6b45_b.jpg

the skyline from Esprit Park

https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8799/28695860540_9fc2ca6ef4_b.jpg

timbad

Aug 14, 2016, 8:29 PM

might as well throw this one in here too

still not much to see, but excavation is done at the office project on Townsend just west of the Sixth St ramps, and they were finishing driving piles earlier this week. (at least I think they are done with the piles - it has been quiet over there the past few days.)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8721/28698450320_609b2bdb52_b.jpg

fimiak

Aug 16, 2016, 1:00 AM

Photos from a few days ago. The second picture is Park Tower excav. The most interesting is the last, which shows the completed concrete forms for the park level of the Transbay Center.

http://i.imgur.com/HOkxpov.jpg (http://imgur.com/HOkxpov)
http://i.imgur.com/sYvCNL2.jpg (http://imgur.com/sYvCNL2)
http://i.imgur.com/UbsuN9M.jpg (http://imgur.com/UbsuN9M)
http://i.imgur.com/I0NmYla.jpg (http://imgur.com/I0NmYla)
http://i.imgur.com/veaDeln.jpg (http://imgur.com/veaDeln)

botoxic

Aug 17, 2016, 2:54 AM

A few skyline shots from the last few days:

Dolores Park on a Sunday morning
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/btgibson/IMG_0566.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/btgibson/media/IMG_0566.jpg.html)

From today's US Navy Harvey Milk ship naming ceremony on Treasure Island
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/btgibson/IMG_0567.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/btgibson/media/IMG_0567.jpg.html)

timbad

Aug 21, 2016, 5:19 PM

now the west side of Fremont St has gotten much swankier than it was a couple years ago

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8381/28502778973_f8e62ce3d7_b.jpg

still in early stages on the block just north of Solaire, the second phase of block 6/7

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8625/28502802943_3e471e012a_b.jpg

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8049/28502800563_92264bb128_b.jpg

the hotel next to the future Moscone Central Subway station, as seen from Yerba Buena Gardens

https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8863/29016322012_63e3cf3407_b.jpg

speaking of Moscone, the steel framework has materialized quickly

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8487/29088867616_1296812792_b.jpg

we have green at Daggett Park in Potrero1010. looking east...

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8025/28499260893_ab75077e35_b.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8504/28499255353_e6e49c9776_b.jpg

and west (from Seventh)

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8140/28499257093_9e0025306f_b.jpg

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8546/28499258813_66eb70ec4a_b.jpg

more scaffolding down at 1 Henry Adams. from the roundabout

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8084/28499249603_53358fef69_b.jpg

https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8321/28496376214_fd82df24c1_b.jpg

DIESELPOLO

Aug 21, 2016, 6:57 PM

I wish the roundabout statue and circle were more monumental...European.
I wish the building had a curve on it.

https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8321/28496376214_fd82df24c1_b.jpg

botoxic

Aug 21, 2016, 11:08 PM

Today's view from Potrero Hill:

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/btgibson/IMG_0570.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/btgibson/media/IMG_0570.jpg.html)

fflint

Aug 22, 2016, 5:28 PM

Salesforce Tower is almost--almost--taller than One Rincon on the skyline, at least judging from the view from BART in the East Bay. Sooooo close...

buzzbuzzsteph

Aug 23, 2016, 3:24 PM

New renderings of Prado Group's recently approved residential developments in Potrero Hill:
https://d2kcmk0r62r1qk.cloudfront.net/imageSponsors/xlarge/2016_08_23_11_01_52_prado_901_16th_street_san_francisco_rendering_3.png
https://d2kcmk0r62r1qk.cloudfront.net/imageSponsors/xlarge/2016_08_23_10_46_24_prado_901_16th_street_san_francisco_rendering_4.png

More details for of 901 16th Street:https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/us/901-16th-street

https://d2kcmk0r62r1qk.cloudfront.net/imageSponsors/xlarge/2016_08_23_11_00_12_prado_1200_17th_street_san_francisco_rendering_6.png
https://d2kcmk0r62r1qk.cloudfront.net/imageSponsors/xlarge/2016_08_23_11_00_12_prado_1200_17th_street_san_francisco_rendering_5.png

More details on 1200 17th Street: https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/us/1200-17th-street

OneRinconHill

Aug 23, 2016, 11:48 PM

jbm

Aug 25, 2016, 3:28 AM

biggerhigherfaster

Aug 25, 2016, 4:22 AM

No BMR, north of market, and on top of a historical bank...yeah this one isn't gonna get built. Would be nice to have a dense 500 foot area right there though.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2016/08/one-montgomery-hotel-residential.html?ana=e_sfbt_bn_breakingnews&u=IYree3aUNoeT7iNd8LMNZg0e7b2c9c&t=1471900633&j=75522582#i3

No BMR? But it's a hotel and they specifically made it a hotel to avoid the BMR requirement

North of market? It's not blocking any views or near the water. Maybe there will be Union Square shadow concerns, but otherwise, I don't see this as an issue. It's also right on market.

historical bank? If Wells Fargo is fine with it, I don't see the issue -- environmentalists and preservationists aren't going to fall on their sword to defend a big bank branch

sfbams

Aug 25, 2016, 4:45 AM

181 Fremont taking shape.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/326x580q90/r/922/7lSydE.jpg

viewguysf

Aug 25, 2016, 5:52 AM

historical bank? If Wells Fargo is fine with it, I don't see the issue -- environmentalists and preservationists aren't going to fall on their sword to defend a big bank branch

This is one of the grandest banking halls in San Francisco and there will be a battle royal over it.

viewguysf

Aug 25, 2016, 5:56 AM

181 Fremont taking shape.

Welcome to the Forum sfbams!

181 Fremont has its own thread, as do numerous other projects.

forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=137164&page=45

mthd

Aug 26, 2016, 3:09 AM

No BMR? But it's a hotel and they specifically made it a hotel to avoid the BMR requirement

North of market? It's not blocking any views or near the water. Maybe there will be Union Square shadow concerns, but otherwise, I don't see this as an issue. It's also right on market.

historical bank? If Wells Fargo is fine with it, I don't see the issue -- environmentalists and preservationists aren't going to fall on their sword to defend a big bank branch

there was an enormous battle over this building once already when the crocker center was built. part of the deal was that 11 stories of the banking hall building would be removed (they weren't original) and that space made public open space. this makes two big challenges for a project there - preservation of an important building (albeit not in an article 11 district) and a public open space which was guaranteed in exchange for a very significant development.

sfbams

Aug 27, 2016, 3:15 AM

Thanks! :)

timbad

Aug 28, 2016, 8:42 AM

South Park work continues...

https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8037/28994038580_3f801ddf8d_b.jpg

at Potrero1010, Daggett Park is adding foliage

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8246/29203406301_1799c65afa_b.jpg

a look across the greenspace at the mid-block passage through to Hubbell St

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8139/29203409911_96177fcf55_b.jpg

and a look to the east

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8347/29203413001_67457aa56b_b.jpg

botoxic

Aug 29, 2016, 3:55 AM

Skyline shots from various spots this weekend (apologies for the phone picture quality - the more I zoom, the blurrier the photos):

Saturday from the observation tower at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/btgibson/IMG_0573.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/btgibson/media/IMG_0573.jpg.html)

Very similar view from the octagonal fishing pier at Port View Park:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/btgibson/IMG_0576.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/btgibson/media/IMG_0576.jpg.html)

Another Sunday morning in Dolores Park:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/btgibson/IMG_0577.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/btgibson/media/IMG_0577.jpg.html)

Sunday afternoon from SPCA's dog walking area just east of 15th and Harrison:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/btgibson/IMG_0578.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/btgibson/media/IMG_0578.jpg.html)

timbad

Aug 29, 2016, 7:48 AM

thought this one at Market and Sanchez would be farther along by now

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8292/29307681035_416311c46c_b.jpg

SFView

Aug 30, 2016, 2:22 AM

More on the One Montgomery proposal here:
http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2016/08/plans-to-add-a-500-foot-tower-over-an-iconic-downtown-bank-building.html

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/One-Montgomery-Tower.gif

I also find donjuan's "fisherman's village" first comment on the Socketsite article link above rather amusing.

timbad

Aug 31, 2016, 6:40 AM

yesterday morning there was a concrete pour happening at the Schlage Lock site adjacent to Bayshore Caltrain along the southeastern border of the city. Altho this was supposed to get going last year (http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2014/04/schlage-lock-affordable-housing-universal-paragon.html?page=all), it doesn't look like this is the start of that. they seem to be getting there (http://www.sfhac.org/event/visitacion-valley-workshop-impact-fee-prioritization-schlage-park-design/), however.

poor quality photos through a dirty window of a fast-moving train. moving north to south

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8625/29354440975_211b69556a_b.jpg

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8142/29354442885_0800c0487e_b.jpg

https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7747/29354469595_6aef91b894_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8464/29067284800_4c166a52fc_b.jpg

botoxic

Aug 31, 2016, 11:04 PM

Monday night I was driving over the hill where Portola turns into Market, and that view - even after 20 years, it still takes my breath away. I think an urban hike this weekend is in the works. A similar view from Twin Peaks:

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8853/28709940573_dfb7f05e28_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KJZX6p)San Francisco, view from Twin Peaks (https://flic.kr/p/KJZX6p) by Franco Folini (https://www.flickr.com/photos/livenature/), on Flickr

1977

Sep 1, 2016, 12:49 AM

^^^ Great shot! Exciting times.

SFView

Sep 1, 2016, 1:42 AM

I see that view almost every day when it isn't foggy driving up and down Portola Drive on my commute. There is a lookout point on the east side of the street near the top not far from where Portola connects to Clipper. You can drive and park there if you are lucky. If not, park somewhere nearby and walk. Wait for a clear day and bring your best camera.

crones81

Sep 2, 2016, 2:32 AM

timbad

Sep 2, 2016, 8:16 AM

This may have been noted already, but the Market Street Cinema is currently being demolished back-to-front. Looks to be over half gone. Just a refresher of the plans to replace it:
http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2014/10/refined-designs-condos-replace-den-adult-activities.html

This post is from late 2014. Anyone know of more recent renderings/changes?

this (http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2015/09/new-facade-for-development-to-replace-den-of-adult-activities.html) was from late 2015...

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1075-Market-Street-2015.jpg

bluntcard

Sep 4, 2016, 10:21 PM

timbad

Sep 5, 2016, 8:39 AM

Forgive me if this is an obvious question, I wasn't able to find anything on it, obviously. Is there a place on this forum or does anyone have information of future plans for 200 Folsom once the new Transbay Terminal is opened? Thanks.

that is also known as TransBay block 2 (with blocks 3 and 4 rounding out the Temporary Terminal). ignore the circled parcel:

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Transbay-Blocks.gif
source: socketsite

this (http://sf.curbed.com/2013/8/15/10208328/whats-going-to-happen-to-the-temporary-transbay-terminal) is a little old, but gives you the basic idea

https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/DCpvPUHx_EpPZ4cz3xbNxnE-x60=/125x0:874x562/1720x1147/filters:focal(125x0:874x562)/cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/48116433/transbay_20park_20rendering.0.png

botoxic

Sep 6, 2016, 4:55 AM

My weekly photo dump of skyline shots taken this weekend:

Saturday's "Grand View" where Portola turns into Market:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/btgibson/IMG_0584.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/btgibson/media/IMG_0584.jpg.html)

Dolores Park after Sunday meditation:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/btgibson/IMG_0588.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/btgibson/media/IMG_0588.jpg.html)

Potrero Hill on Monday:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/btgibson/IMG_0590.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/btgibson/media/IMG_0590.jpg.html)