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

[patriotizzy]

Strange: I've literally never, ever heard anyone who lives in the city call it "Frisco" without irony or sarcasm.

I've heard it plenty of times.

[mt_climber13]

I know plenty of people inside and outside of Frisco that say it. It's a part of California and Bay Area lingo.

[Cory]

Of course SF's upper class loves to perpetuate the "no Frisco" thing, though, and they control the messaging, because rich people control everything, as always...you know, the media, tourism industry , etc. So then you have tourists and transplants who get told not say Frisco, and they just go along with it, which is further reinforced by the fact that they're surrounded by fellow clueless newbies, in a city where only 20% of the residents are natives (let alone natives of the demographics who regularly say "Frisco"...a significant minority to be fair, but still a minority).

Louder for the ones in the back! This is 110% true.

[timbad]

east slope of Potrero Hill

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/888/29121981928_2e6e30d077_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1821/29121979578_50c59dc387_b.jpg

19th and Tennessee

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1836/29121977188_c105434625_b.jpg

19th and 3rd, where it looks like we will soon have an addition to the Crazy Crane family

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1765/29121978698_cb853327f9_b.jpg

view from Potrero Hill

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1764/29121982488_25ef6c7d0a_b.jpg

[JWS]

FWIW I have heard the term Frisco in classic Bay Area rap about a million times.

I think what most people object to is people from outside the area calling it "Frisco" because it does seem like a term that is primarily used in communities that have been here forever and does sound alien when somebody new to the era uses it.

I think we can all agree that NOBODY should ever call it SFO...we aren't Portland! We have a million great names that aren't our airport code.

[viewguysf]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1803/41268890850_a7a8568976_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/25SMRsS)from 100 First Plaza (https://flic.kr/p/25SMRsS) by viewguysf (https://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/), on Flickr

[Pedestrian]

FWIW I have heard the term Frisco in classic Bay Area rap about a million times.


Can't stand rap which may explain why I've never heard it. Somehow it doesn't surprise me that's where it gets used.

[1977]

viewguysf, great shot!

[Pedestrian]

Have we seen this particular rendering before? I'm too lazy to scan all the way back through the thread and besides, being reminded can't hurt:

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1783/43091819291_1a407f8fe4_b.jpg
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2018/06/28/san-francisco-mid-market-civic-center-revival.html?ana=e_ph_prem&u=tWIPyTbF4imE+2mzhu5A+w046d680a&t=1530290068&j=82437491

[mt_climber13]

Can't stand rap which may explain why I've never heard it. Somehow it doesn't surprise me that's where it gets used.

It’s not just rap. It’s prevalent in the latino community, working class whites, young people. I think it’s more that you are not from here and spend most of your time in Arizona.

[viewguysf]

Have we seen this particular rendering before? I'm too lazy to scan all the way back through the thread and besides, being reminded can't hurt:

Why be lazy? Go back and research, including your own old, informative posts. You’ve now posted 29,421 times under your two names, an obsession for sure. You’ve only been here six months longer than I have, plus you had an extended absence after being banned as BTinSF.

[BobbyMucho]

Why be lazy? Go back and research, including your own old, informative posts. You’ve now posted 29,421 times under your two names, an obsession for sure. You’ve only been here six months longer than I have, plus you had an extended absence after being banned as BTinSF.

The plot thickens. I had an inkling that Pedestrian is a troll.

Regardless (and on topic) I've not seen these renderings, myself. I almost hope they're current being they look slightly more refined and utilizing better materials.

[Pedestrian]

It’s not just rap. It’s prevalent in the latino community, working class whites, young people. I think it’s more that you are not from here and spend most of your time in Arizona.

San Francisco has been my primary home for 37 years (which is why during that time I've been a member of or donor to many city institutions). I doubt you are even 37 years old. Arizona is a winter getaway and I don't spend "most of my time" there. If "Frisco" was a common usage among city residents I'd have heard it.

Why be lazy? Go back and research, including your own old, informative posts. You’ve now posted 29,421 times under your two names, an obsession for sure. You’ve only been here six months longer than I have, plus you had an extended absence after being banned as BTinSF.

It's an obsession to even care how many posts . . . or to get exercised about a second viewing even of a render that has been seen before. I don't. And I post in the entire site because it's fun. Haven't seen you in most of it except the first section which is why you have so many fewer post (if you do--I don't plan to check).

The plot thickens. I had an inkling that Pedestrian is a troll.

Regardless (and on topic) I've not seen these renderings, myself. I almost hope they're current being they look slightly more refined and utilizing better materials.

The plot's not very thick. And as I said, being reminded about what these new buildings on Market St. will look like can't hurt. Glad you found them interesting which was my objective. Pointing fingers and calling "troll" never will be.

[jtown,man]

San Francisco has been my primary home for 37 years (which is why during that time I've been a member of or donor to many city institutions). I doubt you are even 37 years old. Arizona is a winter getaway and I don't spend "most of my time" there. If "Frisco" was a common usage among city residents I'd have heard it.



It's an obsession to even care how many posts . . . or to get exercised about a second viewing even of a render that has been seen before. I don't. And I post in the entire site because it's fun. Haven't seen you in most of it except the first section which is why you have so many fewer post (if you do--I don't plan to check).



The plot's not very thick. And as I said, being reminded about what these new buildings on Market St. will look like can't hurt. Glad you found them interesting which was my objective. Pointing fingers and calling "troll" never will be.

The disdain for you is obviously because you lean conservative. A troll? LOL You would be the most pathetic troll ever, with all due respect. They know your not a liberal, so even when it comes to development(very non-political) they cant keep their politics out of their responses.

[northbay]

Hahahaha!

As left-leaning I definitely don’t always agree with Pedestrian/BTinSF but a troll he is not.

As for the rendering, it looks familiar because of the wrap-around, but I’m feeling lazy myself (Friday evening after a long week), so I’ll let someone else dig and research, should they care too.

Which begs another question, should we start the thread over so we can actually update the first page? (The OP hasn’t posted in years).

[timbad]

a better view of the hotel at SFO

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1769/43052027992_e0e39f2eff_b.jpg

[Dariusb]

east slope of Potrero Hill

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/888/29121981928_2e6e30d077_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1821/29121979578_50c59dc387_b.jpg

19th and Tennessee

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1836/29121977188_c105434625_b.jpg

19th and 3rd, where it looks like we will soon have an addition to the Crazy Crane family

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1765/29121978698_cb853327f9_b.jpg

view from Potrero Hill

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1764/29121982488_25ef6c7d0a_b.jpg
Beautiful shot!

[fimiak]

Morning fog.

http://i.imgur.com/n9F5G3ph.jpg (https://imgur.com/n9F5G3p)


From yesterday.

http://i.imgur.com/0RKBYbfh.jpg (https://imgur.com/0RKBYbf)

[Pedestrian]

BizTimes Summary of Projects:

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1804/29265091468_78d81ba215_b.jpg
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1769/29265091728_b48bfb1680_b.jpg
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1763/42417880154_2d831779f2_b.jpg
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/915/29265090988_8a60eeaf01_b.jpg

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1765/29265092168_88602efa3a_b.jpg
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1790/42232672955_8174e807e3_b.jpg
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1761/42232673495_6977e2ec8b_b.jpg
Images: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/digital-edition?issue_id=9739

[IMBY]

Wow! They couldn't come fast enough!

[JWS]

I mean that looks impressive in theory but...

There are multiple properties on the "Approved" list that are on the market as entitled projects or the developer is otherwise showing signs of cooling off on the project. And then multiple projects on the Approved or Planned list are still sort of pipe dreams with regards to financing, remediation, etc OR will deliver a massive amount of units but over a very, very long time.

[mt_climber13]

Spotted in a wine tasting room in Monterey this weekend:

https://i.imgur.com/lMPd5B3.jpg

[Pedestrian]

Spotted in a wine tasting room in Monterey this weekend:


:shrug:

[gillynova]

https://i.imgur.com/SDsXG0yh.jpg

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

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

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

[timbad]

...
19th and 3rd, where it looks like we will soon have an addition to the Crazy Crane family

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1765/29121978698_cb853327f9_b.jpg

...

although a distant relation, we do indeed have a new member of the family, as can be seen in the Three Corners shot

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/927/28424564197_265b983e19_b.jpg

elsewhere in Dogpatch, Tennessee St is the current epicenter of activity. besides recently-completed 815 Tennessee, we have

- the little project on the corner of Mariposa
- the UCSF Psychiatry and Counseling building at 18th
- 777 Tennessee (http://www.fisherinc.com/portfolio-projects/multifamily/777-tennessee-street/) across 19th from 815 Tennessee
- 901 Tennessee (https://sfmoderncondos.com/neighborhoods/dogpatch-central-waterfront/901-tennessee/) at 20th

and, we can now add 950 Tennessee (https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/us/950-tennessee-street) across the street to the list, as demolition has started on that one:

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/921/29424023918_f95e302a13_b.jpg

the Minnesota side:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1782/42389925915_6442e82614_b.jpg

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/916/28424879477_1f0f8b59be_b.jpg

so, six projects in the span of just over 3 blocks

[timbad]

Moscone

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/834/29424062218_423b4a491b_b.jpg

the one going up on the corner of Taylor and Eddy

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1788/43293697131_2c9453f021_b.jpg

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/846/43293693411_1dd4f43fd6_b.jpg

Mission, between Sixth and Seventh

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/926/43293699751_96116859e7_b.jpg

[Pedestrian]

the one going up on the corner of Turk and Eddy


?? Taylor and Eddy?? Turk parallels Eddy (but I bet you know that as well as I do)

[david_h]

The 350 Bush thread is closed, so I thought I'd post a few pictures from the inside hall, which includes a good display about the history of the building and its resurrection.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1765/28587428407_4ccdca2cc7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Kyb3uF)


https://farm1.staticflickr.com/836/43426014622_c6f93a37c4_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29apFd3)

[alpallord]

One Vassar?

https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Condo-owners-jeopardize-new-housing-in-Central-13090035.php?t=ae256e93f5

http://onevassar.com/

[JWS]

One Vassar?

https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Condo-owners-jeopardize-new-housing-in-Central-13090035.php?t=ae256e93f5

http://onevassar.com/

I had never heard of it until yesterday when I read Todd David's Op-Ed about how the condo owners at BLU are trying to sue the entire Central SOMA plan to stop One Vassar from blocking their views.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Condo-owners-jeopardize-new-housing-in-Central-13090035.php

[coyotetrickster]

I had never heard of it until yesterday when I read Todd David's Op-Ed about how the condo owners at BLU are trying to sue the entire Central SOMA plan to stop One Vassar from blocking their views.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Condo-owners-jeopardize-new-housing-in-Central-13090035.php

OneVassar is Parcel F of the Transbay Terminal Project upzone. The Central SOMA overlay has no impact on the height on that particular project. It is approved for 806 ft and the condo owners can't sue (well anyone can sue, but they'll have no chance as views aren't protected and all the EIRs are completed for the Transbay projects).

[AndrewK]

OneVassar is Parcel F of the Transbay Terminal Project upzone. The Central SOMA overlay has no impact on the height on that particular project. It is approved for 806 ft and the condo owners can't sue (well anyone can sue, but they'll have no chance as views aren't protected and all the EIRs are completed for the Transbay projects).

That is incorrect. The proposed One Vassar (as described in the article) would be on Harrison between Second and Third, here:
https://goo.gl/maps/17n2MNthuzK2

[pseudolus]

That is incorrect. The proposed One Vassar (as described in the article) would be on Harrison between Second and Third, here:
https://goo.gl/maps/17n2MNthuzK2

lots of info about it here:

https://aca.accela.com/ccsf/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=Planning&TabName=Planning&capID1=12HIS&capID2=00000&capID3=01NAL&agencyCode=CCSF

[coyotetrickster]

That is incorrect. The proposed One Vassar (as described in the article) would be on Harrison between Second and Third, here:
https://goo.gl/maps/17n2MNthuzK2

Thank you for the correction. Yes, OneVassar is evidently the shorter tower in front of the Parcel F placeholder.

[Jerry of San Fran]

The scaffolding is up in preparation for the demolition to make way for 200 Van Ness which will be a 12 story building. The rent controlled people have been moved across the street to 150 Van Ness which opened recently. After the building at 200 Van Ness is built those rent controlled tenants will have a new home at 200 Van Ness. They are getting quite a nice deal!

200 Van Ness will be 12 stories tall, room for 420 students, have a restaurant, 2 music halls and 27 rent controlled apartments.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/861/43576657511_06f7bb8da0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29oHL6e)The Bowes Center, San Francisco Conservatory of Music_2018_07_22 (https://flic.kr/p/29oHL6e)

[viewguysf]

Great to see Jerry!! Is that last former CAA building going to come down?

[Pedestrian]

Great to see Jerry!! Is that last former CAA building going to come down?

Not for this project apparently:

The project is slated to rise in place of two adjacent buildings: a three-story residential building at 200 Van Ness Ave. that contains 27 rent-controlled apartments, and a vacant office building at 214 Van Ness Ave. that formerly housed the Lighthouse for the Blind.


http://www.sfexaminer.com/city-planners-green-light-housing-project-students-faculty-conservatory-music/

[Jerry of San Fran]

viewguysf, Pedestrian - the former CCA building as far as I know is now owned by the Academy of Art (they seem to own half of the buildings in San Francisco) and are not going away anytime soon. (for those that don't know it is the green clad building in the photo)

[viewguysf]

That’s too bad since it’s the last piece of uglyness remaining. Thank you Pedestrian and Jerry for your answers.

[iamfishhead]

The scaffolding is up in preparation for the demolition to make way for 200 Van Ness which will be a 12 story building. The rent controlled people have been moved across the street to 150 Van Ness which opened recently. After the building at 200 Van Ness is built those rent controlled tenants will have a new home at 200 Van Ness. They are getting quite a nice deal!

To be honest, I don't know why people haven't proposed just making this a thing that developers have do if they're getting rid of rent controlled units. I think it'd get rid of a lot of the current issues people have with new developments.

[viewguysf]

To be honest, I don't know why people haven't proposed just making this a thing that developers have do if they're getting rid of rent controlled units. I think it'd get rid of a lot of the current issues people have with new developments.

The same thing was done to convert Trinity Plaza into the Trinity Place development. It is not new.

[iamfishhead]

The same thing was done to convert Trinity Plaza into the Trinity Place development. It is not new.

I know it isn't new, but I do think it would deflate a lot of the arguments I often hear from NIMBYs who seem to oppose all construction.

[coyotetrickster]

I know it isn't new, but I do think it would deflate a lot of the arguments I often hear from NIMBYs who seem to oppose all construction.

Nothing deflates NIMBYs.

[viewguysf]

Nothing deflates NIMBYs.

Very true, plus it would be exceedingly difficult to intentionally demolish a rent controlled building in San Francisco without providing replacement housing.

[Pedestrian]

I know it isn't new, but I do think it would deflate a lot of the arguments I often hear from NIMBYs who seem to oppose all construction.

Recall that one of the chief objections to 150 Van Ness had nothing to do with displacement of tenants--it was the shading and shut-off of light to the adjacent school. There's always an issue if you want one.

But yeah, it helps to rehouse any people displaced just because they have a very sympathetic issue in this housing-short city.

[Jerry of San Fran]

Two cars collided on Friday with both resting on the sidewalk at Polk & Hayes Sts. One is on it's side, the other seems to have lost the contents of the car trunk.

I commented to myself that the expensive cladding at street level could be expensive to replace if damaged. The tiles have a bell-like ring to them when tapped. It did not take long for this new building to suffer some damage.

I often wait on this corner to cross the street. So glad I was not there then as I would almost certainly be in the morgue now. There have been many car crashes at this intersection in the last 47 years that I have lived across the street.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/929/43727323401_9130e7fdd9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29C2XNZ)150 Van Ness Damaged 07/27/2018 (https://flic.kr/p/29C2XNZ) by Apollo's Light (https://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/851/43010965384_ddc5f3eccc_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/28wJrwG)2 Car Crash - Polk & Hayes Streets - San Francisco (https://flic.kr/p/28wJrwG) by Apollo's Light (https://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/), on Flickr

[hruski]

oh my heavens i sure hope the cladding is ok!!!
/s

[cwilly]

I wasn't able to snap a photo, but demolition and site work has started for the apartment development at the southwest corner of Union and Van Ness that is replacing a former gas station.

http://www.dm-dev.com/projects/2465-van-ness-avenue

[1977]

I wasn't able to snap a photo, but demolition and site work has started for the apartment development at the southwest corner of Union and Van Ness that is replacing a former gas station.

http://www.dm-dev.com/projects/2465-van-ness-avenue

Good news. And to refresh...

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/handel-architects/images/_large/01.077.07.006.jpg?mtime=20180301190723
Source: https://handelarchitects.com/project/2465-van-ness

[Jerry of San Fran]

8/3/2018 - view of the pedestrian bridge.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/853/29968228048_0a0fc60623_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MEc183)8/3/2018 - Moscone Center (https://flic.kr/p/MEc183)

[gillynova]

Transit bay plaza is now open (Aug 4):

https://i.imgur.com/K7d2cUbh.jpg

Random pic:

https://i.imgur.com/MzMjGd0h.jpg

[Jerry of San Fran]

gillynova - thanks for the unique photo. The plaza does not have much to offer! I read that the cable car service will be delayed due to technical problems. It could be a mechanical headache.

[Pedestrian]

gillynova - thanks for the unique photo. The plaza does not have much to offer! I read that the cable car service will be delayed due to technical problems. It could be a mechanical headache.

Judging by that photo, what it seems to offer is unshaded sunshine which is always valuable in downtown SF. Now if they'll just put some places to sit in it.

[timbad]

at Moscone, the new skybridge necessitates a substantial structural addition where it lands on the north side:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1820/42972812775_70a9bb71af_b.jpg

the chaos as seen from street level, looking east

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1799/42972815145_424dcceb6d_b.jpg

jumping around... the hotel at Third and Townsend, southern section getting its black finishing

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/936/28940849707_c7d3b6aa96_b.jpg

950 Market (https://handelarchitects.com/project/950-market-street-hotel-residences) site

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1780/42068439260_0825392a44_b.jpg

affordable housing in Hayes Vally, 455 Fell (https://hoodline.com/2015/12/plans-move-ahead-for-108-low-income-family-units-in-hayes-valley)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1793/42068441420_a3081ac30f_b.jpg

affordable component of 55 Laguna

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1838/30007591038_17fbeb6e63_b.jpg

Flax site on Market and Valencia

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/938/42068444670_dc2d008e59_b.jpg

the little one on Franklin (https://hoodline.com/2015/12/8-story-development-slated-for-graffitied-garage-on-franklin)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1816/30007583348_d8df538c19_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1798/30007586928_2c6dc21b20_b.jpg

I'd forgotten about this one (https://hoodline.com/2016/06/office-construction-kicks-off-at-soma-s-former-st-joseph-s-church-school-may-also-expand-on-site) on 10th

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1833/30007602158_703dc74877_b.jpg

next door, the church renovation looks good from the outside at least

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/848/42972848005_c4d52fd7fb_b.jpg

from Potrero Hill

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/941/43877190121_1b0f4173c3_b.jpg

[Dariusb]

Damn, that's a beautiful shot of the skyline! Is that all of it?

[timbad]

Damn, that's a beautiful shot of the skyline! Is that all of it?

that's the bulk of it from this angle. unseen, it trails off a bit more to the left.

edit: there are also five towers currently under construction that will be at least partly visible from this viewpoint when finished.

[clubtokyo]

Amazing skyline picture! I haven't been in SF since 2007, time to go back and visit, the skyline is so different now.

[ozone]

that's the bulk of it from this angle. unseen, it trails off a bit more to the left.

edit: there are also five towers currently under construction that will be at least partly visible from this viewpoint when finished.

It's interesting how little of the North of Market towers (ie what used to be considered *the* skyline) can be seen from this elevated angle. You can barely see the Transamerica Pyramid and I don't see the Embarcadero Center at all.

[fimiak]

Amazing skyline picture! I haven't been in SF since 2007, time to go back and visit, the skyline is so different now.

Yes its very different, and much better, and still changing quite a lot in the next few years.

You may or may not wish to know that the Japanese in your profile is misspelled.

[LAsam]

It's interesting how little of the North of Market towers (ie what used to be considered *the* skyline) can be seen from this elevated angle. You can barely see the Transamerica Pyramid and I don't see the Embarcadero Center at all.

This is Salesforce's preferred angle, I'm sure ;)

[timbad]

the hotel at the airport is becoming ever more visible from the train

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/937/28983598527_4494112351_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1818/30050766918_8b843937f5_b.jpg

[timbad]

went out to take a look at Masonic St's makeover again this last weekend. from looking at the project schematics, I think I had expected a larger impact on the sidewalk areas. still, though, I like how orderly the street feels. typical views...

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1798/43202848004_2969f90e34_b.jpg

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/849/43872635852_89464f3a2a_b.jpg

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/856/43872643942_f1acec19e7_b.jpg

not quite everything is done yet. think this will be a bus stop with more green bike lane painted behind it

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1779/42112145810_79fc307fbc_b.jpg

approaching Geary at the north end of the project area, you can see not all the median pavers have gone in yet

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1831/43016112695_8a611325ab_b.jpg

bonus! new development in the Target parking lot

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1771/43872759612_d54baf5952_b.jpg

across from Target on the NW end of the project, there is a little 'left-over' area created by Masonic's jog to the east before it crosses Geary. that area has had some green and some pattern added to it. looking north

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1780/43872621022_6a1428f74d_b.jpg

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/850/43872623142_4996fe44af_b.jpg

and back south

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1819/43872762132_c3806d160e_b.jpg

but, there are some garages attached to the houses along that stretch, so access has to be maintained. this is the car path, looking north

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1833/43872618962_c902711b55_b.jpg

and south

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/940/43872624792_8268d960bb_b.jpg

bus stop in progress next to the plaza

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1832/30051920518_7db4b5d7ea_b.jpg

[gillynova]

I was able to visit the Salesforce Transit Center a day before the grand opening. I made a quick video of it if anyone is interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36hKteyxBSY

36hKteyxBSY

(idk the code to enable youtube videos) :( :(

[NOPA]

Wow Masonic looks really good! Hopefully it will help "calm" traffic; I know I used to fly down that street back in the day when I lived at Central and Fulton!

[timbad]

Dogpatch (https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Dogpatch-SF-s-latest-boomtown-neighborhood-12315940.php)/NE Potrero Hill edition...

the Tennessee St gauntlet, beginning at its northern end at Mariposa

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1817/43280862034_2a8d52066c_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1780/43999558011_5eaa90de33_b.jpg

a block south (at 18th), the UCSF Psychiatry Center

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1795/43281176994_afeb8fe462_b.jpg

looking over the fence

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/932/43281173204_3775660c3e_b.jpg

curious about the red crane in the background, quick detour angling a block southeast to Third St and 19th, and a peek over the fence of 2177 Third

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1813/44000670711_babef3d9e6_b.jpg

and a glance down Third into Mission Bay

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1819/43281166814_c99d25b5a4_b.jpg

returning to our original route, 777 Tennessee (at 19th)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1833/30132174608_41dd0d266b_b.jpg

continuing south, 901 Tennessee (at 20th)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/938/30132172928_af6a188c76_b.jpg

looking through demolished site of 950 Tennessee, with 901 in distance

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1839/30132171438_62de15ee0d_b.jpg

there is no 21st St in Dogpatch, so making the next right, at 22nd, we find this at the end of the street, 1395 22nd

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1838/30132169278_caa5ffa40f_b.jpg

returning back north, the southernmost portion of the Avalon project at 22nd and Indiana has about wrapped up

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1834/30132167128_a85d36da3a_b.jpg

and the Indiana side of the UCSF housing keeps rising

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1777/30132165398_16646e7978_b.jpg

that just about gets us back to Mariposa, so if we turn left (west) walking over the train tracks and below the freeway, a few blocks later we run into 1601 Mariposa (https://www.multihousingnews.com/post/related-breaks-ground-on-san-francisco-community/)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1792/44000649781_60fae72a13_b.jpg

the 18th St side

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1836/42191512170_31f173b52c_b.jpg

18th St end of the mid-block passage

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1837/42191515080_844b779ef5_b.jpg

looking north down Carolina, where we see a crane...

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1817/42191509500_ec6c97b070_b.jpg

... for 1301 16th St, Alta Potrero Hill (https://www.multihousingnews.com/post/wood-partners-commences-potrero-hill-development/)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1776/42191502490_962b9ed99d_b.jpg

with a peek down 16th at the site of Chase Center at the end of the street

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1796/42191504450_cb64dee3d6_b.jpg

and a glance at 75 Arkansas St (http://www.lmsarch.com/projects/75-arkansas-student-housing) a block down, whose looks remind one more than a bit of the little project where we started

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1792/42191517950_abaa582c71_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1835/42191522040_f6ae6eb74d_b.jpg

(88 Arkansas across the street is still just a tidy excavation, same as at last check-in. this (http://www.leapsf.com/2017/07/14/san-francisco-commercial-and-residential-real-estate-news-4/) was the latest I could find about that one)

[gillynova]

Walking tour of the Salesforce Transit Center for those who are interested. It's just me walking 1 whole lap + walking downstairs with a stabilized camera.

UtcZHutaI4g

[Pedestrian]

Most of this isn't new news but it's a nice summary:

Five new towers could be built along one booming SF block
Roland Li Aug. 14, 2018 Updated: Aug. 14, 2018 12:36 p.m.

. . . The development wave is now spreading south. Five towers are approved or proposed on the 500 block of Howard Street, just a block from the newly opened Salesforce Transit Center. They would bring a density unheard of in the area until recent years.

The latest proposal, filed last week, calls for a 350-foot-tall building at 543 Howard St. and an adjacent parking lot at 48-50 Tehama St. The project would include 49,500 square feet of office space and six full-floor housing units, each around 5,000 square feet. An existing four-story office building that’s leased to Galvanize, a co-working space, would be preserved, with the tower stretching over it . . . .

The other four tower plans include:

•540 Howard St., a 44-story project with housing and offices proposed in May.

•The Renzo Piano-designed 555 Howard St. with condos and a hotel, already approved.

•A residential tower at 524 Howard St. approved in November 2016, but put on hold by developer Crescent Heights.

•And the largest of the batch, 542-550 Howard St., which would be the city’s fourth-tallest tower at 800 feet, with 170 housing units, a 210-room hotel and 251,000 square feet of office space; the plan is undergoing city reviews . . . .

Robbins proposed just under 50,000 square feet of office space at 543 Howard St. because of the city’s Proposition M, a 1986 law that limits the amount of office space approved each year. Projects below 50,000 square feet receive a square-foot allocation that’s separate from larger projects. There’s much less competition for smaller projects to receive approval, according to city data.

Robbins said his goal is to maximize the density of his proposed tower by adding housing on top, while still preserving the existing 1924 structure at 543 Howard St. . . . .

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1775/44054057971_8cb9dd3b2e_b.jpg

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Five-new-towers-could-be-built-along-one-booming-13153206.php#photo-16012685

[Pedestrian]

Food truck bonanza proposed for old temporary Transbay Terminal
By Adam Brinklow Aug 16, 2018, 11:15am PDT

Parklab, the SF-based park development company behind events like SoMa’s StrEat Food fest, have big plans for the former temporary Transbay Terminal, including event space and scads of food trucks, to the annoyance of some neighbors in the nearby, ultra-swanky Infinity condos . . . .

On August 1, Parklab developer Seth Hamalian sent a letter to the San Francisco Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure that proposed turning the site into an events space, which would include fleets of food trucks slinging eats . . . .

Events may include: classes and workshops, food festivals, game days, movie nights, picnics, outdoor recreation, team-building events, exercise classes, birthday parties, family events, movie nights, pumpkin patch, art and craft events, and concerts.

. . . .


https://sf.curbed.com/2018/8/16/17702346/food-trucks-temporary-transbay-terminal-parklab

[viewguysf]

We don’t need another “event space”, instead supporting the multi billion $ one we already have. Look at the photos gillynova posted in the transit center thread today as a good example of that.

[Pedestrian]

^^The argument is if nothing is happening there is will become an eyesore, probably attracting homeless campers, car sleepers and the usual suspects. It could be used as a straightforward parking lot, of course. But to just leave it empty probably does invite trouble.

Naturally, I'd like to see the ultimate development--housing and park--move forward expeditiously.

[Jerry of San Fran]

On August 8th only the walls of the two buildings being torn down were standing. This is the site of the new building (11 stories) for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. It will house students, faculty & those rent control tenants displaced by the school. A cafe & performance spaces will be included.

url=https://flic.kr/p/2a9gRKj]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1817/44069529452_eea9db8a0e_b.jpg[/url]200 Van Ness Demolition - San Francisco (https://flic.kr/p/2a9gRKj)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1899/43399724074_a8a5a676be_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2985VWJ)200 Van Ness Demolition - San Francisco (https://flic.kr/p/2985VWJ)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1831/29180885767_9e6ac0a562_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/LsBEG8)200 Van Ness Demolition - San Francisco (https://flic.kr/p/LsBEG8)

[Jerry of San Fran]

I was by today. This is an impressive site on a very big part of the block at Harrison & 12th. This site is across the street from the Eagle Bar. I like this one very much.

The bird's eye picture is from the Build Inc. web site. Here is the link to Build Inc. web page for more pictures. http://1532harrison.com/

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1867/44070160362_5548782a31_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2a9k6i5)1532 Harrison @ 12th Street (https://flic.kr/p/2a9k6i5)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1870/42310011100_f3923c2ba2_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/27sMSf1)1532 Harrison @ 12th Street (https://flic.kr/p/27sMSf1)

[Pedestrian]

Jerry: I went by to see what was up at Trinity Plaza Phase 4 the other day but really couldn't see through the fence and into the hole. It looked pretty deep though. Since you have a much better view down into it, any chance for some shots?

[viewguysf]

Jerry: I went by to see what was up at Trinity Plaza Phase 4 the other day but really couldn't see through the fence and into the hole. It looked pretty deep though. Since you have a much better view down into it, any chance for some shots?

Please add them to the project’s thread though, not here. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=129548&page=58

[timbad]

thanks for the reminder about the Harrison project, Jerry!

as the Central SOMA Plan (http://sf-planning.org/central-soma-plan) makes it way through getting its final approvals.... this is from last week, just showing progress (or, status) on the Fourth-and-Brannan station platform of the non-subway portion of the Central Subway

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1773/43280181374_d3df551fec_b.jpg

[timbad]

what used to be the Three Cores, now three of the newcomers to the 'East Cut', um, 'neighborhood'?

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1817/30268642468_14a9946bf0_b.jpg

(500 Folsom, 400 Folsom, and Park Tower. I guess you can also glimpse 100 Folsom tucked back there too)

[patriotizzy]

thanks for the reminder about the Harrison project, Jerry!

as the Central SOMA Plan (http://sf-planning.org/central-soma-plan) makes it way through getting its final approvals.... this is from last week, just showing progress (or, status) on the Fourth-and-Brannan station platform of the non-subway portion of the Central Subway

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1773/43280181374_d3df551fec_b.jpg

Skimmed through the Central SOMA Plan. It is great, and thankfully seems to pass soon here. Most pleased with the design integrity they have committed to new developments.

[timbad]

another one I'd forgotten about... the gas station on the NE corner of 9th and Howard has been razed, in prep for this (http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2017/02/redevelopment-of-prominent-soma-corner-slated-for-approval.html), I think. tho I hope the design has somehow been updated.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1899/29209405147_191f8db85e_b.jpg

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1298-Howard-Street-Rendering.jpg

[iamfishhead]

another one I'd forgotten about... the gas station on the NE corner of 9th and Howard has been razed, in prep for

I have been joking for some time that SoMa gas stations are becoming an endangered species.

[Pedestrian]

I have been joking for some time that SoMa gas stations are becoming an endangered species.

It's no joke. I am wondering whether the Planning Dept. will let them all go forcing city residents to waste gas driving to the suburbs to fill up or, short of that, siot in environmentally unfriendly gas lines at the few remaining stations.

[Pedestrian]

$35M hotel proposal headed for Union Square
By Katie Burke – Food/Hospitality/Retail Reporter, San Francisco Business Times

Hotel proposals are picking up speed after a sluggish summer, and the latest preparing to jump into San Francisco's pipeline is a $35 million Union Square development.

San Francisco-based Stanton Architecture has filed a preliminary project assessment application for a 165-room hotel at 420 Sutter St. Located right at the heart of Union Square, the proposed development would be enfolded in one of the city's strongest hotel markets, which already includes large properties like the Grand Hyatt (NYSE: H), JW Marriott and the Westin St. Francis . . . .

If approved, the developers would demolish the existing two-story retail building on the site, which is currently leased to the Barbizon modeling school, Alessi, Mrs. Fields Cookies, among several small shop tenants.

Along with plans to include a rooftop deck and ground-level lobby space, the proposal includes nearly 2,750 square feet of new retail space facing Sutter Street — only a fraction of the building's current 12,660-square-foot expanse . . . .

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1890/43488342784_17cda24ba5_b.jpg

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2018/08/22/hotel-union-square-sf-stanton-retail-demolish-ppa.html?ana=e_du_prem&s=article_du&ed=2018-08-22&u=kgyD14TZJI3FvbdA37c%2FluRxObP&t=1534976995&j=83426671

[viewguysf]

I was really pleased to see this hotel project in the SFBT; it’s a great spot for it. All of the small infill and restoration hotel projects are very much needed and will add additional life to their neighborhoods, in addition to making a dent in our hotel rooms shortage.

[1977]

SF Flower Mart video:

272667973

and the website (https://www.newsfflowermart.com/)

[timbad]

SF Flower Mart video:...

thanks for that. that area feels like a mini black hole to me right now; I live nearby and hardly ever venture over that way - it's strange to imagine so much activity materialize there.

couple random things...

from last Monday, Moscone looking east

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1866/43552818984_12dd55f1b2_b.jpg

and west

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1843/44270167151_97784d6ab6_b.jpg

and the nearby small hotel on Fourth, which is taking forever. my speculation is that they are in no hurry to open with the subway station construction ongoing next door and blocking off the sidewalk, but I don't know. in any case I did notice some progress had been made since the last time I paid attention

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1885/44270164311_dd6cf962c4_b.jpg

seen head-on, Fourth St side

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1890/44270173781_0f95218063_b.jpg

[JWS]

That hotel is the Virgin Hotel and they are taking reservations currently for November 15th and beyond.

[Pedestrian]

Michelin-starred chef to open $20 million restaurant extravaganza in Union Square
By Katie Burke – Food/Hospitality/Retail Reporter, San Francisco Business Times
Aug 27, 2018, 12:17pm PDT Updated 6 hours ago

Opening a restaurant in the Bay Area is already no easy task. Across from Macy's Union Square flagship, San Francisco newcomer Claude Le Tohic will open four.

The Michelin-starred and James Beard Foundation award-winning chef is behind the top-to-bottom overhaul of 165 O'Farrell St., a six-story historic building that will debut later this year as French culinary emporium ONE65. Starting with a patisserie and cafe on the ground floor, ONE65 will have three additional restaurants stacked above: ONE65 Bistro, ONE65 Lounge and O' by Claude Le Tohic, a fine-dining outpost.

All told, Le Tohic said the initial investment is close to $20 million.

"You can spend $5 in the morning and finish with $500 at night," Le Tohic said as he navigated loose wiring and uneven floors on the ground floor. "The concept is for everyone, and Union Square is a good location for it because you have the mix of locals and visitors and internationals" . . . .
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2018/08/27/one65-top-restaurant-union-square.html?ana=e_du_prem&s=article_du&ed=2018-08-27&u=kgyD14TZJI3FvbdA37c%2FluRxObP&t=1535423146&j=83507481

[Pedestrian]

This is bleak news:

SF residential projects languish as rising costs force developers to cash out
J.K. Dineen Aug. 27, 2018 Updated: Aug. 27, 2018 6 a.m.

While the next crop of luxury condo towers like 160 Folsom, which developer Tishman Speyer has branded as Mira, continue to rise in the fast-growing eastern end of South of Market, other approved housing projects across the city, like 2675 Folsom St., are stalled and on the market because of soaring construction costs and fees, developers and other industry sources say.

The growing number of developers seeking to cash out rather than risk losing money on building is fueling concerns that residential production will start to decline even as the Bay Area’s housing crisis worsens.

Last month Axis Development put 2675 Folsom up for sale. The 117-unit project was approved in 2017 after a contentious political battle but has not yet started construction. Other entitled projects that are languishing before work has even started include the 304-unit One Oak St., the 299-unit development at 1270 Mission St., the 186 units at 1028 Market St., and the 220-unit 1601 Mission St. Some are seeking new financial partners and some an outright sale.

“Most entitled projects in the city are for sale right now — either publicly or privately,” said Bill Witte, president of developer Related California, which has 1,300 units under construction in the city. “We’re at that point in the cycle.”

There are 6,750 units under construction in the city, about 1,000 units more than a year ago. While that is well above the historic average, there are another 15,000 units that have been approved by planning officials but have not started construction. Projects containing 6,690 of those units have secured all the permits needed to start construction but have not broken ground, Planning Department documents show.

. . . construction cost increases of 10 to 15 percent annually over the past five years is mostly to blame for the delays . . . .

Chris Foley, a real estate investor and partner in brokerage firm Polaris Pacific, said that in the current construction environment a condominium developer needs to sell units for at least $1,400 a square foot for a wood-frame building and $1,800 a square for a taller, steel-frame midrise or high-rise . . . .

That’s the case with three buildings rising near the new Transbay Transit Center: Mira, the Avery at 400 Folsom St., and One Steuart Lane, which overlooks the Embarcadero at the foot of Howard Street. Unless there is a remarkable drop in the market, units in all three of those buildings will probably have an average sales price of more than $2,000 a square foot and penthouses could fetch $3,000 or even $4,000 a square foot. A 3,326-square-foot penthouse at 181 Fremont St., which opened last spring, recently sold for $15 million, or $4,500 a square foot . . . .

Developer Oz Erickson of the Emerald Fund said it would be impossible for his company to get financing for any project with a requirement of more than 15 percent affordable units. The group’s recently completed tower, 429 units at 150 Van Ness Ave., was approved when affordable housing requirements were 12 percent . . . .

“Really 100 percent affordable (which has a mix of financing tools not available to market-rate builders) is the only type of project that pencils out there with current construction costs,” . . . .

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/75/21/01/16060535/7/940x940.jpg

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-residential-projects-languish-as-rising-costs-13183841.php?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&utm_campaign=sfc_greatreads

[fimiak]

They left out 500 Folsom, 706 Mission, 875 California (at Powell on Nob Hill) and the two Oceanwide developments. Still a bummer, but I am not surprised with the prices rising due to the recent steel tariffs.

[timbad]

a look down 22nd St at 1395 22nd, from approximately the location that the stairway would land at the top (east slope Potrero Hill)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1849/30451178688_74a56b5285_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1876/29382448867_f4ac233d01_b.jpg

[gillynova]

https://i.imgur.com/UsK7txSh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uB6M50Kh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gC9X062h.jpg

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

https://i.imgur.com/XO76zeqh.jpg

[1977]

Thanks for the photos, gillynova and timbad.

[timbad]

as a neighbor and someone who has commented previously about how this site's use has become an anachronism for the area (and I'm sure there are many of us who think this), I'm stoked to hear about this (http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2018/09/plans-for-massive-recology-site-rezoning-and-redevelopment-revealed.html)

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/900-7th-Street-Site-Plan.jpg

[SFBuildings888]

as a neighbor and someone who has commented previously about how this site's use has become an anachronism for the area (and I'm sure there are many of us who think this), I'm stoked to hear about this (http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2018/09/plans-for-massive-recology-site-rezoning-and-redevelopment-revealed.html)

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/900-7th-Street-Site-Plan.jpg

Interesting.

[timbad]

I liked this one especially



https://i.imgur.com/gC9X062h.jpg

[timbad]

...this (http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2018/09/plans-for-massive-recology-site-rezoning-and-redevelopment-revealed.html)

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/900-7th-Street-Site-Plan.jpg

the best thing about this one in my mind is that it takes another big step in linking up the streets in the area, eliminating a chunk of 'no-man's land' and making things more cohesive. this is looking NE from where Carolina currently sort of peters out, just short of the newly-reactivated Channel St, which you can see on the right bordering the 100 Hooper project

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1880/29640164227_dbe20714ec_b.jpg

[timbad]

Dogpatch and Potrero Hill...

3rd and 19th

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1892/29671150267_e066e878d3_b.jpg

Tennessee and 19th, with some ambitious scaffolding

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1854/30718930178_ed884a68d4_b.jpg

950 Tennessee

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1884/43870932594_7d436bffc3_b.jpg

just mentioning that the 22nd St greenway work is just about complete

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1872/30718931408_0088a23f79_b.jpg

the southern section of the southern Indiana project

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1872/44589548441_00f6cd43da_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1893/44589548501_22bebe883c_b.jpg

it curves away from the street behind another warehouse apparently on a separate parcel on the actual corner with 22nd St. when that one eventually gets developed, it might be nice to keep a curving public walkway through there since it aims nicely at the Caltrain station (even if the rail line gets moved a block inland, as is being discussed)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1854/44589549531_aa3f3e3cfe_b.jpg

over on the north slope of Potrero Hill, the massive one between Mariposa and 18th St now peeks above the fencing on the east side (Arkansas St)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1850/29651512117_dbf0633611_b.jpg

18th St side

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1850/29651512307_ed5b6ce768_b.jpg

seen from the west

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1890/43870967254_820483e381_b.jpg

at 17th and Arkansas, the little project has gotten some more finishing details and is looking pretty spiffy to me

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1889/29651517187_1c40d8a840_b.jpg

sort of still in the neighborhood, another look into 100 Hooper

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1858/29640164357_d95be3f93b_b.jpg

[timbad]

other randomness...

the Flax site on Market

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1850/43860123014_59f7d29b59_b.jpg

55 Laguna

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1847/43860121444_44db96504a_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1874/43860118994_dbd41e352c_b.jpg

455 Fell (at Laguna)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1866/44578607331_90522daff7_b.jpg

Eddy and Taylor

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1891/44578606961_d7bc38bf78_b.jpg

the 950 Market St project on the left, showing its relation to 6x6 across the street (on the right)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1861/44533083512_06724f6ac3_b.jpg

Moscone, from Mission

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1899/44578598271_4d4b4c934f_b.jpg

was surprised to see this one (https://news.theregistrysf.com/swigs-remake-633-folsom-san-francisco-takes-shape-notice/) is getting going already

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1849/44578597751_d549211b99_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1896/44578597231_ca2408398d_b.jpg

https://news.theregistrysf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/633-Folsom_Gensler.jpg

in the shadow (maybe not literally) of 500 Folsom, a little public greenspace (https://hoodline.com/2018/08/construction-kicks-off-on-soma-s-guy-place-mini-park) is about to come into being on Guy Place in Rincon Hill

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1859/30708041478_3aee1651c4_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1858/30708042358_00696af336_b.jpg

https://hoodwork-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/story/image/118496/guyplace_mini_park_birdseye_view.jpg

up the street, I couldn't tell if there had been new demolition activity at the gas station on the corner with Harrison (next to Jasper), but it did look like some foliage had recently been taken out

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1856/29644920797_582b3775a9_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1883/29644918087_3749c0f3e6_b.jpg

that would be this (http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2016/07/development-to-replace-rincon-hill-gas-station-redesigned.html):

http://www.socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/390-1st-Street-Design-2016-Corner-v3-1.jpg

[1977]

Great update as usual, timbad.

Really glad to see movement, even if minimal, at First and Harrison as it was a pretty big eyesore. 633 Folsom as well!

[timbad]

...
Really glad to see movement, even if minimal, at First and Harrison as it was a pretty big eyesore. ...

it occurred to me today that the foliage could actually have been cleared from the site of the little greenspace, and just dumped there. there had been a decent-sized tree there that is gone now. but I am hoping it is related to movement on the gas station site.

[1977]

it occurred to me today that the foliage could actually have been cleared from the site of the little greenspace, and just dumped there. there had been a decent-sized tree there that is gone now. but I am hoping it is related to movement on the gas station site.

I hope not. I took the excavator being onsite as a good sign, but I guess we'll see.