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Pedestrian

Jun 30, 2019, 1:34 AM

The just-out "Structures" issue of the BizTimes contains the following tidbit:

650 Harrison St.

Developer: San Francisco-based Realtex Group., with Ankrom Moisan Architects. Other projects include a 104-unit building at 363 6th St. in SoMa, plus a handful of other sites in both San Francisco and Berkeley.

Location: Now occupied by a two-story commercial building, the site is on the southwest corner of Harrison and Hawthorne streets, about a block away from the Moscone Garage, which the city had pegged for hundreds of affordable homes before slashing those plans a few months ago.

Unit count: 245 rental units, plus about 900 square feet of ground-floor retail

Details: The proposed tower would rise to 29 stories and contain 114 two-bedrooms, 107 one-bedrooms and 24 studios, with 35 affordable units.

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/06/28/new-housing-proposal-central-soma-tishman-brannan.html

Realtex's site doesn't show this project. Formerly, the site at 650 Harrison (corner of Hawthorne) was proposed for a 14 story project with 118 units. If true, the BizTimes is telling us it's now going to be over twice as tall and contain more than twice as many units.

Here is a rendering of the former plan:

https://d2kcmk0r62r1qk.cloudfront.net/imageSponsors/xlarge/2018_04_11_04_41_21_650-harrison-street-rendering-2018.jpg
https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/us/650-harrison-street

So I'm confused. But I would remind everyone that at the other end of tiny Hawthorne St, at the corner of Folsom, is now proposed a 44 floor tower. So this could become a nice little canyon.

pseudolus

Jun 30, 2019, 2:09 AM

as filed with the planning department

https://i.imgur.com/k0XnkH8.png

Pedestrian

Jul 2, 2019, 6:30 AM

^^Socketsite carried this same image today. Went ahead a made a thread for it in "Proposals".

iamfishhead

Jul 2, 2019, 4:18 PM

as filed with the planning department

https://i.imgur.com/k0XnkH8.png

It's good to see these buildings that are taking advantage of the density bonus. I wonder if this is contributing to significant delay on some projects. You can't just add a few hundred feet to a building without significant planning.

gillynova

Jul 2, 2019, 4:57 PM

Salesforce Transit Center Park Walkthrough (YouTube Video - 4k)

Took a video of how the Salesforce Transit Center Park looks like this morning for those who are interested and aren't able to see it yet.

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Pedestrian

Jul 2, 2019, 6:15 PM

Developer pushes for more micro-units in the Tenderloin
By Fiona Kelliher – Real estate reporter, San Francisco Business Times
4 hours ago

A developer has placed its third bet on small units in the Tenderloin neighborhood.

San Francisco-based Forge Land Co., which is behind the 98-unit project at 145 Leavenworth St. and the 136-unit project at 361 Turk St., has submitted a pre-application for another 138 units at 819 Ellis St. between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue.

The proposal calls for demolishing a three-story garage building now occupying the site and building out 138 "micro" rental units, plus about 1,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 700-square-foot bamboo garden.

In the same vein as Forge’s other Tenderloin projects, the units will be extra compact to allow for a cheaper buildout and lower rents. That means that the smaller apartments will feature around 250 square feet, according to the submitted plans. Units at 145 Leavenworth St. and 361 Turk St. will likewise range from about 250 to 440 square feet . . . .

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https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/07/02/tenderloin-mid-market-forge-land-micro-units.html?ana=e_mc_prem&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpnMk9XTXlaR0poWlRjMSIsInQiOiJJNkE3VWVndElyTSthRmo0eW5aV0Roa3lMRFNCbEtQaXBaT2h1S3luXC9qZFFrYkJ6Qkk4MHVaeGFcLzBsYnR1bkUxdEV3R05PQ004UU9xSzNcLzExMjFEakRveExDVlM2eDVTbG45YjZ3cWM2Z0ZPNTRDOGxGdTRXMlwvXC8xTmlxZ2wwIn0%3D

colemonkee

Jul 3, 2019, 2:05 AM

This looks like blatant false advertising to me... :cheers:

https://i.imgur.com/uQgXUt6h.jpg

Pedestrian

Jul 8, 2019, 2:53 AM

Deal(s) for Massive Flower Mart Redevelopment Inked
July 5, 2019

Tentative development deals between the San Francisco Flower Mart Tenants Association, Kilroy Realty and the City of San Francisco have been inked, clearing the way for the massive redevelopment of the existing San Francisco Flower Mart site along Brannan, between 5th and 6th Streets, to be approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission on July 18.

. . . the proposed development of the Key Central SoMa site would rise up to 236 feet in height and yield over two million square feet of new office space, along with a new Wholesale Flower Mart, over 80,000 square feet of new restaurant and retail space (including a(nother) big Market Hall fronting 5th and Brannan), over 35,000 square feet of privately owned public open space (POPOS) forming a new pedestrian corridor, the “Market Alley,” between 5th and 6th Streets, and off-street parking for 769 cars and 410 bikes.

That being said, the current Flower Mart vendors . . . have been granted an option to accept a payout to fund the development of new Wholesale Flower Market elsewhere in the city rather than return to a new Flower Mart on the existing site (if they so choose).

Assuming the redevelopment is approved, the vendors will have several months to vote on whether or not to return. And if the vendors elect not to return to Central SoMa, what would have been the new Flower Mart square footage would be re-purposed as a mix of additional office and retail space, along with a 23,000-square-foot child care facility, and the number of off-street parking spaces would be reduced to 632 (with more space for bikes) . . . .

. . . Kilroy is aiming to break ground in the second quarter of 2020 and build in three sub-phases, with the Midrise and 5th Street Tower buildings, below which the new Flower Mart would be constructed, first; followed by the Market Hall Building; and then the Gateway Building at the corner of 6th and Brannan (a phasing which would allow for the required office space allocation for the development to be phased as well).

https://socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/San-Francisco-Flower-Mart-2019-Rendering.jpg

https://socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/San-Francisco-Flower-Mart-2019-Rendering-Market-Hall.jpg

https://socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/San-Francisco-Flower-Mart-2019-Rendering-5th-Street.jpg

https://socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/San-Francisco-Flower-Mart-2019-Rendering-Gateway-Building.jpg

https://socketsite.com/archives/2019/07/deals-for-massive-flower-mart-redevelopment-inked.html

Apparently this project has a way to getting at the head of the Prop. M line. Maybe because it's in the Central SOMA Plan area? Not sure.

gillynova

Jul 8, 2019, 5:42 PM

^^ That looks amazing. Just wow

Pedestrian

Jul 8, 2019, 6:42 PM

Co-living tower in SoMa could usher in wave of innovative housing projects
J.K. Dineen
July 6, 2019 Updated: July 8, 2019 9:34 a.m.

A big experiment in co-living is about to rise on a narrow South of Market alleyway . . . . the 270-bed co-living building at 457 Minna St. will be glass and concrete. The $90 million project will be 16-stories tall. Residents will pay $2,000 to $2,400 for the market-rate rooms — about 30% lower than a similar unit in a new building would be. Half of the rooms will be offered for below-market-rate rents of $800 to $1,100.

The idea is to create an instant community for the young workers flocking to jobs in San Francisco while providing them with a more affordable option than typical new apartment developments.

The developer of the Minna Street project, Starcity of San Francisco, also has an 803-bedroom project set to start construction later this year at 199 Bassett St. in San Jose and major developments under way in Los Angeles . . . .

Starcity will build on the model of its existing projects at the Minna Street building, which will have 18 bedrooms with a large industrial kitchen and living area on each floor. Unlike some of its smaller reuse projects, which have shared bathrooms, each bedroom on Minna Street will have a private bathroom. A roof-deck with barbecue areas and ground-floor common spaces will give residents a place to connect. Dishotsky said 18 rooms per kitchen is higher than some of the properties, but there’s a reason for that ratio.

“Communities that have more people sharing the kitchen perform better,” he said. “There is more serendipitous interaction, more new friends. People tend to behave better in larger groups.”

Other ground-up projects: Starcity is joining the co-living boom unfolding across the United States. There are about 3,700 co-living beds in operation and 9,300 in the pipeline . . . .

San Francisco still hasn’t seen any ground-up co-living development because the city has sky-high construction and land costs, a scarcity of available building sites and a famously arduous approval process. But these challenges also make it appealing for co-living developers. There’s a huge demand among entry-level workers who are looking for an alternative to the $3,000-a-month studios for rent in SoMa and Mission Bay . . . .

Patrick Kennedy’s Panoramic Interests builds microunits, but he is not interested in the co-living model.

“There is the social element of (co-living) we are not comfortable with,” he said. “We are builders and developers, not cruise ship directors or party planners.”

Kennedy’s bedrooms are small but have a burner and a microwave . . . .

The average Starcity tenant is 33 and earns $75,000 a year. Less than 30% of Starcity’s residents work for tech companies. Tenants include teachers, graduate students and hospitality workers . . . .

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Co-living-tower-in-SoMa-could-usher-in-wave-of-14074532.php

Pedestrian

Jul 9, 2019, 6:29 PM

On Thursday, the developers (of the project at 88 Bluxome) will . . . ask for allotment of the first phase of office space under the city’s cap, known as Proposition M. The cap allows for 950,000 square feet of office space to be approved annually as of October, with extra space rolling into the next year.

After approvals of 598 Brannan St., the cap has shrunk down to about 2.1 million square feet, said Zoning Administrator Corey Teague. Approvals for the first phase of 88 Bluxome would bring that down to about 1.7 million square feet — leaving about 7.7 million square feet of proposed space up in the air.

Several other Central SoMa projects are among those in need of Prop M allocations, including Kilroy Realty Corp. (NYSE: KRC)'s Flower Mart project and Boston Properties' (NYSE: BXP) 765,000-square-foot office portion of a mixed-use project at 4th and Harrison streets . . . .
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/07/09/pinterest-central-soma-alexandria-are-tmg-bxp.html?ana=e_mc_prem&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRKa1l6UmxORGsyWTJOaSIsInQiOiIzNjJ1a0pXYUVmK3JxYW1MaVFiTVN3VkVscGJqR2IwMVVyUWFwK1VTRDkySHRjVUswNGJPd0hCU0VwM0FWQlFBcWJ0aU1LMk91WlBkZVwvOWQ2QzBleXJaQTQyYitHRmhPRWRRd3RHMU0xc2JyM1dGSnFzd3ExVjYzWkQ0dEVPK0EifQ%3D%3D

viewguysf

Jul 9, 2019, 6:36 PM

I’d certainly like to see Transbay Parcel F get priority and approval ahead of any of them!

coyotetrickster

Jul 10, 2019, 2:40 PM

I’d certainly like to see Transbay Parcel F get priority and approval ahead of any of them!

Parcel F has a fairly small office footprint in terms of square footage. Its got apartments and condos (or hotel), so it won't need a large allotment from the Class A pool of awardable square footage.

Pedestrian

Jul 10, 2019, 6:44 PM

Affordable Waterfront Development Has Broken Ground
July 10, 2019

As designed by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects for The John Stewart Company and Bridge Housing, whom were awarded the development rights for the 88 Broadway/735 Davis Street site back in 2016, the development will yield a total of 178 below market rate apartments, including 53 units for seniors in the 735 Davis Street building, rising up to 65-feet in height and priced to be affordable to households earning from 30 to 120 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI).

And having survived an appeal last year, the ground for the development was formally broken yesterday, which should yield a finished project in mid-2021.

https://socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/88-Broadway-Site.jpg

https://socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/88-Broadway-Rendering-2018-Broadway-and-Front-1.jpg

https://socketsite.com/archives/2019/07/affordable-waterfront-development-has-broken-ground.html

bossabreezes

Jul 18, 2019, 12:27 AM

viewguysf

Jul 18, 2019, 4:30 AM

Don't count on anything taller for a long, long time, certainly not in the foreseeable future.

mt_climber13

Jul 18, 2019, 4:50 AM

I could see a new super tall built next to 4th and king station. The reason for the upzoning Of transbay was the surrounding train terminal.

gillynova

Jul 18, 2019, 5:31 PM

I'm likely moving to SF next year, so you might see more of me around here.

Any ideas if/when we'll see the next tallest building in San Francisco? Or is Salesforce going to be the king of the skyline forever?

You're coming from New York?

Salesforce Tower is going to be the king of our skyline for many years. We're not sure when we will get something higher than that.

Oceanwide Center is currently being built and it will be our #2 in our skyline once it's complete in 2022

bossabreezes

Jul 18, 2019, 10:56 PM

gillynova

Jul 19, 2019, 4:49 PM

I'm personally from San Jose but I did work in San Francisco for a good amount of time, plus I often visit. It really depends, do you want to be in a more crowded area that is close to everything like work, shops and tourist attractions, or a place that is more low key and family oriented.

But welcome to the Bay! Can't wait to see your contributions to our threads haha

Oh, one more thing to mention, have you looked at housing units in Mission Bay? It's a new area in San Francisco where the new Chase Center. Maybe look into that area if you haven't already.

AndrewK

Jul 20, 2019, 1:03 AM

^^Yup, from New York.

Me and my BF both work in Tech and we have some great opportunities in SF. We both really like San Francisco and are ready for a change. I'm ready to deal with the differences (both negative and positive), and am very excited to experience life on the other coast. Truthfully, SF is my first choice in relocation in the country, so I'm happy it seems to be coming to fruition.

I know this isn't the best place for this, but we're thinking either Nob Hill or Duboce Triangle/Lower Haight....which one is better? Thanks!

I just moved to the lower Haight from Russian Hill and I love it (always have loved the neighborhood). Lots of local businesses, and the public transit options make you a short train (or bus) ride away from pretty much anything in the city. Just don’t tell anyone you’re a techie transplant from NYC, the hood isn’t overly gentrified and the locals are very protective of it.

JWS

Jul 21, 2019, 9:51 PM

I know this isn't the best place for this, but we're thinking either Nob Hill or Duboce Triangle/Lower Haight....which one is better? Thanks!

Pros and cons...

Nob Hill will feel more like Manhattan style living and density, but IMO it's a bit isolated. If you are at the top, there is a (very small) smattering of upscale places to eat and shop, but not much "life". As you descend to the south, it can get very gritty very quickly, and as you descend to the east, it's Chinatown which is fun for tourists and does have some cool dive bars and cheap food, but is primarily geared in terms of the day-to-day to working class immigrants (think small markets and such) so you might not find a lot to do constantly there. The portion of Polk to the west has a lot of cool little spots and wine bars, and you're also close to North Beach which has an immense selection of bars (think more bro-y sports bars/Irish pubs, which may or may not be your thing). And at the end of the day, it's hard to get more classic than that section of the city (cable cars, views, etc).

Duboce Triangle/Lower Haight is much better situated to the buzzier parts of the city with much more navigable topography and more walking access to a lot of trendier areas (Hayes Valley, NOPA, Mission) with a ton of boutique restaurants, bars, cafes, gyms, and shopping. Duboce has been getting seedier recently with re: homelessness and drugs pushing SW from the Civic Center area, so I'd avoid anything directly on Market. I would also stay east of Divisadero personally unless you are north of the Panhandle, as Upper Haight is one of the seediest stretches of retail in the NE quadrant (outside of the TL) and attracts a bunch of anarchist punk type homeless with off leash pitbulls galore. While this is more Hayes Valley, keep in mind north of Grove are public housing projects which can attract crime. But if you are looking for innovative dining, craft cocktails, boutique shopping etc (vs the classic dive bars and Italian joints in North Beach), it is hard to get better than HV, NOPA, Mission, and DT/LH is within easy striking distance of all three by foot.

So I think it comes down to which SF you'd rather experience...the classic/iconic or the innovative/new?

bossabreezes

Jul 22, 2019, 3:25 AM

Thanks everyone for the input!

I will say that we didn't venture too much into the Haight and Castro. We went to Castro St, which was charming and the surrounding area seemed very nice. Completely missed out on going to The Mission due to time constraints, but it could be another contender.

Our biggest consideration is being away from the bigger drug use areas, as I don't want to consistently have to dodge needles. Thats why SoMa is probably not going to work. Second most important thing is walkability and transit/restaurant and grocery options.

Nob hill is just beautiful, but if it's very isolated, it might not be the best choice.

Anyway, this move is still a little over a year out so we've got time. I'll be back next spring for a conference and will definitely be looking more carefully at neighborhoods.

Thank you!

superfishy

Jul 22, 2019, 5:14 AM

Pedestrian

Jul 22, 2019, 6:27 PM

Just cruising through this thread.

As someone from San Diego, we have a 500 foot limit due to the proximity of the airport. Are there any regulations that might keep SF from getting, say, a 1500 footer? Or is it just a matter of time?

The only "regulations" are of local making and could be changed--that is, zoning height limits imposed by the Planning Department and Board of Supervisors. Here is what the General Plan dictates in the tallest part of downtown (TransBay Transit District):

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48349521227_e3555e9912_b.jpg
http://generalplan.sfplanning.org/Transit_Center_District_Sub_Area_Plan.pdf

But the politics in SF are such that these limits aren't going to be changed in the foreseeable future. Ultimately, say in the Star Trk time frame, they probably will be.

Pedestrian

Jul 22, 2019, 6:32 PM

Hope this doesn't mean another high profile Union Square retail vacancy:

Barneys New York Inc. has hired restructuring advisers and is considering several options including a possible bankruptcy filing, as it seeks to renegotiate the lease on its Madison Avenue flagship and other locations, according to a person familiar with the situation.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-so-many-vacant-stores-e-commerce-is-only-part-of-the-problem-11563710401?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2

Pedestrian

Jul 22, 2019, 11:26 PM

Progress @ 555 Golden Gate:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48351842442_8ccd05d920_b.jpg

iamfishhead

Jul 23, 2019, 1:05 AM

The only "regulations" are of local making and could be changed--that is, zoning height limits imposed by the Planning Department and Board of Supervisors. Here is what the General Plan dictates in the tallest part of downtown (TransBay Transit District):

But the politics in SF are such that these limits aren't going to be changed in the foreseeable future. Ultimately, say in the Star Trk time frame, they probably will be.

I mean, there are a few other ways. Planning can grant zoning variances, including ones for height. Essentially, the developer can just ask to be able to build taller. They don't do this often and it's mostly been for residential developments which (at least in SF) tend to be shorter than office developments.

gillynova

Jul 24, 2019, 2:14 AM

Some pics I took over the weekend

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

https://i.imgur.com/sfSAh7ih.jpg

Mexican Museum + Condo Tower:

https://i.imgur.com/nKHcq3vh.jpg

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

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500 Folsom
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https://i.imgur.com/QOd4eFOh.jpg

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Oceanwide Center
https://i.imgur.com/sTptffih.jpg

AndrewK

Jul 25, 2019, 6:55 PM

Story from Curbed about 2100 Market (at Church & 14th):
https://sf.curbed.com/2019/7/24/20708790/sonder-rental-sf-duboce-triangle-hotel-short-term
They were in the process of furnishing the units when I walked by today. They have recently replaced the sidewalk on the Market side and are preparing to do the same on the 14th side. Presumably they will finish the ground floor siding once that is complete.

Pedestrian

Jul 26, 2019, 7:33 AM

I don't know. I feel like maybe this belongs in the "if only" file but here it is anyway:

Big Hub District Plan and New Heights Closer to Reality
July 25, 2019

. . . San Francisco’s Planning Department has just finished drafting the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the City’s . . . Hub District Plan.

In addition to improving and activating the area’s streets, alleys and public realm, the the Hub Plan would allow for the development of “a taller, larger, denser, and more diverse array of buildings and heights” within the boundaries of the 84-acre Hub District, which is effectively centered around the intersection of Van Ness and Market, within the City’s Market and Octavia Plan Area.

Currently zoned for building up to a maximum of 400 feet in height, the proposed plan would increase height limits for 18 specific Hub District sites and allow for the development of up to six new towers, the tallest of which would now be allowed to reach up to 650 feet in height at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, cementing the intersection as the visual hub of the neighborhood.

If adopted and developed as envisioned, the plan would allow for up to 8,100 new residential units, with room(s) for around 15,700 new residents to rise within the boundaries of the Hub District, the current population of which now totals around 8,100, housed within 3,500 existing units.

. . . a public hearing for the Draft Impact Report is now slated to be held on August 29, after which comments will be collected, addressed and the report finalized. And once the report is finalized, adoption hearings could then follow, with a current target of having an approved plan in hand, and perhaps some ground ready to be broken, by the end of next year (2020).

https://socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/The-Hub-Project-Boundary.jpg

https://socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Hub-2019-Upper-Market-Rendering.jpg

https://socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Hub-2019-Massing-Map.jpg

https://socketsite.com/archives/2019/07/big-hub-district-plan-and-new-heights-closer-to-reality.html

gillynova

Jul 26, 2019, 5:54 PM

I would LOVE to see more height around this area. Exciting news to see they are moving forward with this and may break ground in 2020

Pedestrian

Jul 26, 2019, 7:05 PM

I would LOVE to see more height around this area. Exciting news to see they are moving forward with this and may break ground in 2020

Well, as you probably know, 30 Otis, one of the buildings shown, is already well under construction (since January). When they say breaking ground in 2020, I assume they mean one of the taller couple of buildings like 1 or 10 S. Van Ness or 1 Oak. 1 Oak seems forever stalled and is the main reason for my earlier sarcasm. Probably it's 10 S. Van Ness that could get underway in the next 18 months.

Pedestrian

Jul 27, 2019, 12:22 AM

gillynova

Jul 27, 2019, 1:49 AM

Well, as you probably know, 30 Otis, one of the buildings shown, is already well under construction (since January). When they say breaking ground in 2020, I assume they mean one of the taller couple of buildings like 1 or 10 S. Van Ness or 1 Oak. 1 Oak seems forever stalled and is the main reason for my earlier sarcasm. Probably it's 10 S. Van Ness that could get underway in the next 18 months.

Haha yes, I know 30 Otis is already under construction. 1 or 10 S Van Ness will be a VERY nice addition to the area is what I meant.

fimiak

Jul 28, 2019, 3:19 AM

I posted this in the project thread but I'll put it here too: In an article on the shortage of office space in SF, the print edition of the SF Business Times this week reports "Salesforce has taken all of Oceanwide Center . . . "

:cheers:

Wow how can they take SF Tower, Oceanwide, and Parcel F, not to mention their other properties? Or are they dropping plans for Parcel F because it will take so much longer to finish?

timbad

Jul 30, 2019, 9:48 AM

miscellaneous from this weekend...

the One that needs no introduction

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411666222_fb23969529_b.jpg

still Showplace Square, CCA housing down the street

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411668487_201f2eaa21_b.jpg

apparently 'Mason on Mariposa' (at Carolina, north slope Potrero Hill, or Potrero Flats), losing its shroud

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411673582_c40c066db1_b.jpg

looking back north up Carolina, towards CCA housing

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411530256_ff8b78c924_b.jpg

the passageway through 'Mason'

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411531326_7c186226b5_b.jpg

Muni tracks on Fourth (north from King) for Central Subway

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411582476_2d96feaac6_b.jpg

at Brannan

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411726967_2db0026ea6_b.jpg

looking south from the same spot

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411582681_48062b08ca_b.jpg

looking back at the future Muni stop at Brannan

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411727147_7aa8fb4a37_b.jpg

old and new curb for widened sidewalk on south side of Folsom

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411727937_b6461cb8b7_b.jpg

and a bus island(?) also on Folsom just west of 2nd (which I thought was outside the scope of the Folsom Streetscape project)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48402491421_3173e39b61_b.jpg

sometimes SF just looks like a pile of stuff (which I suppose in some senses, it is). this is the work on the Embarcadero Ferry terminal

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411760812_08190d3b93_b.jpg

I really like the way the little alley leading to/from 2nd and the Transit Center is shaping up. looking west with SFMOMA in the distance

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411743627_fe4734e779_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411743767_b77ae9de76_b.jpg

looking back the other way. this approach to the terminal really needs a good mural like the one in the shot. I suppose this particular one will be covered or blocked by Parcel F or other buildings, but as this space evolves, I hope we get some spectacular art

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411599736_7ec8c78b99_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411602061_1a6356120d_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411602521_57f5d1fefd_b.jpg

still can't see much at the one on Market at Mason

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411764307_0b98b5b1ef_b.jpg

the GG and Jones corner of 1066 Market

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411765952_2ab822ccca_b.jpg

the Market side

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411620766_b8d1556a4c_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411620821_1059699b37_b.jpg

the one where Fast Frame used to be, across from Flax

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48411770277_c52b6c8f9d_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48402593341_2466fb5977_b.jpg

speaking of Flax site...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48402580576_de4785a9e8_b.jpg

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Market and Church again

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48402561271_5754ccb2f5_b.jpg

the new sidewalk on the Market side recently mentioned

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48402560701_6d3c905c97_b.jpg

I'd forgotten about this one (https://socketsite.com/archives/2018/06/central-soma-development-closer-to-reality-sans-x-space.html), but at least the demo has happened for it

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48401638556_03fcc1d801_b.jpg

the one on Sixth and Shipley

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48401632461_6644453781_b.jpg

just to the south of that one, the former gas station hopefully is not long for this world (https://socketsite.com/archives/2016/02/another-perspective-on-the-future-of-sixth-street.html)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48401784737_dc2542f317_b.jpg

at the other end of Shipley, at 5th, the lot has been cleared, for ... this (https://socketsite.com/archives/2017/08/127-unit-soma-development-streamlined-and-reslated-for-approval.html)?

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48401642081_967e0fd846_b.jpg

the little one on 7th near Mission

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48401865367_77a5fe52fa_b.jpg

part of the Hastings School expansion I think

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48401887832_a39b8b9043_b.jpg

Pedestrian

Jul 30, 2019, 7:08 PM

part of the Hastings School expansion I think

Yes.

Did you say hello to all the drug dealers around there for me? j/k

Pedestrian

Aug 2, 2019, 7:10 AM

Developers buy empty 6X6 mall in San Francisco’s Mid-Market
Roland Li and Shwanika Narayan Aug. 1, 2019

The empty 6X6 mall in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood, which has been unable to find tenants for the past three years, has been sold.

Developers Alexandria Real Estate Equities and TMG Partners bought the property at 945 Market St., which opened in 2016.

The 250,000-square-foot project’s inability to fill storefronts reflects both challenges in the retail sector and the area’s persistent crime and homelessness. Its only active business is its 167-space parking garage.

. . . the new owners’ plans for the building weren’t disclosed . . . .

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Developers-buy-empty-6X6-mall-in-San-14274906.php

Jerry of San Fran

Aug 2, 2019, 11:39 PM

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Developers-buy-empty-6X6-mall-in-San-14274906.php I expressed my opinion on the Skyscraper forum that the mall was a big mistake from the beginning & I know nothing about retail except that I like to shop! I did not believe that downtown could support more retail.

Pedestrian

Aug 3, 2019, 8:05 AM

I expressed my opinion on the Skyscraper forum that the mall was a big mistake from the beginning & I know nothing about retail except that I like to shop! I did not believe that downtown could support more retail.

I actually testified at the Planning Commission in favor of it. That was several years before it was built and actually before online retail took off. At that time they had tentatively signed up Target for a large chunk of the space. But the delay in approval and then in construction eventually led Target to find an alternative site which turned out to be the Metreon (do they still call it that?).

Regardless of the amount of total retail in downtown, the southern Tenderloin, northern SOMA and mid-Market do not have the sort of retail that supports the people who live there. Sure there's plenty of high end retail in Union Square but 5-10 years ago where was there you could walk to from this area to buy basic groceries or inexpensive, basic clothing (the dept store outlets have also arrived since "Market Street Place", as it was called, was first conceived).

And that was the concept the developer put forward: That unlike, say San Francisco Center, this mall would have retail that served the mainly lower income community around it for basic goods such as one might find at, say, Walmart (which, unfortunately IMHO, would NOT be there) or Target (which would have) or Ross or TJ Max or other discounters (some of which have also moved further down Market St. since then). I still think that sort of retail would be useful in this location but something happened between the concept and the realization--something even more than Target going elsewhere (to a place that doesn't serve that neighborhood nearly as well).

timbad

Aug 5, 2019, 6:13 AM

here's the one getting a make-over on Folsom between Second and Third:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48459864632_838bdf3b38_b.jpg

speaking of make-overs, here is Folsom St

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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48459865252_3ffa36c77f_b.jpg

and since we can't update the Avery thread any longer:

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the difference in curbs

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48459700471_e976ed7219_b.jpg

I was hoping the shroud would have been off the one at california and Powell by now, oh well

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48459751771_9e073b1e50_b.jpg

it was recently mentioned somewhere that people would actually finally start moving into the one at Laguna and Fulton this fall, after all the developer's shenanigans. still hoping they can find a new tenant for the grocery store space

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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48460053441_5f6d3496f8_b.jpg

the little alley seen in that second pic looked potentially inviting. it has black cobbles for texture, and the development appears to be making space for plantings

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the affordable one also on Laguna, at Fell

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I was surprised to see this one (https://socketsite.com/archives/2017/07/challenged-hayes-valley-development-slated-for-approval-design-refined.html) one had gotten underway, finally

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another angle of the one at Market and Haight (Fast Frame)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48460080976_f32f6c50cc_b.jpg

this is on 10th I think, near Folsom, and I believe is a school

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the ones on 12th near Harrison, adjacent to the future Eagle Plaza (seen in last pic)

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Pedestrian

Aug 5, 2019, 7:58 AM

Looks like crane happening at 555 Golden Gate:

https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/services/mediarender/THISLIFE/001023489329/media/64669941503/medium/1564991782/enhance

bossabreezes

Aug 5, 2019, 9:29 PM

pseudolus

Aug 6, 2019, 3:48 AM

it was recently mentioned somewhere that people would actually finally start moving into the one at Laguna and Fulton this fall, after all the developer's shenanigans. still hoping they can find a new tenant for the grocery store space

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48460218082_4f16d8c655_b.jpg

"Second attempt made to bring grocery chain to Hayes Valley"

http://https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/second-attempt-made-to-bring-grocery-chain-to-hayes-valley/

Pedestrian

Aug 6, 2019, 7:18 AM

I wonder what they're going to do with 6x6?

In all honesty, I walked by that place and it's got to be in one of the worst and least desirable locations in SF. Feels kind of like Zombie Apocalypse.

Anyway, really nice pics of the developments. It's interesting how low rise most development is in San Francisco, but it definitely has it's charm and preserves the views of the hills.

Getting more excited about arriving there sometime in fall next year to start a new chapter :)

As I posted earlier, it was just bought by a consortium including Alexandria REIT*. Their focus is on pharma/biotech facilties (lab space and offices). The previous owner had already sought to convert the upper floors to office space. I imagine Alexandria plans to seek to convert it to something other than retail--not sure if the city would allow labs here but probably tech offices--but I am pretty sure the city will insist the ground floor at least remain retail.

Yes, Mid-Market is bad but the idea was that this building along with the other new projects across the street and the tech companies that have moved in (Twitter, Dolby, Square etc) would greatly improve it. And as I also said above, this area does need some neighborhood-focused discount retail where people living in adjacent parts of the Tenderloin and SOMA can buy basic affordable stuff like groceries, housewares and clothing--the sort of stuff the original projected tenant, Target, sells.

As to the heights, the adjacent areas are zoned for up to 120 ft in most cases. For residential buildings, that's 12 floors. This limit was an intentional effort to block highrise condo development displacing the areas pre-existing SROs and other lower income housing. But it is sandwiched between downtown where heights are much taller (maxing out at 1000 ft) and "The Hub" where it is now expected the buildings will be between 400 and 600 ft or a bit taller. As a New Yorker, look at it as like the midrise Chelsea area between downtown and midtown Manhattan (although Chelsea, like everything in Manhattan, is much gentrified compared to Mid-Market--I'm just talking about the "saddle" in the skyline). Basically the south Financial District, Rincon Hill and The Hub are the loci of highrise tower development in SF currently.

*Article about Alexandria's other activities and plans in the Bay Area @ Big Bay Area biotech developer on buying binge as others enter 'funky, oddball niche' (https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/07/31/alexandria-real-estate-are-biotech-hcp-krc.html) but I doubt non-subscribers can see it.

Pedestrian

Aug 6, 2019, 7:29 AM

A couple of updates:

- First of all, Barney's New York this evening filed for Chapter 11

Barneys New York files for bankruptcy
Aug. 6, 2019 2:41 AM ET
By: Yoel Minkoff, SA News Editor

Barneys, a nearly century-old icon of New York retail, has filed for bankruptcy protection and secured a $75M financing package to support a sale process that will see the company close 15 of its 22 locations.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3487273-barneys-new-york-files-bankruptcy

For the sake of Union Square, I hope SF isn't one of the 15 but the odds don't seem good.

- Whoever said the news of Salesforce leasing Oceanwide's 1st st tower was premature turns out to probably be correct. The same source I referenced last week is now saying:

Salesforce’s San Francisco real estate footprint has grown hand-in-hand with the workforce — and is expected to balloon even further. The company’s urban campus, which includes Salesforce tower, takes up 1.9 million square feet of its San Francisco space. Salesforce is also planning to lease an additional 325,000 square feet in the Parcel F building at 550 Howard St. In addition, the company is known to be considering leasing the entire 1.1 million-square-foot Oceanwide Center. Salesforce declined to comment on the Oceanwide Center site, saying it does not comment on “rumors or speculation.”

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/08/02/salesforce-san-francisco-most-employees-benioff.html

But the article in which this paragraph occurs is about the rapid growth of the company, both in terms of revenue and employee numbers and it argues that growth will continue so they are likely to be needing the space.

pseudolus

Aug 6, 2019, 8:11 PM

For the sake of Union Square, I hope SF isn't one of the 15 but the odds don't seem good.

"Barneys bankruptcy means closure of all but 7 stores: SF, Livermore expected to survive"

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Barneys-bankruptcy-means-closure-of-all-but-7-14283780.php

timbad

Aug 7, 2019, 9:15 AM

"Second attempt made to bring grocery chain to Hayes Valley"

http://https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/second-attempt-made-to-bring-grocery-chain-to-hayes-valley/

thank you sir!

timbad

Aug 7, 2019, 9:45 AM

the affordable one at the foot of Telegraph Hill

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Pedestrian

Aug 7, 2019, 9:52 PM

Developers kick off work on 240 microunits in the Tenderloin
By Blanca Torres – Reporter, San Francisco Business Times
Aug 7, 2019, 7:30am PDT Updated 3 hours ago

Developers plan to kick off construction on 240 microunit apartments in San Francisco’s gritty Tenderloin neighborhood.

The $100 million project, known as TL 361, combines 146 apartments at 361 Turk St. and 94 apartments at 145 Leavenworth St. that are targeted at various income levels . . . .

The contractor, Centric Construction, expects to complete the homes by the end of 2020.

Forge originally planned to start construction by the end of last year. . . . .

https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/services/mediarender/THISLIFE/001023489329/media/64673534137/medium/1565214577/enhance

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/08/07/developers-kick-off-work-240-microunits-tenderloin.html?ana=e_me_set1&j=89757411&t=Morning&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWVRNd056UTRZemRtTkdWaSIsInQiOiJaZTZ2NGI3MkVkVm52YUFibDM5UUNRMGlWSWtrMFhpZEpCRXdsaG9xT1UrVTdDUFFxTXNHb0VhUmxRYU1LdG9Ca0dnR1FyTGIxRHcrV1wvM0UxcDUxRXFWOW5WMEhDSjk2eEJVQ1JEVkZXTnBLdjN3WTNjcmJvYnZcL0VJTGpIQzZkIn0%3D#i/5576681

timbad

Aug 9, 2019, 4:56 AM

coulda sworn there was a thread for this one (https://socketsite.com/archives/2019/08/proposed-terraced-tower-take-two.html) already, but I don't see one

https://socketsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/447-Battery-Street-Rendering-2019.jpg

- 200 ft
- ~ 200 hotel rooms
- keep existing facade, make over the adjacent alley, rooftop bar
- break ground next year if approved with no hold-ups

timbad

Aug 9, 2019, 5:20 AM

somewhat random, here is 'The Landing' on the east slope of Potrero Hill, looking almost complete. I don't find it particularly attractive (and still think the siting is awkward), but it's housing near transit. the fancy stairway up the side of the hill was not complete when I went by there.

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Jerry of San Fran

Aug 9, 2019, 10:32 PM

So glad to see rebar being put into the foundation. I though this development might have died! New banners say Fisher Construction is the company building the twin towers.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48498871891_3da4de87f8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gTFoWp)1554 Market Street (https://flic.kr/p/2gTFoWp)

DIESELPOLO

Aug 10, 2019, 12:08 AM

"Second attempt made to bring grocery chain to Hayes Valley"

http://https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/second-attempt-made-to-bring-grocery-chain-to-hayes-valley/

This one could have had another story on it, no?

Re: Moving in – I'll believe it when I see it. :haha:

DIESELPOLO

Aug 10, 2019, 12:10 AM

the affordable one at the foot of Telegraph Hill

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48478044552_dd992da527_b.jpg

Calling it "the affordable one" is so funny :haha: #TheRentIsTooDamnHigh

Pedestrian

Aug 10, 2019, 2:19 AM

This one could have had another story on it, no?

Re: Moving in – I'll believe it when I see it. :haha:

Front page article on this and other projects (e.g. 1554 Market) by the same developer (Z&L Properties)) and others in this week's BizTimes (I'll quote what I think I can for non-subscribers):

WHY S.F. ISN’T GETTING THE CONDOS IT NEEDS
By Blanca Torres – Reporter, San Francisco Business Times
12 hours ago

The condo development site at 1554 Market St. in San Francisco has sat idle for more than a year. Work stopped in early 2018 after the developers demolished an existing building there and prepped the land for new construction.

What happened? For the developer, Z&L Properties, the economics of building condos in San Francisco proved trickier than expected. A narrowing gap between costs and sales projections hindered financing, but the company was finally able to make the numbers work, securing a construction loan in July to restart 1554 Market . . . .

“For the traditional San Francisco developer, it is still very difficult to build middle-of-the-road priced condos,” said Eric Tao, a longtime housing developer who is partnering on 950 Market St., a 242-unit project in the Mid-Market neighborhood.

The $350 million 950 Market St. project consists of a hotel and condos expected to hit the market in late 2020. The project kicked off construction last fall after years of delays.

Developers already have to deal with several challenges: scarcity of land, lengthy approval process, neighborhood opposition, increases in city fees. But by far, Tao said, the steep escalation in what contractors demand for their work has pushed the cost of producing housing too far north for developers to make money . . . .

Most new developments start at $1,300 per square foot — the baseline of what developers need to charge to turn a profit, Zeger said. Those prices reflect rapid appreciation: About a decade ago, prices surpassing $1,000 per square foot was almost unheard of.

. . . it has been much harder for developers targeting lower price points, Tao said. The high-rise at 950 Market St. requires concrete construction and will use union labor. Smaller, stick-built projects that don’t use union labor cost less, he said . . . .

. . . the 139-unit 555 Fulton (the project referenced above), is close to welcoming residents this fall after five years of construction — more than twice as long as the project should have taken . . . .

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/08/09/after-drought-surge-of-new-condos-to-hit-the.html?iana=hpmvp_sfbt_news_headline

Calling it "the affordable one" is so funny :haha: #TheRentIsTooDamnHigh

#TheCostOfBuildingAnythingIsTooDamnedHigh

timbad

Aug 10, 2019, 5:13 AM

Calling it "the affordable one" is so funny :haha: #TheRentIsTooDamnHigh

It's not just me (https://socketsite.com/archives/2019/07/affordable-waterfront-development-has-broken-ground.html)

viewguysf

Aug 11, 2019, 5:28 AM

2 Varela at Holloway - P3 project apartment style housing for 580 students, built on University Park South block 6 that was formerly part of Parkmerced

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48508569077_ee18476b40_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gUx6zg)2 Varela student housing from west on Holloway (https://flic.kr/p/2gUx6zg) by viewguysf (https://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48508393696_1adec9eedb_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gUwcrs)2 Varela at Holloway (https://flic.kr/p/2gUwcrs) by viewguysf (https://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/), on Flickr

Liberal and Creative Arts Building, new home of BECA, rising on UPS Block 1, formerly part of Parkmerced
https://develop.sfsu.edu/campaign/liberal-and-creative-arts-building

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48508398861_9cb8f4f347_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gUwdYv)Liberal & Creative Arts BECA building (https://flic.kr/p/2gUwdYv) by viewguysf (https://www.flickr.com/photos/viewguysf/), on Flickr

Pedestrian

Aug 11, 2019, 6:27 PM

City breaks ground on new police facility in Bayview District
BAY CITY NEWS
Aug. 8, 2019 1:30 a.m.

The San Francisco Police Department broke ground on a new facility Thursday in the city’s Bayview neighborhood, set to house the department’s Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division.

The 100,000-square-foot, seismically safe building will be located at 1995 Evans, once it’s completed in the Fall of 2021 . . . .

The new facility will be equipped with multiple laboratory spaces, a safe room to store evidence, a firearm testing facility, a briefing room and several office spaces and conference rooms. Additionally, the location has space for SFPD motorcycle parking . . . .

The project, which is being managed by the city’s Public Works department, is being funded with Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond program, passed overwhelmingly by voters in both 2010 and 2014 . . . .

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/city-breaks-ground-on-new-police-facility-in-bayview-district/

https://sfpublicworks.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexslider_full/public/2018%201005%20-%20SF%20TCFL%20CDR%20Phase%202%20Submittal%2011_Evans%20%26%20Toland.jpg?itok=miVIbGOB
https://sfpublicworks.org/traffic-company

timbad

Aug 11, 2019, 9:07 PM

viewguysf

Aug 12, 2019, 3:09 AM

does that span the entire block down to Cardenas?

Yes, it covers the entire UPS block 6. Long, rectangular UPS block 5 to the west is still SF State housing in the former Parkmerced apartments.

mSeattle

Aug 12, 2019, 9:17 PM

timbad

Aug 13, 2019, 9:17 AM

Yes, it covers the entire UPS block 6. ...

aw, my old apartment has been demolished. :(

timbad

Aug 13, 2019, 11:55 AM

1066 Market

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the one further east down Market (900 block)

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the Flax site on Market at Valencia, with the Fast Frame one across the street

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48526866711_313d7d9ff0_b.jpg

a better look at the facade

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48526866796_a10ac7afbf_b.jpg

I like the space in front of it

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looking back toward Valencia

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moving into the Mission... 1950 Mission (https://socketsite.com/archives/2019/03/ground-for-157-affordable-apartments-will-be-broken-next-week.html)

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looking north down S Van Ness

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48526979307_d42c662f14_b.jpg

16th and S Van Ness

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little crane cluster in the north Mission

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Florida St between 18th and 19th

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I went up to see the first project completed under Rebuild Potrero. I didn't see any evidence that demo for the next phase next door had started

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Avery Alley, looking toward Folsom

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... and toward the off-ramp

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Mason on Mariposa

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gillynova

Aug 13, 2019, 5:13 PM

I always look forward to your photo update timbad! Thanks as always

BobbyMucho

Aug 13, 2019, 5:18 PM

I like the space in front of it

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48527022272_b5f4c3e7be_b.jpg

looking back toward Valencia

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48527020507_89500b8d14_b.jpg

I hope they can find a good anchor tenant like a cafe or restaurant to help activate the street front and keep the mini plaza poppin. Too bad they didn't continue the awning down farther, along the storefronts.

Pedestrian

Aug 13, 2019, 6:35 PM

Much-needed Tenderloin housing makes architectural splash — after an 11-year wait
John King
Aug. 13, 2019 Updated: Aug. 13, 2019 4 a.m.

There’s a visually striking addition to the ever-troubled Tenderloin — a nine-story structure clad in colorful brick that holds 113 apartments for low-income residents, plus a pair of community-oriented retail spaces.

Too bad it took 11 years to summon the newcomer into existence.

I emphasize the backstory to 222 Taylor, the new affordable housing complex at the corner of Eddy and Taylor streets, because it offers vivid insight into why the construction of such housing never keeps pace with the obvious need. At the same time, the very real quality of the end result bears witness to the determined talent that San Franciscans continue to bring to the task at hand.

That quality should be evident to anyone willing to take in the view at a dicey corner on a long-dismal stretch of Taylor Street.

The building designed by David Baker Architects for the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp. manages to be jaunty and earnest at once: The facade mixes four shades of tan brick in a richly textured show of respect to its masonry-clad neighbors, yet bits and pieces fan out or pull in with attention-getting verve. The ground floor, meanwhile, places broad glass amid tall structural columns of board-formed concrete.

The columns form a pedestal to the display above, or a brawny show unto themselves. Take your pick . . . .

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/04/72/41/18065479/5/gallery_xlarge.jpg

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Much-needed-Tenderloin-housing-makes-14299799.php

viewguysf

Aug 13, 2019, 7:36 PM

aw, my old apartment has been demolished. :(

This puts University Park South into current perspective, actually for student move-in next Tuesday. Your former Block 6 was low density SF State housing that is being replaced by high density. Block 1 (Tapia Triangle) was also housing but is now where the BECA building is being constructed. Hopefully one day, the University will get the City to vacate that portion of Tapia so that it can be completely absorbed into the academic campus. The net gain from the new housing building more than offsets the loss from both blocks. The Parcmerced Leasing Office is to the right/east of Block 6 and is now dwarfed from 19th Avenue with the new building behind it. Block 41, at the far left, is where the wonderful Mashouf Wellness Center is now, with University Housing's garage and the former Montessori school (among other things) having been demolished. The very southern strip along Vidal remains University Housing.

https://housing.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/UPS_Unloading_Areas.pdf

Pedestrian

Aug 16, 2019, 12:05 AM

Exclusive: Iconic San Francisco landmark to hit the market for the first time ever
By Blanca Torres and Fiona Kelliher – San Francisco Business Times
Aug 15, 2019, 12:56pm PDT Updated 22 minutes ago

The Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco’s most iconic building, could soon have a new owner.

The building’s current owner, Transamerica Corp. and its parent company, Aegon, had sought an investor to take a partial stake in the building for nearly two years, but is now open to a full sale.

“We are exploring options for a possible 100 percent interest sale of the property, with Transamerica retaining naming and branding rights,” said Jay Orlandi, Transamerica’s chief administrative officer. “Right now, San Francisco has a very strong office real estate market. As well, we are seeking a reduction of exposure to our office portfolio, and greater diversity in our portfolio.”

In addition to the 853-foot Transamerica Pyramid at 600 Montgomery St., the offering will include adjacent buildings at 505 Sansome St. and 545 Sansome St. Together, the three structures comprise about 760,000 square feet.

The deal could reap roughly $600 million to $625 million, or north of $800 per square foot, according to sources familiar with the offering. Brokerage firm JLL is expected to bring the listing to the market next month . . . .
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/08/15/transamerica-pyramid-for-sale-office-building.html?ana=e_du_prem&j=89807401&t=Afternoon&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkdKa05qbGlPVGMzTmpRMiIsInQiOiI1XC9hdmhjZitubTdRdjhvMUZmWUNcL1NGSHA1WThxdWp5Smtpc2lUbW8xRml5cXVTMTczaXBvdk9uSEQxdW16VGtYa04wUkJnQkF1VkVFVXk2ZUl6RVoxZDFDYTJGSU9hTmRYRDV6aTEwQWMzbVZ3SFo4dFFrZEFEY0dNemxsMk5TIn0%3D

Presumably a sale would mean a reassessment under Prop. 13. I'm sure the Supes are rubbing their hands with glee over more revenue.

Skyy

Aug 16, 2019, 2:21 AM

Fence is up around temporary terminal. An omen for a new building/park?

http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48548236337_03ed104e49_b.jpg

pseudolus

Aug 17, 2019, 2:42 AM

Fence is up around temporary terminal. An omen for a new building/park?

as filed with the planning department:

https://i.imgur.com/yk0ZYSA.png

timbad

Aug 17, 2019, 4:19 AM

as filed with the planning department...

ohh, I like that :tup:

but, it's not blue-green glass, is that allowed? and WHAT, no orange accents??? Planning's gonna have a field day with this one

gillynova

Aug 17, 2019, 6:30 AM

I haven't seen that actually. How many ft is it projected to be?

pseudolus

Aug 17, 2019, 3:13 PM

I haven't seen that actually. How many ft is it projected to be?

47 floors
511' to the roof
551' to the top of the mechanical

I haven't seen this before either, but there's a 79-page PDF on the planning department site. I don't know why Socketsite or the other usual places haven't reported it, so maybe caution is advised.

https://i.imgur.com/EnvM8T0.png

viewguysf

Aug 17, 2019, 5:41 PM

Fence is up around temporary terminal. An omen for a new building/park?

http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48548236337_03ed104e49_b.jpg

That flimsy fencing has nothing to do with future construction, but is simply directing riders to the portion of the Temporary Transbay Transit Center that is still open.

San Francisco Chronicle 8/9/19

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bus-service-to-return-to-Transbay-transit-center-14288508.php

For those leaving from San Francisco, the temporary terminal will be at least partially fenced off — with signs posted — to let riders know their buses have moved. AC Transit will have ambassadors on duty to direct passengers.

tall/awkward

Aug 17, 2019, 8:10 PM

Whoa that one popped up out of nowhere! Block 4, that is. Can you please provide a link to the Planning site?

tall/awkward

Aug 17, 2019, 8:12 PM

Question for Jerry: what are the bluish tinted parts of Fox Plaza I just noticed? Have they been there a while?

pseudolus

Aug 17, 2019, 8:13 PM

Whoa that one popped up out of nowhere! Block 4, that is. Can you please provide a link to the Planning site?

I always start here: http://propertymap.sfplanning.org/

Jerry of San Fran

Aug 18, 2019, 4:47 AM

Question for Jerry: what are the bluish tinted parts of Fox Plaza I just noticed? Have they been there a while?

Tall/awkward, the whole building is being painted gray (was a sandy color). The manager of the Essex Fox Plaza sent us a letter which read in part that the color was to expedite the gentrification of the neighborhood!

The blue is being applied to the mechanical 13th floor. A friend says it is a big mistake as the carbon from the mechanical machines will leave black marks on the blue - it should have been kept black as was the original color. I think that the blue looks awful.

Some lighting will be applied to the outside of the building, but I don't know where.

Pedestrian

Aug 18, 2019, 7:24 AM

^^Aw, c'mon. Gray is a whole lot more gentrified than sandy. ;)

Pedestrian

Aug 18, 2019, 7:25 AM

I always start here: http://propertymap.sfplanning.org/

"San Miguel Hills"? I never knew that.

Pedestrian

Aug 18, 2019, 7:34 AM

Crane going up at 540 Golden Gate:

https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/services/mediarender/THISLIFE/001023489329/media/64691394608/medium/1566113536/enhance

pseudolus

Aug 18, 2019, 2:48 PM

"San Miguel Hills"? I never knew that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_San_Miguel_(Noe)

Skyy

Aug 18, 2019, 9:19 PM

That flimsy fencing has nothing to do with future construction, but is simply directing riders to the portion of the Temporary Transbay Transit Center that is still open.

San Francisco Chronicle 8/9/19

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bus-service-to-return-to-Transbay-transit-center-14288508.php

For those leaving from San Francisco, the temporary terminal will be at least partially fenced off — with signs posted — to let riders know their buses have moved. AC Transit will have ambassadors on duty to direct passengers.

That's too bad, hopefully something happens with it soon. The design that pseudolus posted was incredible

Pedestrian

Aug 19, 2019, 5:40 AM

That's too bad, hopefully something happens with it soon. The design that pseudolus posted was incredible

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere when the temporary terminal closed the first time (last summer) that it will be several years before the park or any of the projects planned for that block get built.

mt_climber13

Aug 19, 2019, 10:45 PM

Crane going up at 540 Golden Gate:

https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/services/mediarender/THISLIFE/001023489329/media/64691394608/medium/1566113536/enhance

Is there any street in san francisco that isn't covered with spraypaint, potholes, metal slabs, and sloppy asphalt patchwork?? It looks like a toddler sketched a street.
I'm in the Virginia/ DC area for a few weeks and I'm amazed at how pristine all the roads and freeways are... especially considering there is just as much traffic here and that there are actually seasons which are much worse for the wear... and their gas taxes are a fraction of California's.

Pedestrian

Aug 20, 2019, 9:28 AM

Is there any street in san francisco that isn't covered with spraypaint, potholes, metal slabs, and sloppy asphalt patchwork?? It looks like a toddler sketched a street.
I'm in the Virginia/ DC area for a few weeks and I'm amazed at how pristine all the roads and freeways are... especially considering there is just as much traffic here and that there are actually seasons which are much worse for the wear... and their gas taxes are a fraction of California's.

Thie shot you reposted, of course, is looking across Van Ness where the BRT project is underway so certainly it's torn up.

Otherwise, the city, thanks to a series of bond issues, has been replacing all sorts of underground infrastructure for several years now. The alternative is to just live with 100+ year old pipes and such while they corrode away and the lead in them poisons us. They chose that route in Flint and Newark and quite possibly DC (where I grew up, incidentally).

I kind of laughed when I saw a news report about Newark where they were whining they needed federal aid to replace the lead pipes. I recalled that San Francisco has passed BILLIONs in bonds to pretty totally replace everything in the Hetch Hetchy water supply system. We did not ask the feds to pay for it (they wouldn't have if we had of course).

Yeah, we need to repave a lot of streets, but at least the stuff below them is being replaced as it needs to be and that isn't true a lot of places.

BobbyMucho

Aug 20, 2019, 6:14 PM

It looks like the still-shrouded 2000 Bryant (https://socketsite.com/archives/2016/09/beast-on-bryant-project-survives-appeals-could-soon-break-ground.html) is finally getting its brick/tile installed, on the SE side.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ix73bf31v7e0x55/2000%20Bryant%2001.JPG?raw=1

I'm excited to see how this (and hopefully this one (https://socketsite.com/archives/2018/06/modified-mission-district-development-slated-for-approval.html)) shapes this area of the Mission.

pseudolus

Aug 20, 2019, 11:38 PM

Jerry of San Fran

Aug 22, 2019, 2:22 AM

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48596633227_cd467f2a80_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h3jrYF)540 Golden Gate St. view from Redwood alley (https://flic.kr/p/2h3jrYF)

fimiak

Aug 22, 2019, 9:34 PM

Salesforce Tower & Park activated
https://i.imgur.com/UTzTB1gh.jpg

633 Folsom, future Asana HQ
https://i.imgur.com/Hkup1hnh.jpg

homebucket

Aug 22, 2019, 9:38 PM

Salesforce Tower & Park activated
https://i.imgur.com/UTzTB1gh.jpg

Ballin! :cheers:

timbad

Aug 25, 2019, 6:23 PM

...the city, thanks to a series of bond issues, has been replacing all sorts of underground infrastructure for several years now. ...

Yeah, we need to repave a lot of streets, but at least the stuff below them is being replaced as it needs to be and that isn't true a lot of places.

well noted, and I would also add anecdotally that I've noticed what seems to be an increase in surface repaving around the city the last 6-9 months or so.

a quick search did come up with this (https://medium.com/@josefow/streets-paved-with-gold-sfs-ridiculous-repaving-costs-can-t-be-explained-219690e9ff21) tho, too

timbad

Aug 25, 2019, 6:49 PM

1066 Market, skin almost done. this one seems to have gone quickly

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48615680926_35a8e114ed_b.jpg

I wasn't looking closely, but I didn't see any sign of 1028 Market St (https://socketsite.com/archives/2019/06/redevelopment-of-historic-resource-about-to-break-ground.html) breaking ground when I walked by

950-974 Market hole

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48615678206_88bbefe52c_b.jpg

jumping around now... the alley from 2nd toward the SF Transit Terminal is getting trees

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48615874727_86b2f7a8b7_b.jpg

the mews between the new project at Laguna and Fell (on left) and the project that went up a few years ago

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48615829752_5c77c40f55_b.jpg

a little one at 7th and Bryant

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48615688996_90f6ca2294_b.jpg

shroud is off the front portion of 'Mason on Mariposa'

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48615334833_27ca8d4e7f_b.jpg