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Recent Permits For 550 O’Farrell Street in Tenderloin, San Francisco
By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on October 31, 2024

New permits have been filed requesting a meeting with city officials regarding the 17-story residential proposal for 550 O’Farrell Street in the Tenderloin, San Francisco. Earlier this year, the developer shifted gears on a previously approved project, increasing the scale by four floors and 30 units. Palo Alto-based Sandhill O’Farrell LLC is the project sponsor.

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HGA is now responsible for the design. The previous plans were drafted by Oakland-based brick., an architecture firm that has since merged with HGA. Facade elevations from the studio show some insight into the proposal, with three levels of terracotta cladding establishing the base and the remaining 14 floors wrapped with precast concrete.

Demolition will be required for the existing century-old two-story garage. According to the 2017 Historical Resource Evaluation drafted by Carey & Co, the group determined that the 1924-built garage may be eligible for historic listing under Criterion 3 as a good example of the Gothic Revival style. The style was prevalent across San Francisco from the 1850s through 1925, often expressed through plaster finishes scored to appear like ashlar masonry patterns, buttress piers, and blind quatrefoil panel parapets.

https://sfyimby.com/2024/10/recent-permits-for-550-ofarrell-street-in-tenderloin-san-francisco.html