more thanks for the new threads, simms! appreciate the time and effort that went into those.
here are a couple looks at the sidewalk around 3rd and Folsom, now that the fencing there is mostly down. definitely will be a more pleasant experience with the added walking space, and I hope whatever goes in there will also help activate the street. anyway, looking south (there is a little plaza just off to the left of the shot):
and north:
jumping down to Brannan, here is future DropBox, with 345 Brannan now above sidewalk level:
72 Townsend coming along...
and a few shots of the demolition at 144 King, which will be a 12-story hotel - the lot itself:
with its neighbors (Pedro's Cantina is on the right in the shot; T streetcar stop in foreground; AT&T Park right behind the camera, invisible. there is a little alleyway that goes through to Townsend St just to the left of the site - would be nice if this development took it into account and was able to make it more active and pleasant as a mid-block crossing):
and in context. will rise between the taller building in the distance and the shorter one on the right. at 12 stories, it would rise about 3 floors above the taller building, and add some nice height variation to the block
