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Originally Posted by whitty
We’ll wait for real designs, but man that BIG design was cool. Sad to see it go, but far happier to see this project alive. All the tenants on that corner are now gone, so it’s going to turn into a blight quickly. Like others said it’s quite possible the best intersection of public transit in the city currently, and so totally deserves this level of density.
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Yeah, it seems like people are missing the fact that what is pictured is not the actual design. It's a very preliminary massing concept. Overall, I agree with your larger point that adding more housing is the primary goal here, especially in the context of the public transportation services in this area. If the massing concept is what is actually built, it wouldn't be pretty, but it wouldn't be the end of the world either.
See the 395 3rd Street massing concepts vs actual renderings to see how big of a difference an actual design can make.
Source: SF YIMBY