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Originally Posted by tyler82
How is this biulding any different than all of the structures going up in Mission Bay/ SomA?
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I'm betting Trinity is in the economic sweet spot--tall enough to house a lot of people but not so tall as to be affected by the high cost structure of highrises. In that sense, buildings like The Infinity and One Rincon are too expensive to provide units affordable by anyone except SF's most affluent citizens whereas most of the buildings going up in Mission Bay seem to me to scarifice some density in the name of aesthetics (especially as seen by the Potrero Hill Dwellers who objected to taller buildings at UC)--that is, they could house more people more economically if they were a bit taller. Actually, though, the tallest buildings in MB like the Avalon rental buildings may also have a cost structure similar to Trinity.