The specs for 536 Mission St:
Office variant:
- 46 floors, 752 ft
- 1.25 million sq ft of office space
- 9,410 sq ft for retail
- Parking for 62 cars and 270 bicycles
Mixed use variant:
- 46 floors, 698 ft
- 554,440 sq ft of office space
- 370 residential units (110 studios, 160 1BR, 100 2BR) on floors 22-46
- Residntial amenities on floor 21
- 1,780 sq ft for retail
- Parking for 183 cars and 358 bicycles
The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/83S1mZ3GKf6nTyAj7
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Permits Filed for Skyscraper at 536 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco
By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on August 19, 2025
Permits have been filed for a potential new skyscraper to replace the existing Golden Gate University campus at 536 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The plans consider two variants for the site, building either a 698-foot-tall mixed-use tower or a 752-foot-tall office tower. If built today, the project could become the fifth or sixth-tallest building in the Bay Area. Lincoln Property Company and McCourt Partners are jointly responsible for the application. Reached for comment, a representative for the project provided the following statement from Golden Gate University, Lincoln Property, and McCourt Partners, “Our dual entitlement approach for the site envisions two potential pathways, allowing us the flexibility to respond thoughtfully to market dynamics while maximizing the site’s potential to serve both the University and the surrounding community.” This approach is not unusual, with some notable examples in the Bay Area, including at 1431 Franklin Street in Oakland, and the now-withdrawn 2019-filed plans for 530 Sansome Street.
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SOM is the project architect responsible for drafting both plans. While renderings have not been shared, initial elevations and cross-sections have been included with the application. Preliminary illustrations for the office variant show a tapered tower similar to the same firm’s proposal for the stalled project at 45 Third Street, a joint venture from Hearst and JMA Ventures. The mixed-use variant includes a more geometric design wrapped in curtain-wall glass.
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Demolition will be required for the existing Golden Gate University campus, which is comprised of a five-story, heavily altered commercial building from the 1920s attached to a seven-story Brutalist expansion built in the late 1970s. According to a historic resource evaluation drafted by Kelley & VerPlanck, the older loft building was constructed by Mary N. Allyne as a speculative commercial building. Golden Gate College purchased the structure during the 1960s and announced its intent to build a $9 million addition. The Brutalist structure was designed by the local architect, William D. Podesta. Podesta collaborated with the more well-known consulting engineer, Tung-Yen Lin. According to VerPlanck’s review of the structure in 2008, the site is not eligible for listing in the California Register, noting that alterations to the 1923 building have removed any historic integrity. Regarding the 1970s addition, the review concludes that “… not enough time has elapsed to adequately understand the significance of the 1978-1979 addition. While a good late example of the Brutalist style, the authorship of the building’s design is not entirely certain.”
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