SAN FRANCISCO | 555 Howard Street | 418 FT | 35 FLOORS

[Pedestrian]

I think evidence is accumulating that the recent building boom is over. Not only is the general economy slowing down but fees, "affordable" requirements and other obstructions in SF have gotten out of control and general building costs have risen so high as to make many projects no longer "pencil out". Developers are shelving them until things reverse or even selling the sites. My guess is this project may be an example.

[slock]

I believe this one slowed down because the developer decided to switch to 100% hotel and start over at planning.

https://socketsite.com/archives/2019...wer-plans.html

[Pedestrian]

^^Yup.

Another approved 36-story project at 555 Howard is still on the table; however, there’s been a proposal to convert the project, which was previously approved for 69 dwelling units and 255 hotel rooms, entirely to hotel rooms.

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranc...and-macys.html

[Iceman12]

Is this one still going through planning?

[botoxic]

Yes, courtesy of SocketSite:

While plans for a luxury hotel and condo tower designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Mark Cavagnero Associates were previously approved and permitted to rise up to 405-feet in height at 555 Howard Street, the 69 condos which were to top the development have since been eliminated from the plans.

The modified plans would yield an additional 164 hotel rooms (for a total of 401). And while the envelope and design of the tower remain roughly the same, the building’s quadruple height lobby and restaurant space fronting Howard Street, along with the approved streetscape for the development, have been modified.

The tower’s Tehama frontage has been slightly modified as well and the adjacent “Under Ramp Park” component of the project now includes a more distinct terrace for the tower’s lobby restaurant, bordered by an “urban garden” POPOS.



Building permits for the modified project have been requested but are dependent upon the modifications being approved by Planning, the application for which is under review.

[homebucket]

An update on this one:

The specs for 555 Howard St:
- 35 floors, 418 ft
- 401 hotel rooms
- 6,700 sq ft for rooftop POPOS
- 3,770 sq ft for restaurant and bar
- Parking included for 1 van and 20 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wReDgmpKWyLiNZHj7

Approval Extension Requested For Renzo Piano-Designed Tower In San Francisco



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JANUARY 30, 2024

While San Francisco’s hotel occupancy rates recover, one developer has filed plans to extend the approval period of the 35-story hotel right across from the Transbay Transit Center. The 2015-filed project would replace three low-slung commercial buildings at 555 Howard Street in SoMa with four hundred hotel rooms and a rooftop POPOS. The application is a joint venture between Pacific Eagle and SKS Partners.

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The approval extension would give the development team more time to wait for more favorable market conditions for the 35-story hotel. The duration of the extension requested by the team is not specified in the public application.

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Renzo Piano Building Workshop is the design architecture, collaborating with the San Francisco-based Mark Cavagnero Associates. The most distinct design feature of the project is the double-skin glass facade. While not easy to see in the renderings, the second layer is a popular insulating design technique that will reduce air conditioning costs, mitigate sound and wind intrusions, and maintain sweeping views for hotel guests.

https://sfyimby.com/2024/01/approval...francisco.html

[homebucket]

A refresher on the renderings:











https://sfyimby.com/2024/01/approval...francisco.html

[obemearg]

Totally forgot about this one... I'd rather see some of the projects on empty lots move forward before replacing the little industrial buildings where this one sits but an attractive tower nonetheless. Despite being closer to a "glass box" than some of the other proposals in the pipeline right now I do think RPBW projects really shine in their details once built.