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[homebucket]

Some nice infill along the way.

The specs for 3330 Geary Blvd:
- 7 floors, ? ft
- 62 units (8 studios, 22 1BR, 26 2BR, 6 3BR)
- 10 of the units will be affordable
- 1,925 sq ft of retail
- Parking for 53 cars and 50 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uVS5C2xaw4H4qHNS6

New Plans For 3330 Geary Boulevard In Laurel Heights, San Francisco



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JULY 12, 2024

Preliminary plans have been filed for a residential infill at 3330 Geary Boulevard in San Francisco’s Laurel Heights neighborhood.

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Elevation Architects is listed as the project architect. Illustrations published by the studio show a familiar podium-style complex adorned with bay windows, some private balconies, and a rooftop setback. Sidewalk improvements will include four trees across from the future shops and lobby.

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The narrow property is located along Geary Boulevard between Commonwealth and Parker Avenues. The site is close to the University of San Francisco Lone Mountain campus and less than 15 minutes from Golden Gate Park on foot. Downtown San Francisco is less than half an hour away by bus.

https://sfyimby.com/2024/07/new-plan...francisco.html

[obemearg]

I think this is actually at 3330 Geary where there's a different (presumably unoccupied?) apartment building. SFYIMBY has the address wrong for some reason.

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by obemearg

I think this is actually at 3330 Geary where there's a different (presumably unoccupied?) apartment building. SFYIMBY has the address wrong for some reason.

Good catch. I was wondering why the renderings didn't really match the site. I believe it should be 3330 Geary as you said.

[AndrewK]

Originally Posted by obemearg

I think this is actually at 3330 Geary where there's a different (presumably unoccupied?) apartment building. SFYIMBY has the address wrong for some reason.

Yes this is correct, it will actually be on the site of the former Jewish Healing Center.

[bloobityblurp]

Renderings are the old previous application for 3330 Geary.

New 2024:
https://sfplanninggis.org/pim/?tab=P...300+GEARY+BLVD

This preliminary application serves as the Notice of Intent to submit a project application pursuant to Government Code section 65913.4(b) [and (q)]. This is not a development application. The Project proposes to merge three parcels at 3300, 3308 and 3330 Geary Blvd to construct a new 7-story mixed-use residential building that includes 62 residential units, 1,925 sf of commercial space, 53 vehicular and 2 car share spaces in an at-grade parking garage, 50 bicycle spaces and accessible roof deck for tenants only. 10 affordable units will be provided with 6 at low-income

Originally Posted by homebucket

Some nice infill along the way.

The specs for 3330 Geary Blvd:
- 7 floors, ? ft
- 62 units (8 studios, 22 1BR, 26 2BR, 6 3BR)
- 10 of the units will be affordable
- 1,925 sq ft of retail
- Parking for 53 cars and 50 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uVS5C2xaw4H4qHNS6



https://sfyimby.com/2024/07/new-plan...francisco.html

[homebucket]

Some more nice infill. Nothing to write home about architecturally but we need the housing and increased density especially on this side of town.

The specs for 3601 Lawton St:
- 8 floors, 96 ft
- 46 units (1 studio, 23 1BR, 16 2BR, 6 3BR)
- 10 of the units will be affordable
- Parking for 28 cars and 50 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/usaGNsedvgAZa1Pi9

Modified Plans For 3601 Lawton Street, Outer Sunset, San Francisco



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JULY 16, 2024

Updated plans have been filed for a new eight-story residential infill at 3601 Lawton Street in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset. The application doubles the potential redevelopment’s height compared with 2018-era plans. 3S San Francisco is responsible for the application on behalf of the South City-based property owner, Double AA Corporation.

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Nevada-based Kip Coleman Architecture is responsible for the design. Illustrations show a plain podium-style complex with an articulated facade to break apart the overall massing visually. The exterior will be wrapped with hardie panel cladding and stucco. Tanaka Design Group is the landscape architect.

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The site is currently occupied by a gas station and auto repair shop. Construction is expected to cost around $19 million, not including all development costs. The timeline for completion has yet to be shared.

https://sfyimby.com/2024/07/modified...francisco.html

[homebucket]

San Francisco could have a new park that's twice the size of Union Square



By Amy Graff,
Senior News Editor
July 20, 2024

The future of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza could be greener. A vast, meandering grassy area with pathways and small plazas is part of the proposal to revamp the concrete expanse punctuated by the infamous brutalist Vaillancourt Fountain. New renderings of the area between the Ferry Plaza and Embarcadero Center show dazzling displays with a pathway passing through a sculpture garden, fairy lights strung between festival tents, food trucks and a series of connected lawns dotted with flowering trees, volleyball courts, people picnicking and an overall buzz of activity. The proposal is part of a partnership between the city and BXP, owner of Embarcadero Center and its towering office buildings. Design firm HOK created the renderings.

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The new park would pull together three separate public spaces — Embarcadero Plaza; South Embarcadero, which includes bocce ball courts; and Sue Bierman Park, with the children’s playground, which was itself recently revamped. (Ginsburg said the playground would remain untouched.) The disconnected spaces were designed at a time when an obstructive double-decker freeway traveled along the Embarcadero.

Ginsburg said this project is about the “connectivity of the three spaces, making them one grand cohesive place that is both neighborhood-serving with a children's playground and dog park, but that also allows for destination events such as concerts and large gatherings and public viewings of World Cup soccer matches and Super Bowls.”

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/artic...e-19584602.php

[homebucket]

And the renderings:





https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/artic...e-19584602.php

[dktshb]

I hope they are able to do these updates and do it in our lifetime. Embarcadero Plaza is underutilized and sad and so is the bocce ball courts and this area in a way is the front lawn of the City.

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by dktshb

I hope they are able to do these updates and do it in our lifetime. Embarcadero Plaza is underutilized and sad and so is the bocce ball courts and this area in a way is the front lawn of the City.

Yeah, I'd like to see more open green space, like a simple large lawn, here. There's a little too much hardscape. Can be a nice space for people to picnic after grabbing food from the Ferry Building, and can hold large events like concerts and the like. It'd be nice if there were a way to directly connect the Ferry Building this new park as well. Either bury the Embarcadero or close it to vehicular traffic off completely, making it one giant seamless park/plaza.

[Busy Bee]

What nitwit rendered cable cars on the Embarcadero?

[JManc]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

What nitwit rendered cable cars on the Embarcadero?

Probably a default 'streetcar' setting in the rendering and most people won't notice anyways but there are MUNI and old timey streetcars on the Embarcadero.

[fimiak]

It does seem like more of an artistic render than anything life-like. The Tennis courts with no fences to catch balls? The purple trees? Also, the troublesome part of the Embarcadero Plaza is the area south of Market, which is not visible in these, even though they call that out as a part of this project.

Anything is better than the Vaillancourt Fountain that is there now, though. I hope to see more.

[LudyRudy]

Another plan to hardscape over trees and park greenery at Embacadero/Bierman Park. First Union Square was turned from a park into a plaza. We need MORE trees/greenery, not less. Maybe create a smaller version of plazas
close to Hyatt Regency/Market Street and save or replant new Poplar (if existing trees too old) or maybe another columnar tree (Italian Cypress) that could complement the Palms on Embarcadero. Wrong move San Francisco.

[homebucket]

This one gets an update. Unfortunately it looks like they're going with the low-rise proposal instead of the mid-rise one. The address is also changed from 875 Sansome to 303 Broadway.

The updated specs for 303 Broadway:
- 8 floors, 87 ft
- 21 units (14 2BR, 7 3BR)
- 3 of the units will be affordable
- Parking for 10-21 cars and 24 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/csVYSxfYbyKz5nXW7

Full Application For 303 Broadway by Jackson Square, San Francisco



By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on July 31, 2024

The formal application has been filed for an eight-story residential infill at 303 Broadway, formerly 875 Sansome Street, by Jackson Square, San Francisco. The application, filed by Oisín Heneghan of N17 Development, is now pursuing the shorter of two variants first floated in early February this year. The parcel is located at the corner of Broadway and Sansome Street.

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BDE Architecture is responsible for the design. New illustrations show a dark brick facade with antique copper-tone painted metal. The exterior will be clad with cast stone, cement plaster, brick veneer, and metal panels. Creo is the landscape architect. The team’s intervention will include sidewalk improvements to add trees and shrubs in raised planters, concrete pavers, and benches. The top floor will consist of two private decks and a shared rooftop amenity space.

The 0.1-acre parcel is located along Broadway next to the Jackson Square neighborhood and on the southern edge of North Beach. The proposal is close to 955 Sansome and 1088 Sansome Street, both sites of large residential proposals that could add to the city’s skyline. The neighborhood’s proximity to the Embarcadero and Downtown San Francisco makes it an attractive area for new housing.

https://sfyimby.com/2024/07/full-app...francisco.html

Originally Posted by homebucket

The specs for 875 Sansome St:

Low-Rise Proposal
- 8 floors, 89 ft
- 25 units (8 1BR, 14 2BR, 3 3BR)
- 15% of the base project units will be affordable
- Parking for 14 cars and 27 bicycles

Mid-Rise Proposal
- 14 floors, 147 ft
- 46 units (14 1BR, 26 2BR, 6 3BR)
- 10 of the units will be affordable
- Parking for 14 cars and 49 bicycles

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by fimiak

It does seem like more of an artistic render than anything life-like. The Tennis courts with no fences to catch balls? The purple trees? Also, the troublesome part of the Embarcadero Plaza is the area south of Market, which is not visible in these, even though they call that out as a part of this project.

Anything is better than the Vaillancourt Fountain that is there now, though. I hope to see more.

It looks like those are actually volleyball courts, not tennis courts. Perhaps the portable kind people bring to parks and set up on their own rather than permanent fixtures. But yeah, I think these are just early concepts and not actual designs. I'm also curious to see what they have planned for South Embarcadero where the bocce ball courts are as well. Hopefully more green space instead of hardscape and gets tied together seamlessly with the northern part of the new park.

Originally Posted by LudyRudy

Another plan to hardscape over trees and park greenery at Embacadero/Bierman Park. First Union Square was turned from a park into a plaza. We need MORE trees/greenery, not less. Maybe create a smaller version of plazas
close to Hyatt Regency/Market Street and save or replant new Poplar (if existing trees too old) or maybe another columnar tree (Italian Cypress) that could complement the Palms on Embarcadero. Wrong move San Francisco.

I agree with your overarching idea that we need more trees/greenery and less hardscape.

That said, it looks like that is exactly what they are planning, as least as far as I can tell in these conceptual renderings. You can see Embarcadero Plaza has been replaced almost entirely with a large oval lawn, that can serve as picnic space as well as gatherings for large events. They've also gotten rid of the Vaillancourt Fountain, which is made out of concrete (more ugly hardscape) and replaced it with green lawn and trees. They've also leveled the surface so it's at grade with the surrounding area rather than sunken.

Sue Bierman Park does lose a little bit of its existing lawn in favor of more walkways, but it also adds an a dog park, a bandshell stage, and overall better connects it with Embarcadero Plaza.

Overall, I think this revamp does address your concerns and the planners do seem to have the right idea.

Here's a different rendering, this time by Gensler. I'm guessing the City will work with different design firms before deciding on a final design.



https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/artic...k-19577945.php

[LudyRudy]

While I do see your point of some greenery replacing hardscape in the new park plan. I still do think the loss of mature columnar trees (the present tall poplars) needs to be addressed. As I mentioned before replacing the poplar trees or planting other columnar trees (Italian Cypress means no falling leaves?) made and could make for wonderful 3D aspect to the park. This is a great feature as this micro-climate does NOT have harsh winds making trees grow sideways. This area is one of the few locales in SF, with a true meditteranean climate. Think of a flat Filbert Steps. Another wind-free zone.