SAN FRANCISCO | 530 Sansome Street | 575 FT | 41 FLOORS

[Pedestrian]

. . . just a block from the Transamerica Pyramid, the new high-rise would demolish two buildings, retaining the function of an existing low-rise fire station and produce 200 new hotel guest rooms. Related is sponsoring the project through EQX Jackson SQ Holdco LLC with the San Francisco Bureau of Real Estate and the San Francisco Fire Department.

Skidmore Owings & Merrill is responsible for the design. Renderings show that the primary tower has floor-to-ceiling windows and pre-cast panels decorated with horizontal metal fins and distinctive metal pipes with a 14-inch diameter. The ground level makes use of louver screens and reflective surfaces to add aesthetic variation at the street level.

The 236-foot tall structure will yield 303,100 square feet, with 145,430 square feet for hotel use, 44,000 square feet of commercial retail, 40,500 square feet of offices on levels two, six, seven, and eight and 20,730 square feet from a renovated and slightly expanded fire station. 15,980 square feet of parking will afford parking for 48 vehicles. Cyclists will be given space for parking 48 bicycles on-site.

The fire station will include what one expects. The ground level will house the large two-story garage with lockers for the fire engines. A kitchen and dining room will take over half the second level, while the third floor includes 29 beds, and the fourth floor includes a terrace, fitness center, wellness room, and library.

The project site also includes a residential variant concept, which would build 256 apartments with parking for 82 vehicles and 162 bicycles. Units would be split between 191 studios or one-bedrooms, 38 two-bedrooms, and 27 three-bedrooms. Reporting from SocketSite in 2019 shared that Related planned to build 35 condominiums over a 200-room Equinox hotel and athletics club with architecture by Steinberg Hart. The concept to make an exclusively residential tower does not seem to be the primary candidate for the development. The project team has not yet replied to requests for comment from SFYIMBY by the time of publication.

Construction is expected to cost $153 million. An estimated timeline for the job has not yet been established.

https://sfyimby.com/2021/04/new-rend...francisco.html

[Pedestrian]

Impact of Proposed Tower Appealed, Rather Ironically
June 9, 2021

Having been granted a Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration (PMND) by Planning last month, which establishes that that its development “would not have a significant effect on the environment as proposed” and obviates the need for a more extensive, and costly, environmental review, the plans for the proposed tower to rise up to 200 feet in height on the site of San Francisco’s aging Fire Station 13 were poised to be approved.

As we noted at the time, “if the project is approved, funded and survives any neighborhood challenges, the tentative timeline for the development now calls for breaking ground at the end of this year.”

And shortly thereafter, a formal appeal of the PMND for the proposed 530 Sansome Street tower was filed by the owners of the three-story brick “Cort Furniture” building at 447 Battery Street. From the appeal:

“The PMND violates the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the Planning Department did not provide adequate notice of the availability of the PMND; the project description is not accurate, stable, or finite; the project will have significant adverse environmental impacts to potential historic resources; and the PMND inappropriately defers mitigation until some future time.”

“While the proposed project will likely have many significant environmental impacts that were not adequately addressed in the PMND, the PMND largely ignores the significant impacts the project will have on the potential historic resource at 447 Battery Street. The PMND not only recognizes that construction of the project may cause direct structural damage to the potential historic building at 447 Battery, but the PMND does not even discuss how the project may impair the significance of a historic resource by causing impacts to its immediate surroundings. The project would completely alter the surrounding development pattern, substantially reduce light and increase shadows, and potentially block views of the building at 447 Battery. None of these potential impacts was mitigated or even identified in the PMND. While we do not concede that the building at 447 Battery Street is in fact a historic resource, the potential impacts must still be fully evaluated under CEQA. The project will clearly have an adverse environmental impact on a potential historic resource, and therefore the Planning Department must prepare an EIR rather than a mitigated negative declaration for the project.”

https://socketsite.com/archives/2021...ronically.html

The irony comes from what the owners of 447 Battery themselves have plans to do:


https://socketsite.com/archives/2021...ronically.html

[whitty]

This should be exhibit A of CEQA being used as a weapon instead of for any actual environmental reason.

Looks like SF is healing.

[Pedestrian]

Tower to Rise on Fire Station Site Closer to Reality
January 7, 2022

Having survived a rather ironic appeal, the plans the proposed 19-story tower to rise up to 200 feet in height on the site of San Francisco’s aging Fire Station 13 were approved by the City in November.

A required property exchange agreement between the City and development team for the Fire Station site has since been ratified, clearing the way for the building permits, which were requested but are currently on hold, to be approved and the project to move forward.

The tower as proposed would yield a 200-room hotel, with 40,500 square feet of office space; room for a 35,000-square-foot fitness center; nearly 8,000 square feet of new restaurant space; and a new state-of-the-art, four-story Fire Station 13. And while plans for a residential project variant, which would yield 256 apartments or condos, along with the new state-of-the-art fire station, in a 21-story tower has been drafted and approved as well, an office allocation for the hotel/office development has been secured . . . .

https://socketsite.com/archives/2022...o-reality.html

[homebucket]

Not bad but given such a prime location it really should be 20-30 stories taller. Maybe they didn’t want to cover up views of the Transamerica Pyramid from the East.

[Pedestrian]

Originally Posted by homebucket

Not bad but given such a prime location it really should be 20-30 stories taller. Maybe they didn’t want to cover up views of the Transamerica Pyramid from the East.

Keep in mind that there isn’t a single parcel in San Francisco that’s currently zoned for building any higher and the rolling skyline, with its peaks and valleys when viewed from afar, was envisioned and engineered by Planning.

https://socketsite.com/archives/2017...n-the-way.html

Engineered by Planning and adopted back in 2012, San Francisco’s Transit Center District Plan (TCDP) was designed to limit the number of tall buildings that would rise above the city’s downtown core, with building heights stepping down from the Salesforce/Transbay Transit Center Tower to establish a rolling skyline when viewed from afar.

https://socketsite.com/archives/2022...-proposed.html

I think I would prefer something appearing more random than something "engineered" to look a particular way, but we've got the latter.

[homebucket]

I'm guessing the residential variant is the preferred option.

The specs for 530 Sansome St:
- 21 floors, 218 ft
- 256 units
- New SFFD fire station
- Parking for 64 cars and 164 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/W7TD222K4YrwcsQo8

Extension Request For Approval Of 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON MARCH 20, 2024

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to vote tomorrow on an extension request for the approval of 530 Sansome Street, a potential mixed-use tower in San Francisco’s Financial District. The plan could add either a 200-key hotel or 256 apartments into the heart of the city if built. Related Companies is the project developer.

Related is requesting a five-year extension for the permit’s expiration date, moving it to March 21, 2029. The project was approved by the Planning Commission and Zoning Administrator in the summer of 2021, with the approval set to expire later this year. 530 Sansome Street is a city-owned property currently used by the San Francisco Fire Department’s Station #13.

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Skidmore Owings & Merrill is responsible for the design, which will remain similar for both variants. Renderings show that the primary tower has floor-to-ceiling windows and pre-cast panels decorated with horizontal metal fins and distinctive metal pipes with a 14-inch diameter. The ground level uses louver screens and reflective surfaces to add aesthetic variation at the street level.

https://sfyimby.com/2024/03/extensio...francisco.html

[homebucket]

An additional rendering of the residential variant:



https://sfyimby.com/2024/03/extensio...francisco.html

[Charmy2]

Genuinely had no clue this project existed...I hope it gets built!

[Iceman12]

A promising upgrade!

https://www.sfchronicle.com/realesta...d-19621520.php

https://news.theregistrysf.com/relat...san-francisco/

[OneRinconHill]

Originally Posted by Iceman12

A promising upgrade!

https://www.sfchronicle.com/realesta...d-19621520.php

https://news.theregistrysf.com/relat...san-francisco/

Good luck.

[homebucket]

Sweet!

The updated specs for 530 Sansome St:
- 41 floors, 575 ft
- 11 floors for luxury hotel
- 375,000 sq ft of office space on 24 floors
- Office and hotel floors separated by an amenity floor and another floor featuring a spa and fitness center
- 2 floors above the building’s ground-floor lobby would house a restaurant and conference space
- A $40 million replacement fire station would stand alone on the adjacent parcel at 447 Battery St

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/W7TD222K4YrwcsQo8

Exclusive: 41-story S.F. tower with hotel and office space proposed next to Transamerica Pyramid
By Laura Waxmann, Reporter
Aug 6, 2024



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On Monday, Witte’s team filed an application that would more than double the height of its project at 530 Sansome St., which was entitled in the summer of 2021 as a 19-story mixed-use tower that would add a hotel, 45,000 square feet of coworking space and a fitness club above a reconstructed, city-owned fire station.

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Related is not pushing the project at 530 Sansome to be contrarian. But with the emphasis at 530 Sansome on “luxury” hoteling and “bespoke” offices, Witte said the new programming works because it is tapping into one of the few positive trends that have unfolded in the city in regard to demand: a pronounced flight to quality spaces, which tend to come with impressive views.

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Related’s proposed tower tapers towards the top, providing floor plates ranging from 18,000 square feet to 9,000 square feet — a range that has been highly attractive to a list of VC firms and non-tech companies that, over the past year, have flocked to the Jackson Square area in search of amenities and a more calm, neighborhood feel.

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Related’s original plan for 530 Sansome was approved with a residential variant that would have allowed the developer to pivot to constructing a 256-unit, 21-story apartment tower — and would have required payment of an in-lieu affordable housing fee that was slated to help fund a senior housing project in nearby Chinatown. While Witte said that housing is off the table at 530 Sansome St., Related and its city partners have negotiated a deal in which the developer would pay roughly $4.5 million toward the Chinatown project anyway. Normally, these types of benefits are contingent on permits being pulled and shovels breaking ground. But, per its new agreement with the city, should Related win approval for its revised plan, the developer would be required to pay half of the affordable fee within six months of the project’s entitlement.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/realesta...d-19621520.php

[homebucket]

SFYIMBY's take. Overall a very handsome building! I like how it's a modern take on John Portman's Embarcadero Center towers with its setbacks and terraces.

The updated specs for 530 Sansome St:
- 41 floors, 574 ft
- Ground level for a cafe, hotel arrival room, and office lobby
- 2nd floor for hotel space and 4,000 sq ft for a restaurant overlooking Washington St
- 3rd floor will include the hotel lobby connected to the top floor of the restaurant, two meeting rooms, and a ballroom
- 200 room hotel on floors 4-15
- Office and hotel floors separated by an amenity floor and another floor featuring a spa and fitness center on floors 16-17
- 412,000 sq ft of office space on floors 16-41
- Parking for 74 cars and 104 bicycles
- A $40 million replacement fire station (4 floors, 55 ft) would stand alone on the adjacent parcel at 447 Battery St
- Parking for 3 fire engines and a fire truck with 4 bay doors facing Battery St

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/W7TD222K4YrwcsQo8

41-Story Tower Proposed for 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on August 7, 2024

Related California has filed revised permits for a 41-story mixed-use tower at 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The latest iteration would bring over 400,000 square feet of office space and a 200-key hotel above a new San Francisco Fire Department fire station, making it the first high-rise commercial proposal in the Bay Area since 2021. Related and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.

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Skidmore Owings & Merrill is the project architect. Alongside elevations and facade detail images, the primary rendering for the project shows the tower rising between the Transamerica Pyramid and Embarcadero Center. The styling appears to be inspired by the John Portman-design Embarcadero Center towers, with five mid-structure terraces carving out setbacks along the north and south exposures of the bulky tower. The resulting aesthetic pinches the large building when views from the east or west.

The newly proposed Fire Station 13 will rise 55 feet tall with four floors above a basement garage. The first floor will include space for three fire engines and a fire truck with four bay doors facing Battery Street. The rest of the station will include dining space, dormitories, and other amenities for firefighters. The station, also designed by SOM, will be clad with red brick masonry, metal-frame windows, and an aluminum base.

https://sfyimby.com/2024/08/41-story...francisco.html

[homebucket]

The renderings from SFYIMBY:















https://sfyimby.com/2024/08/41-story...francisco.html

[Zapatan]

It's alright, I hope it actually gets built

[BobbyMucho]

Love it. Sad to see it's prob still a few years out.

[plinko]

That's great. Terra cotta facade? There hasn't been much built on that side of the skyline in like forever. I'm sure it'll take 3-5 years to get through the gauntlet, but it's lovely.

[colemonkee]

plinko, I'm with you. Looks like green masonry or terra cotta. Either way, sign me up!

[pseudolus]

according to the planning documents, the horizontal is metal and the vertical is "metal plaster"

[OneRinconHill]

Love this building, and it acts as an extension of the main Embarcadero Center while being 2 feet taller than EC4. Sadly I doubt that will get built there.