SAN FRANCISCO | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed II

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This thread is a continuation of the OG SAN FRANCISCO | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed thread that needs to be closed because it's too large of a thread and is overwhelming SSP's database.

1/23/26 EDIT: The previous rundown in the OG thread is out of date (most of the projects listed have been completed or canceled), so I'll slowly but surely update this one little by little over time, organized from tallest to shortest for under construction, approved, and proposed. It's going to take a while as there are a lot of projects in the pipeline, so please be patient. If you guys spot any errors, please let me know.

1/26/26 EDIT: Added all the major-ish (100+ m) projects I can think of for now. Didn't want to add the ones below 100 m since I think it would add a lot more projects and become too cumbersome to manage. Want to keep it simple and focus on actual skyscrapers. All other projects though can be fair game for discussion. Will also include a simple list at the top.

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Under Construction
None

Approved
530 Howard Street - 843 ft - 72 floors
10 South Van Ness Avenue - 820 ft - 67 floors
88 Bluxome Street - 628 ft + 558 ft - 58 + 51 floors
530 Sansome Street - 574 ft - 41 floors
Transbay Block 4 - 552 ft - 47 floors
555 Howard Street - 418 ft - 35 floors
Parcel C2.1 (Treasure Island) - 345 ft - 31 floors

Proposed
77 Beale Street - 1,225 ft - ? floors
SF Railyards - 850 ft - ? floors
536 Mission Street (Office Variant) - 752 ft - 47 floors
536 Mission Street (Mixed-Use Residential Variant) - 698 ft - 47 floors
620 Folsom Street - 664 ft - 62 floors
45-53 3rd Street - 600 ft - 52 floors
636 4th Street - 517 ft - 47 floors
610-698 Brannan Street (SF Flower Mart) - 500 ft - 11 to 49 floors
95 Hawthorne Street - 461 ft - 42 floors
180 Hawthorne Street - 444 ft - 40 floors
655 4th Street - 439 ft + 402 ft - 40 + 38 floors
1500-1540 Market Street (One Oak) - 437 ft - 41 floors
98 Franklin Street - 424 ft - 33 floors
395 Third Street - 416 ft - 38 floors
657 Harrison Street (One Vassar) - 385 ft - 35 floors
598 Bryant Street - 355 ft - 33 floors
329 Bryant Street - 347 ft - 36 floors
Freedom West 2.0 - 345 ft - 4 to 33 floors
570 Market Street - 330 ft - 29 floors

On Hold
50 First Street (Oceanwide Center) - 910 ft - 61 floors
550 Howard Street (Parcel F) - 806 ft - 61 floors
30 Van Ness Avenue (Hayes Point) - 540 ft - 47 floors

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Under Construction

None

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Approved

These are the projects that are mostly likely to be constructed in the next few years.

530 Howard Street
Function: Residential
Height: 843 ft
Floors: 72
Units: 672
Architect: House & Robertson Architects
Rendering:


10 South Van Ness Avenue
Function: Residential
Height: 820 ft
Floors: 67
Units: 1,019
Architect: Arcadis
Rendering:


88 Bluxome Street
Function: Residential
Height: 628 ft + 558 ft
Floors: 58 + 51
Units: 1,500
Architect: SCB and Henning Larsen
Rendering:


530 Sansome Street
Function: Office, Hotel
Height: 574 ft
Floors: 41
Units: 200 room hotel
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Rendering:


Transbay Block 4
Function: Residential
Height: 552 ft
Floors: 47
Units: 681
Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Rendering:


555 Howard Street
Function: Hotel
Height: 418 ft
Floors: 35
Units: 401 room hotel
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Rendering:


Parcel C2.1 (Treasure Island)
Function: Residential
Height: 345 ft
Floors: 31
Units: 265
Architect: Handel Architects
Rendering:


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Proposed

A good idea of what's on the horizon.

77 Beale Street
Function: Office
Height: 1,225 ft
Floors: ?
Architect: Pickard Chilton
Rendering:


SF Railyards
Function: Mixed-Use Residential, Office, Train Station
Height: 850 ft
Floors: ?
Architect: ?
Rendering:


536 Mission Street
Function: Office or Mixed-Use Residential
Height: 752 ft or 698 ft
Floors: 47
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Rendering (office):


Rendering (mixed-use residential):


620 Folsom Street
Function: Residential
Height: 664 ft
Floors: 62
Units: 826
Architect: Arquitectonica
Rendering:


45-53 3rd Street
Function: Mixed-Use Residential, Hotel, Office
Height: 600 ft
Floors: 52
Units: 354 (residential), 313 (hotel rooms)
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Rendering:


636 4th Street
Function: Residential
Height: 517 ft
Floors: 47
Units: 520
Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Rendering:


610-698 Brannan Street (SF Flower Mart)
Function: Mixed-Use Residential
Height: 500 ft
Floors: 11 to 49
Units: 1,242-3,532
Architect: ?
Rendering:


95 Hawthorne Street
Function: Residential
Height: 461 ft
Floors: 42
Units: 412
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Rendering:


180 Hawthorne Street
Function: Residential
Height: 444 ft
Floors: 40
Units: 320
Architect: BDE Architecture
Rendering:


655 4th Street
Function: Residential
Height: 439 ft + 402 ft
Floors: 40 + 38
Units: 1,105
Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz in collaboration with IwamotoScott Architects
Rendering:


1500-1540 Market Street (One Oak)
Function: Residential
Height: 437 ft
Floors: 41
Units: 541
Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Rendering:


98 Franklin Street
Function: Mixed-Use Residential, School
Height: 424 ft
Floors: 33
Units: 385
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Rendering:


395 Third Street
Function: Residential
Height: 416 ft
Floors: 38
Units: 522
Architect: Henning Larsen
Rendering:


657 Harrison Street (One Vassar)
Function: Residential
Height: 385 ft
Floors: 35
Units: ?
Architect: Solomon Codwell Buenz
Rendering:


598 Bryant Street
Function: Residential
Height: 355 ft
Floors: 33
Units: 395
Architect: BDE Architecture
Rendering:


329 Bryant Street
Function: Residential
Height: 347 ft
Floors: 36
Units: 260
Architect: Stanton Architecture
Rendering:


Freedom West 2.0
Function: Mixed-Use Residential, Hotel
Height: 345 ft
Floors: 4 to 33 (14 buildings)
Units: 2,387 (150 room hotel)
Architect: DLR Group
Rendering:


570 Market Street
Function: Hotel
Height: 330 ft
Floors: 29
Units: 211 rooms
Architect: Danny Forster & Architecture
Rendering:


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On Hold

50 First Street (Oceanwide Center)
Function: Mixed-Use Office, Residential, Hotel
Height: 910 ft
Floors: 61
Architect: Foster + Partners
Rendering:


550 Howard Street (Parcel F)
Function: Mixed-Use Office, Residential, Hotel
Height: 806 ft
Floors: 61
Units: 165 units (189 room hotel)
Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Rendering:


30 Van Ness Avenue (Hayes Point)
Function: Mixed-Use Residential, Office
Height: 540 ft
Floors: 47
Units: 333
Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Rendering:

[sweet sinwar]

RIP Old Thread

(2003 - 2026)

[homebucket]

It's been a long time coming for a new thread. 23 years was a good run! Here's to hoping the new thread will be able to reach the 10,000+ post limit in a much shorter time frame, with more new forumers, increased thread engagement, and increased acceleration of projects and construction.

[homebucket]

Looks like this one is coming along nicely. Not big enough to qualify for its own thread but at 86 units, still noteworthy. I like that it includes a good amount of 2BR and 3BR apartments rather than being primarily studios or 1BR. It's also right next to Muni Metro's 4th and Brannan Station on the T Third Line, and about a block away from Caltrain’s San Francisco Station, so with parking only being included for 85 bicycles, should help improve the neighborhood’s pedestrian activity, public transit usage, and reduce vehicular congestion.

The specs for 160 Freelon St:
- 9 floors, 95 ft
- 86 units (15 studios, 24 1BR, 23 2BR, 23 3BR)
- 100% of the units will be affordable
- Parking for 0 cars and 85 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UwbfAA2F5Ru5dBiE7

Concrete Rising At 160 Freelon Street in SoMa, San Francisco



By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on January 16, 2026

Significant construction progress has been made for the nine-story affordable housing project at 160 Freelon Street in SoMa, San Francisco. Concrete has surpassed the halfway point, with completion expected by mid-2027 for the 86-unit complex. Related Companies and the San Francisco Housing Development Corp are sponsoring the development. Construction is being led by a joint venture with Cahill Contractors and Guzman Construction Group.

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Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects is responsible for the design, working with associate architect Y.A. Studio. The latest renderings show an off-white facade visually separated into three parts, with thick metal panels framing each section. The ground floor will include a double-height covered play yard connected to the community room and the future park.

The project spans from Freelon Street to Bryant Street, positioned between 4th Street and 5th Street. With construction rising, the site is now visible to drivers along I-80. The building is less than a block away from the 16-story apartment complex at 555 Bryant Street.

https://sfyimby.com/2026/01/concrete...francisco.html

[whitty]

Can this new thread be tagged/moved/whatever such that it shows up under this listing like the old thread did? https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/tag...=san+francisco

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Originally Posted by whitty

Can this new thread be tagged/moved/whatever such that it shows up under this listing like the old thread did? https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/tag...=san+francisco

Good idea. I tried to edit the tag for the thread but apparently don’t have the permission/privilege to do so. Will put in a request to the administrator/webmaster.

[homebucket]

Just updated the first post and added all the major-ish (100+ m) projects I can think of for now. Didn't want to add the ones below 100 m since I think it would add a lot more projects and become too cumbersome to manage. Want to keep it simple and focus on actual skyscrapers. All other projects though can be fair game for discussion. Will also include a simple list at the top. If you guys spot any errors, please let me know.

[tall/awkward]

Great work!

I was wondering about UCSF's big new hospital but I get your point about keeping things manageable.

[OneRinconHill]

I forgot about so many of these buildings (especially the floating cube)!

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by tall/awkward

Great work!

I was wondering about UCSF's big new hospital but I get your point about keeping things manageable.

Thanks! I thought about making an exception for the UCSF hospital since it's nearly there at 294' and the only sizable construction project going on in the City right now. But then to be fair I'd have to add the Marina Safeway proposal (297') and then we might start creeping into the other projects in the 250' range, so figured it'd be better just to have a hard cap.

It does have its own thread though, so if anyone has construction and/or photo updates please feel free to add it there.

[homebucket]

This one was posted near the end of the previous compilation thread. Looks like formal permits have now been submitted.

The specs for 173 Shipley St:
- 7 floors, 75 ft
- 13 units (6 1BR, 5 2BR, 2 3BR)
- 1 of the units will be affordable
- Parking for 9 cars and 14 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1rGkVcFUBp6FJ3RE6

Formal Permits Filed for 173 Shipley Street in SoMa, San Francisco



By: Andrew Nelson 5:00 am on January 29, 2026

Formal permits have been filed for the seven-story residential infill at 173 Shipley Street in SoMA, San Francisco. The application has invoked the State Density Bonus Law and Senate Bill 330 to streamline the approval for the 13-unit apartment building. Pew Property Group is listed as the project applicant, filing through a Laguna Beach-based LLC.

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RG Architecture is responsible for the design. The exterior will be clad with brick veneer, fiber-cement siding, and wood soffits. The complex will include a four-level bay window overlooking the narrow street. Two rear setbacks will carve out a portion of the complex, allowing more light into the adjacent parcel.

The roughly 0.1-acre property is located along Shipley Street between 4th Street and 5th Street. Future residents will be close to I-80 and four blocks away from the Powell Street BART Station.

https://sfyimby.com/2026/01/formal-p...francisco.html

[homebucket]

Interesting commercial real estate development.

Emerging tech titan Anthropic to take over an entire office building in downtown S.F.
By Laura Waxmann, Staff Writer
Jan 30, 2026



Anthropic, one of the artificial intelligence sector’s marquee companies, closed a deal Friday to occupy an entire building at 300 Howard St., in what is expected to be one of the largest single-tenant office leases signed in downtown San Francisco since the pandemic. The clean, modern building featuring a curtain wall facade spans roughly 480,000 square feet and sits near Salesforce Park. Formerly known as 199 Fremont, it was previously leased to Fitbit, now part of Google, and StubHub, but has struggled in recent years to attract a major tenant amid persistently high vacancy rates in the city’s Financial District. For Anthropic, the lease at 300 Howard represents both expansion and consolidation. The company already has two lease commitments on Howard Street — it has occupied 230,000 square feet for its headquarters at 500 Howard St. since 2023, or Foundry Square IV, and in September agreed to lease several floors of office space totaling about 100,000 square feet at 505 Howard St., sources have confirmed that those agreements both expire in 2028.


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The Chronicle reported in November that Anthropic, founded in 2021 by San Francisco natives, siblings and former OpenAI executives Dario and Daniela Amodei, was eyeing a 13-year lease commitment at 300 Howard St. A spokesperson for the company confirmed Friday that the deal has been secured.

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Yet at a moment when San Francisco is searching for signs of recovery, the company’s expansion in downtown was closely watched by real estate market participants and city leaders as a potential inflection point for the city’s core, and the building itself has become a case study in the post-pandemic reset of the office market. The tower changed hands in 2025, when DivcoWest and Blackstone acquired it at a steep discount from its pre-pandemic valuation. The new owners moved quickly to reposition the property, rebranding it as 300 Howard and announcing plans for extensive renovations aimed at modern tenants, including upgraded amenity spaces, collaboration areas, and wellness facilities — investments that now appear to have paid off with Anthropic’s decision to take the entire building.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/realesta...e-21324597.php

[AndrewK]

The project at 300 Octavia is finally back underway after burning down during construction in 2023. Looks like they determined the concrete podium was fully salvageable after the fire, as they’ve already framed up the second floor on top of it.

In other Hayes Valley updates, this project is now underway as well:

https://sfyimby.com/2021/07/renderin...francisco.html

[homebucket]

^ Nice!

159 Fell Street looks nice. 24 new units replacing a place that previously had none (a low rise derelict automotive shop that has been closed for 15 years) is a no brainer. I also like how it features bay windows with similar masonry construction found on the historic building across the street and includes custom steel assemblies to reference the history of the site as an automotive shop. Including ground floor retail and excluding parking for cars also indicates an urban minded approach.

Hopefully similar high density infill developments can occur on the many similar skinny lots throughout the city that no longer have functional uses. Easy low hanging fruit to improve density and urbanity at a relatively low cost.



https://sfyimby.com/2021/07/renderin...francisco.html

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The updated specs for 875 Sansome St:
- 8 floors, 89 ft
- 20 units (12 2BR, 8 3BR)
- Parking for 18 cars and 10 bicycles

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

Meeting Scheduled Today for 875 Sansome Street in San Francisco



By: Gabriel Clark-Clough 5:00 am on March 4, 2026

This morning, San Francisco’s Environmental Review Officer will hear presentations on the proposed project at 875 Sansome Street. The project, first reported on by SF YIMBY in February of 2024, will require the demolition of an existing commercial structure to make way for a new residential building. The meeting today will discuss the environmental impacts and reasonability of the project.

The project developer, N17 Development, originally brought two proposals for the site, including a fourteen-story mid-rise plan and an eight-story low-rise plan. The final plans have settled on the low-rise option, expected to produce approximately 32,000 square feet of residential space divided among 20 new dwelling units.

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BDE Architecture is responsible for the building’s layout and aesthetic design. 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. The project scope will also include sidewalk improvements to the immediate surroundings, adding trees and shrubs in raised planters, concrete pavers, and benches.

https://sfyimby.com/2026/03/meeting-...francisco.html

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Buyers selected for downtown S.F.’s shuttered shopping mall
By Laura Waxmann, Staff Writer March 4, 2026



San Francisco’s vacant downtown mall has new stewards: A pair of experienced, San Francisco-based developers, who are teaming up to reimagine the languishing 1.5 million-square-foot complex. The Chronicle has learned that Presidio Bay Ventures and Prado Group have been jointly awarded the exclusive right to purchase the now shuttered San Francisco Centre at Fifth and Mission Streets that once drew suburban families, office workers and international tourists into its glass-domed atrium and nine-screen movie theater, which officially closed in 2023. It is unclear how much the firms have agreed to pay for the massive property — sources with insight into the mall’s sale said that now that a selection has been made, a due diligence period is expected to stretch up to three months. The price guidance was set at $100 million, according to those sources, who expected any winning bid to land at over $130 million. More than a decade ago, the 5-acre complex was valued over $1 billion. Prado and Presidio Bay’s bid was selected over those of two other local developers and at least one national firm vying to purchase the shuttered mall. Their plans for repurposing the property are not known, and sources say that wasn’t a deciding factor in the group’s selection. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, who formally took control of the mall by foreclosing on a more than $560 million outstanding loan tied to the property in November, was to sell it. The Chronicle reached out to Presidio Bay and Prado for comment on the deal and questions about next steps, but did not hear back. Real estate brokerage CBRE, which was hired to sell the mall on behalf of two banks that seized control of it through foreclosure last year, also did not respond to inquiries seeking comment.

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The Chronicle previously reported that other bidders included San Francisco-based developers and real estate investors TMG Partners and the newly formed San Francisco Recovery Fund. The San Francisco Standard first reported the selected buyers.
Sources said that Miami-based developer Crescent Heights, which is known for luxury high-rise condos and is working to revive a long-stalled tower planned at 10 S. Van Ness Ave., also bid on the mall. Attempts to reach the firm for comment were unsuccessful. According to the sources, Crescent Heights is reported to have had the most “radical” proposal for the property: demolishing it and redeveloping the site ground-up, possibly for residential uses. Other contenders, like the SF Recovery Fund, planned to keep all or parts of the mall intact, sources said. Under the property’s zoning, redevelopment of the mall into one or several towers — either residential or office — is possible.

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Another unknown in the mall’s pending revival is the San Francisco Unified School District, which owns a roughly 76,000-square-foot portion of the land occupied by the complex, and holds a lease that expires in 2043 and comes with a 15-year renewal option. How the mall’s future redevelopment will be impacted by this ownership stake is unclear.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/realesta...d-21943183.php