SAN FRANCISCO | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed - Page 204

CyberEric · #**4061** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 9:51 AM**

The F-Line is being extended to Fort Mason? How did I not hear about that? That's great news!

WildCowboy · #**4062** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 4:40 PM**

Is it back on the table? It's been talked about for years, but there's no money for it.

There was some hope that America's Cup interest might push it forward, and the National Park Service released an environmental impact statement on it earlier this year, but I haven't heard a thing about it actually moving forward.

easy as pie · #**4063** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 5:12 PM**

it was never "off the table", even when alioto-pier managed to cut studies short, the feds still went ahead and did it. i can't find a link, but in the months since the npb eir certification, there have been funding requests filed to various higher level sources, with the project pegged at ~30 million (some people have said 40 million, but i've never seen that in anywhere but socketsite). this one will be built, it's just a matter of when. there's also a pretty strong likelihood that an e-line train, running the length of the embarcadero the ballpark to fort mason, would compliment the castro to fort mason f-line.

also just read (i think on streetsblog) that the jefferson street revitalization has been downgraded so as to have it done in time for the america's cup, which is a shame, as i'd rather seen it delayed and done right than done shoddily. truly, we bungle everything in this city.

Jerry of San Fran · #**4064** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 8:52 PM**

We do not often get these low clouds, so I grabbed my camera this morning to get this lovely scene. The crane installation started yesterday, Saturday. Being that Folsom Street is closed at 9th Street having one lane closed will make the traffic mess even worse today!

Jerry of San Fran · #**4065** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 8:58 PM**

As of today 09-23-12 the building is about 1/3 built. As you may have noticed when going by the air ducts are being installed on several floors.

CyberEric · #**4066** Posted **Sep 24, 2012, 9:08 AM**

That's good info easy as pie, thank you! That's really exciting.

Nice shots Jerry, thanks!

minesweeper · #**4067** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 5:15 AM**

Cool photos, Jerry. Here's a photo update of 1600 Market from this morning:

Jerry of San Fran · #**4068** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 8:59 PM**

minesweeper - thanks for the update - not a great project but glad to be this problem corner revied. A lot of busineeses tried to make a go of it ther without much success.

spyguy · #**4069** Posted **Sep 27, 2012, 3:51 AM**

Block 6

1977 · #**4070** Posted **Sep 28, 2012, 1:38 AM**

Good find spyguy. Thanks! Really like the little 'sky parks' on the east side of the building.

1977 · #**4071** Posted **Sep 28, 2012, 11:37 PM**

More upper-Market news...2200 Market demo has started!

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From the Curbed Inbox:

Seems they are tearing down the restaurant at 2200 Market. What is going in its place?

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Back in 2009, the project for a 5-story, 55-foot-tall building with 22 residential units and two commercial units at Market and Sanchez was approved. The new building would require the demo of an existing restaurant, but nothing seemed to be happening for a while. The property remained a restaurant in the meantime (though changing businesses a few times), so we assume there were some financial hold-ups for the development. In July 2012 they finally got the building permits to demo the restaurant and start construction on the new building, so it looks like things are finally moving along.

http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/09/28/whats_happening_at_2200_market.php

Jerry of San Fran · #**4072** Posted **Sep 29, 2012, 5:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1977

More upper-Market news...2200 Market demo has started!

http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/09/28/whats_happening_at_2200_market.php

1977 - big news. I turn my back for a moment and another building is gone! I'm glad to see that under utilized corner developed. It has sat mostly empty for too many years. And the new building is not bad. That makes 5 the number of new buildings between Van Ness Ave. & Castro Street.

viewguysf · #**4073** Posted **Sep 29, 2012, 7:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

1977 - big news. I turn my back for a moment and another building is gone! I'm glad to see that under utilized corner developed. It has sat mostly empty for too many years. And the new building is not bad. That makes 5 the number of new buildings between Van Ness Ave. & Castro Street.

Yup--just the other day they were boarding off the old Leticia's/Thai House/Happy Boy Drive In, and this morning it's totally gone! That will make seven active projects on Upper Market, not five, since the gas station across the street is now completely closed too.

easy as pie · #**4074** Posted **Sep 30, 2012, 4:30 PM**

plus the gas station on the corner of castro and market isn't long for this earth.

timbad · #**4075** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 6:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by viewguysf

Yup--just the other day they were boarding off the old Leticia's/Thai House/Happy Boy Drive In, and this morning it's totally gone! ...

in case anyone was curious for a photo, I was by there this afternoon:

exciting stuff on Market! here is the future Whole Foods at Dolores, looking south:

and the one kitty-corner from it (down the hill from the US Mint) whose address I forget at the moment:

timbad · #**4076** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 6:57 AM**

the wraps have come off 333 Harrison (which I guess is called Rincon Green now):

can't wait for the landscaping to go in.

there wasn't much of note to see across the way at ORH2, at least nothing much visible from across the street.

jbm · #**4077** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 1:30 AM**

I think of all the upper market projects, the one that is farthest along is 1844 (?) or whatever the address is for the project next to The Center. It was a giant hole just a month or two ago, and the frame is a couple stories above ground already.