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

[tech12]

The Transbay Tower has been approved:

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2012/...ansbay_tower_approved_to_rise_by_pl.html

And no one really seems worried about the fact that Hines hasn't paid yet. Here's what Socketsite has to say about that:

The chance that Hines will fail to complete the purchase and that the Pelli Clarke Pelli design would be shelved? We'd put that at well under one percent.

[NOPA]

Great! All we need now is for it to get built (and in my opinion another ten or so 1000+ ft towers, but thats never going to happen)

[tech12]

Originally Posted by NOPA

Great! All we need now is for it to get built (and in my opinion another ten or so 1000+ ft towers, but thats never going to happen)

Yeah, I don't see any more 1,000' towers getting proposed any time soon. Hopefully the 915' tower on 1st street, and the 700' and 750' towers in the Transbay redevelopment area get built. As much as I like the fact that the Transbay Tower will be a supertall, I think it's going to look kind of lonely if it doesn't have any other taller buildings nearby.

[timbad]

a few random things...

750 Second St (behind Momo's across from AT&T Park) looks about finished, and I still like it. as seen from King:



the decking is going in on Brannan St Wharf (adjacent to future Warriors Arena). looking south:



they're still working on the southern end:



closer up of the south end:



and, I had missed this - the UOP Dental Building has started its conversion over on Fifth St:

[viewguysf]

Good catches and updates timbad--thanks! I also like 750 Second and am glad to see the dental school forging ahead.

[1977]

I thought (was hoping) 350 Mission would start sooner, but this is good news none the less:

Kilroy Realty Corp. CEO John Kilroy reiterated that his company will build speculatively at two San Francisco sites, a $285 million investment that will add 575,000 square feet of space in SoMa and the South Financial District.
In an earnings call, Kilroy said that construction would start in the first quarter of next year on 350 Mission St., a 400,000-square-foot, 27-story office tower across from the Transbay Terminal. The second development, 333 Brannan St., will break ground in the fourth quarter of 2013, assuming city approvals are secured by then.
In a third quarter earnings call, Kilroy said he had never seen a stronger commercial leasing market than currently exists in San Francisco. “I’ve been doing this business probably longer than most people in the REIT world ... and I can tell you I do not believe in the trees growing to the sky. But I have never seen so much visible demand from such a diverse group of people as I have seen in San Francisco and the Bay Area right now.”
Kilroy said that they are already talking to more than one large tenant about taking all of the 350 Mission St. building, which is designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and will be San Francisco’s first LEED platinum ground-up office tower.

Article: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/...ilroy-ceo-says-san-francisco-market.html

[spyguy]

AVA at 55 Ninth

[1977]

Oh, and here's a rendering of 333 Brannan as mentioned in the article above:


Source: www.kilroyrealty.com

And a flyer with additional renderings.

[peanut gallery]

Thanks for the updates timbad and spyguy. Here are a couple others:

1285 Sutter:


Rendering from about the same angle:

Source: LoopNet

1800 Van Ness:


Which is supposed to look like this:

Source: SocketSite

[timbad]

Originally Posted by 1977

Oh, and here's a rendering of 333 Brannan as mentioned in the article above...
And a flyer ...

ooh, I like that one, and I hadn't even heard that one was coming down the pike - thanks on both counts '77! that stretch of Brannan (and Stanford Alley) could use some livening up, which it looks like this will do nicely.

[timbad]

Originally Posted by peanut gallery

Thanks for the updates timbad and spyguy. Here are a couple others:

1285 Sutter...

1800 Van Ness...

thanks pg, I'd forgotten about those, both of which should help Van Ness feel more like the grand boulevard it should be

[1977]

Some new renderings of 2558 Mission:


Source: www.kwanhenmi.com

Source: www.kwanhenmi.com

More here.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

thats pretty damn interesting. i like it. lot of good infill midrises going up in SF right now

[Mojeda101]

Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan

thats pretty damn interesting. i like it. lot of good infill midrises going up in SF right now

I wish our city had such activity XD

OT: Glad to hear the Transbay is approved and ready to go. Let's see which tower claims tallest of the west, that or Wilshire Grand in LA. Wonder which is finished first >=D I plan to visit this city in a month and I'll be sure to stop by a few of the construction sites to see all the activity in SF

[Jerry of San Fran]

On the way to buy some Rolling Rock for a friend I took a couple of pictures from Laskey Street (or alley). In the background is a view from left senior housing, Crescent Heights North at 10th & Market Streets (35 or 37 stories - not sure) & Market Square being completely renovated (home of Twitter, 3 floors, and other tech companies).

Because of the major changes in the neighborhood we are already getting new businneses - a candy store in the 1400 block of Market St. & a beer/wine bar Polk at Market/Fell Sts.


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[Jerry of San Fran]

A view from Laskie St. In the background is a view left to right, of Market Square on Market St., the Archstone Fox Plaza (currently for sale except for the business floors) and the new headquarters for Dolby Sound. My apartment in the Fox Plaza is the 3rd floor from the top, obscured by the blue cement pumper crane.


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[tech12]

340 Fremont has been redesigned/improved:







http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2012/...efined_design_and_far_fewer_parking.html


And a building permit has been issued for 45 Lansing, so construction will probably be starting pretty soon:





http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2012/..._stories_and_320_condos_at_45_lansi.html

[timbad]

I was disappointed not to see more of the landscaping finished at Rincon Green (on Harrison, across the street from ORH2), but I did notice that it looks like they'll get fancy sidewalks:



... and I was by SF General on Saturday to see how things are coming with the new building:



looking south along Potrero, for context with the older wings:



and north:

[1977]

Nice timbad. Thanks.

tech12 - so happy to see Handel Architects refined the design. Looks much better!

[Jerry of San Fran]

As of 11/18/2012 the building is about 1/3 of it's final height. We are wondering what effect the building will have on the notorious wind at this intersectioin when the building is complete. Already I can see a difference with shade in the first block of Polk Street. I do not think that the sun will shine again on that stretch of Polk Street.

I believe the candy store that opens Monday & the beer/wine bar opening in a few months is the direct result of retail moving into the neighborhood due to the construction across the street - welcome changes.


Crescent Heights 11-15-12