Via sfgate, Fifth and Folsom/Clementina on April 4th:
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I hope I'm wrong, but it's certainly less than 100% certain that the "train box" will ever see any trains. In which case, "adaptive reuse" is really adaptive use. I'm thinking maybe a recreation of the historic Sutro Baths would be good.
Here are a few shots from my walk to the Giants game today along 3rd street.
A couple of nice shots of 3rd and Folsom's re-clad progress.
Thanks for the photos! I wonder when they're going to build that public plaza at the corner. The old building provides a terrible pedestrian experience. I guess they want to get their paying tenants in the tower before they tackle the corner project.
I hope I'm wrong, but it's certainly less than 100% certain that the "train box" will ever see any trains. In which case, "adaptive reuse" is really adaptive use. I'm thinking maybe a recreation of the historic Sutro Baths would be good.
Heard they've talked about a huge parking garage to help with $ to operate the building and park there until they find the money to build the tunnel to bring trains in.
I hope I'm wrong, but it's certainly less than 100% certain that the "train box" will ever see any trains. In which case, "adaptive reuse" is really adaptive use. I'm thinking maybe a recreation of the historic Sutro Baths would be good.
I'm 100% certain public pools aren't coming back in vogue.
Thanks for the photos! I wonder when they're going to build that public plaza at the corner. The old building provides a terrible pedestrian experience. I guess they want to get their paying tenants in the tower before they tackle the corner project.
The inside of the corner public building is completely empty outside of the structure. I figure they will get the facade done when the inside progresses along with the rest of the building.
The inside of the corner public building is completely empty outside of the structure. I figure they will get the facade done when the inside progresses along with the rest of the building.
Ah, good to know. Thanks for the update.
Also, Curbed posted some photos of excavation for the hotel at 942 Mission.
Spied a super-cool model of SF just inside the offices of Handel Architects at the bottom of the Transamerica Building. In addition to their own 181 Fremont, it showed all of Rincon Hill as it will eventually look...except for that some of the buildings looked like their earlier designs...
Stopped by the development on 15th and Dolores (which replaced a Baptist church that was destroyed by arson in the early 90s). I am actually pretty happy with how it looks. The colors are nice, and materials look good enough. Its pretty generic SF-infill style, but at least its handsome.
The historic home next door that is also part of the project (and was actually relocated seveal feet) is pretty obscured by trees. I'm sure it will look great once its done.
^I live a few doors up from this project and can see it from my living room and kitchen windows. It has been under construction since October 2011! It looks better than the renderings--it was planned to have brighter colors, but these look more tasteful. Can't wait to see how the Edwardian restoration turns out.
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"You need both a public and a private position." --Hillary Clinton, speaking behind closed doors to the National Multi-Family Housing Council, 2013
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"You need both a public and a private position." --Hillary Clinton, speaking behind closed doors to the National Multi-Family Housing Council, 2013
After the back portion of Trinity Plaza was removed this week I realized that I can now see most of Trinity Place I. A lot of great architecture in large cities is lost amid other buildings. When the Phase III is finished I will no longer have this view of Phase I except in a photo.
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