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

[Jerry of San Fran]

No, it is not a minaret, but another crane sprouting in my apartment view. The new St. Anthony/Mercy housing will be 10 stories at 121 Golden Gate Avenue.


Saint Anthony


Saint Anthony's (2)

[viewguysf]

Not the best quality, but just to remind us that this project continues...


San Francisco General Hospital Addition by viewguysf, on Flickr

[1977]

More renderings of the new Warriors Arena, a lot of which include the Transbay Tower:




More below:
http://www.nba.com/warriors/sf?venue#_

[fimiak]

Photo Dump!


Installing a panel...









Backside of 2001 Market

[timbad]

the gap in the streetwall that will be Market Place:



as much or more as the big new projects going in in the area, what makes me hopeful about mid-Market is the renovation of some of the handsome older buildings - the Warfield, the Renoir Hotel, and one I had forgotten about, a CVS going into the Odd Fellows Building, at Seventh:

[simms3_redux]

Glass curtain going up NEMA finally...

[viewguysf]

This building received an exemption from the Market and Octavia General Plan to have 1 to 1 parking for all of its units, hence the huge hole at the beginning of the construction project. I really like the way it somewhat wraps around the LGBT Center.


1844 Market Street by viewguysf, on Flickr

1844 Market adjoins the LGBT Center by viewguysf, on Flickr

[viewguysf]

fimiak and I were somewhat on the same path today.



Designed by Arquitectonica - 1998 Market Street by
viewguysf, on Flickr


1998 Market by viewguysf, on Flickr


1998 Market Street by viewguysf, on Flickr

[viewguysf]

The Whole Foods will create a dramatic difference here in what to me is already an impressive structure.


2001 Market Street at Dolores by viewguysf, on Flickr

[viewguysf]

Here comes yet another one!

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/...k-starts-on-8-octavia-condo-project.html

[scania]

More below:
http://www.nba.com/warriors/sf?venue#_[/QUOTE]

This is amazing!!! You are very lucky to have such impressive buildings going up and to then have such an impressive sports arena that will be urban, modern, and also show off the bridge from inside the area.

[fflint]

This one's been active for a few weeks now. If it comes out like the render it's really going to be cool.

Originally Posted by viewguysf

Here comes yet another one!

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/...k-starts-on-8-octavia-condo-project.html

[easy as pie]

yeah, walked by yesterday but i didn't bother snapping a shot, since it's still just excavation and shoring.

[JG573]

Originally Posted by scania

This is amazing!!! You are very lucky to have such impressive buildings going up and to then have such an impressive sports arena that will be urban, modern, and also show off the bridge from inside the area.

I second that I looked at the renderings on the NBA website and was blown away by how beautiful of a arena it is and the placement is perfect.

[IMBY]

Originally Posted by simms3_redux

Is Telegraph Hill sort of the epicenter of SF NIMBYism?

Curious, what's the Nimby scene in the far west side of the city, end of Geary Street, Point Lobos?

On my most recent trip there I took the Geary bus out to the beach, and knowing most coastal cities of CA, I wasn't at all surprised not to see even one high rise parked out there, as this is not Miami!

I love traveling to cities with lots of construction activity going on, and it must be a big ego bruise to L.A. to view what's all going on in SF, in comparison.

Lots more substantial, Real McCoy type of construction, IMO!

[pizzaguy]

Originally Posted by viewguysf

The Whole Foods will create a dramatic difference here in what to me is already an impressive structure.

Right next to my favorite dispensary! Will be a future munchie spot of mine for sure.

[ozone]

Originally Posted by IMBY

Curious, what's the Nimby scene in the far west side of the city, end of Geary Street, Point Lobos?

On my most recent trip there I took the Geary bus out to the beach, and knowing most coastal cities of CA, I wasn't at all surprised not to see even one high rise parked out there, as this is not Miami!

I love traveling to cities with lots of construction activity going on, and it must be a big ego bruise to L.A. to view what's all going on in SF, in comparison.

Lots more substantial, Real McCoy type of construction, IMO!

As you know ocean beach is cold, windy and foggy. You are right it's nothing like Miami! But I think plenty of people would pay good money to have an unobstructed view of the Pacific, above the fog line. High-rise condos were once proposed where the Sutro Baths used to be. I still think it would be a good idea.

As for bruised egos and all. I think there's a lot of great things are going on in LA right now too. They have a different economy, culture and built environment and a lot of what's going on in LA is a kind of maturing that SF is already beyond. But IMO it's no less exciting. In reality, dramatic changes are not new for either city- it's just been awhile.

[hruski]

Originally Posted by ozone

As you know ocean beach is cold, windy and foggy. You are right it's nothing like Miami! But I think plenty of people would pay good money to have an unobstructed view of the Pacific, above the fog line. High-rise condos were once proposed where the Sutro Baths used to be. I still think it would be a good idea.

As for bruised egos and all. I think there's a lot of great things are going on in LA right now too. They have a different economy, culture and built environment and a lot of what's going on in LA is a kind of maturing that SF is already beyond. But IMO it's no less exciting. In reality, dramatic changes are not new for either city- it's just been awhile.

Having never lived in LA and only living in SF for 3 years, I'd like to hear more about what you're alluding to.

[ozone]

Originally Posted by hruski

Having never lived in LA and only living in SF for 3 years, I'd like to hear more about what you're alluding to.

I don't want to get off-topic so I'm just going to explain myself. And it's just my opinion.

Most of LA has been built since the automobile and therefore it was built to accommodate it. Whereas, San Francisco's basic development patterns preceded the automobile. For years Los Angeles practically abandoned their downtown. San Francisco never did. San Francisco has always had a viable public transportation system. LA dismantled theirs in the 50's, I believe. Now LA has basically run out of land to sub-urbanize (San Francisco basically did in the 1940's) so most of the growth from now on will be filling in "underutilized" land. They have a lot more space to fill in than does San Francisco. And they have a lot public transit infrastructure yet to build to.

[bluntcard]

San Francisco is land locked. It has to go up. LA has endless land. There isn't any real reason to build highrises. It's suburban.