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

[Reminiscence]

... and a direct link to Boston Properties' nice little Transbay Tower presentation!

Video Link

[JWS]

"Vertical campus", huh? Hmm wonder which rumored tenant they are angling for...

Nothing too earth shattering, but progress on the 27 unit Trumark Properties development ("Amero") at the corner of Filbert and Van Ness:


Amero/Trumark 1 by jamessteele3, on Flickr

[biggerhigherfaster]

Originally Posted by JWS

"Vertical campus", huh? Hmm wonder which rumored tenant they are angling for...

Nothing too earth shattering, but progress on the 27 unit Trumark Properties development ("Amero") at the corner of Filbert and Van Ness:

There are actually a dozen plus empty/abandoned parcels in Marina and Cow Hollow that are like the one where this is being put up; hoping they get built up like this one. 5-10 story developments are appropriate in these areas

[JWS]

Originally Posted by biggerhigherfaster

There are actually a dozen plus empty/abandoned parcels in Marina and Cow Hollow that are like the one where this is being put up; hoping they get built up like this one. 5-10 story developments are appropriate in these areas

I agree...I live in the Marina, and I can count several prime parcels:

* This one
* The one directly across the street
* An abandoned gas station at the corner of Union/Van Ness
* Several vacant parcels dotting Lombard

While up-zoning beyond 4 stories on Lombard seems to be impossible due to the money right up the hill, Van Ness around this area has/can support 8 story buildings it seems, some with views, and is insanely close to both the Union Street and Polk Street corridors. Even at four stories, Lombard is strategically placed as well, being right between Union Street and Chestnut Street corridors.

[Reminiscence]

Not sure if any info has been posted regarding 525 Harrison in recent times, but Socketsite has a scoop on it:

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2014/...on_to_build_16story_rincon_hil.html#more

What's there now:



And what will replace it:

[Jerry of San Fran]

Rincon Hill - Has anyone been to Rincon Hill during the rush hour? What a horrendous traffic mess with cars backed-up getting on the San Francisco Bay Bridge. If you are not in the correct lane and are trying to get to Rincon I, you will soon find yourself on the Bay Bridge on the way to Oakland instead. I wonder what it will be like when all of those highrise buildings are built and occupied? It will be interesting to see.

I also find it disturbing that the Sierra Club is getting involved in urban politics.

[fflint]

Never mind

[timbad]

a few forumers have posted in-progress pics of this, and now curbedsf reports that the tower at SFO has topped out

[Jerry of San Fran]

Originally Posted by timbad

a few forumers have posted in-progress pics of this, and now curbedsf reports that the tower at SFO has topped out

timbad - thanks for the update. A preview of the terminal will be held on 01/25/2014. Free but tickets required. See: http://www.flysfo.com/t3e-opening

[c33f]

Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

Rincon Hill - Has anyone been to Rincon Hill during the rush hour? What a horrendous traffic mess with cars backed-up getting on the San Francisco Bay Bridge. If you are not in the correct lane and are trying to get to Rincon I, you will soon find yourself on the Bay Bridge on the way to Oakland instead. I wonder what it will be like when all of those highrise buildings are built and occupied? It will be interesting to see.

I also find it disturbing that the Sierra Club is getting involved in urban politics.

Yup, but on foot. My friend and I crossed the rush hour river at 1st & Harrison. As you expect here, many vehicles stop in the crosswalks and sometimes, motorists use the 1st Street lane for left turns to Harrison (or thru to One Rincon Hill) to get ahead of and cut off other-Bay Bridge bound vehicles. {Honk} There goes the battle for right-of-way in that I-80 onramp traffic merge + a few close calls. {Honk} Also, sometimes, motorists who want to turn right onto Harrison just rat-run through the 76 gas station.

1st Street



Essex Street

[a very long weekend]

the obvious solution to a problem like that is traffic cameras and severe fines, get that going and it'd take like a week or less for people to begin to conduct their motor vehicles responsibly. a nice thing about increased residential density in the area is that residents will push for precisely the sorts of traffic/pedestrian improvements that decrease the stress (though possibly lengthen the times, until they adapt) that non-sf drivers feel when they enter or leave our city for their work or leisure.

[fflint]

Never mind

[1977]

http://www.sfhog.com/types/development/

I stumbled upon this new this new SF development and culture site. I thought you guys would like it. It has some photos and info about current projects like the one below:

Lumina mat pour from early Jan -

[Jerry of San Fran]

The crane is being removed this weekend. The work stopped with one segment hanging over 10th Street. Assume the take down will commence tonight or in the morning. Lots of grinding noise alerted me to the work being done.

[biggerhigherfaster]

So Mayor Ed Lee pushed a series of policies to alleviate the "housing crisis"

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/s...on-sf-housing-crisis/Content?oid=2679585

"Mayor Ed Lee is promising to add 30,000 more housing units to the market within the next six years with at least half accessible to those earning middle incomes or less, as San Francisco’s rents continue to soar and force many to flee to less expensive pastures."

"Seven-point plan

Mayor Ed Lee’s proposal to address San Francisco’s housing crisis:

1. Protect residents from eviction and displacement, including Ellis Act reform

2. Stabilize and protect at-risk rent-controlled units

3. Revitalize and rebuild public housing

4. Double down-payment loans and use publicly owned land for housing for middle-income earners

5. Speed up approval process of below-market-rate housing projects

6. Continue to build market-rate units, especially rental units

7. Make construction of new housing easier"

[BushMan]

^^^^^

#6 and #7 sound great, everything else is utter bullshit IMO.

1-5 will do absolutely nothing to "solve" anything, as usual they will simply enable many people who have no business living in SF to stay here because the all-powerful "City" has deemed they are sacred cows.

Of course everyone else will pay more as a result but who cares as long as the mayor and BOS can pat themselves on the back over how "compassionate" they are.

[JWS]

Originally Posted by BushMan

^^^^^

#6 and #7 sound great, everything else is utter bullshit IMO.

1-5 will do absolutely nothing to "solve" anything, as usual they will simply enable many people who have no business living in SF to stay here because the all-powerful "City" has deemed they are sacred cows.

Of course everyone else will pay more as a result but who cares as long as the mayor and BOS can pat themselves on the back over how "compassionate" they are.

#6 and #7 are the real solution (they also mentioned adding 30,000 units by 2020, which would be roughly 5,000 a year), I agree. I hope that this is a case of wrapping the pill in bacon to feed to the dog...#6 and #7 (and the general focus on adding 5,000 or so a year) have been needed in this city forever, but the city is not going to go for these measures alone. The way they listed them in the speech is not necessarily the priority for enforcement.

I am just giddy we have high-level politicians in San Francisco saying build 30,000 units in six years, remove obstacles to development to make building easier, and a focus on continuing to add market rate homes. This is great news!

[mt_climber13]

Where does the mayor plan to add all of these units? It seems like big development space is dwindling down now that eastern soma and Transbay are mostly entitled and under construction. Mission Bay is also becoming scare in land opportunity, but has height restrictions as well, limiting density. The western soma plan is limited in height by something stupid like 4 stories. Good luck putting anything above 4 stories in the western part of the city. I just can't see it happening without severely gutting the appeals process.

[theskythelimit]

Originally Posted by wakamesalad

Where does the mayor plan to add all of these units? It seems like big development space is dwindling down now that eastern soma and Transbay are mostly entitled and under construction. Mission Bay is also becoming scare in land opportunity, but has height restrictions as well, limiting density. The western soma plan is limited in height by something stupid like 4 stories. Good luck putting anything above 4 stories in the western part of the city. I just can't see it happening without severely gutting the appeals process.

He is including Treasure Island and Bay-view/Hunters Point in his total. Every where you see an empty gas station or under utilized City property.

[biggerhigherfaster]

Originally Posted by BushMan

^^^^^

#6 and #7 sound great, everything else is utter bullshit IMO.

1-5 will do absolutely nothing to "solve" anything, as usual they will simply enable many people who have no business living in SF to stay here because the all-powerful "City" has deemed they are sacred cows.

Of course everyone else will pay more as a result but who cares as long as the mayor and BOS can pat themselves on the back over how "compassionate" they are.

6 and 7 are obviously the most important and Lee has put a number on it -- 30k units by 2020.

But the devil is in the details for 6 and 7. He (or the SF city gov't) has to actually rezone large areas of land and speed up the approval/permitting process