SAN FRANCISCO | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed - Page 205

easy as pie · #**4081** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 2:22 AM**

oh wow, that's nice. for folks who don't remember, that's the cityplace project that (yeesh) the carlyle group picked up.

fflint · #**4082** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 6:21 AM**

After enjoying "Looper" last night at the delightfully air-conditioned SF Center I snapped this pic of the new Target on my way back to the garage:

minesweeper · #**4083** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 7:00 PM**

The crane is fully built. Photo taken this morning:

easy as pie · #**4084** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 8:33 PM**

wow, really wasn't much in the way of excavation, this one should begin to rise relatively quickly.

mello · #**4085** Posted **Oct 4, 2012, 8:18 PM**

Question about the Presidio: I was just looking on Google Earth and that place is Huge! It seems like kind of a strange place and a bit like a waist of land. Is it very hilly? Can you go on the property at all hours of the night or does it close at sunset? Right by the ocean there are "residences" that look abandoned... What is planned for all of this land? The North Eastern Corner looks like it has been rehabbed and now schools and arts things are there similar to the old Naval Training Center in San Diego. Thanks guys

1977 · #**4086** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 4:10 AM**

Thanks for the pictures minesweeper, fflint.

Here are a few shots of 2299 Market:

Source: http://www.newconstructionsf.com

Source: http://www.newconstructionsf.com

More here.

coyotetrickster · #**4087** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 3:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by mello

Question about the Presidio: I was just looking on Google Earth and that place is Huge! It seems like kind of a strange place and a bit like a waist of land. Is it very hilly? Can you go on the property at all hours of the night or does it close at sunset? Right by the ocean there are "residences" that look abandoned... What is planned for all of this land? The North Eastern Corner looks like it has been rehabbed and now schools and arts things are there similar to the old Naval Training Center in San Diego. Thanks guys

The Presidio is now a national park. All of the old officers quarters are rehabbed and rented out. The old enlisted men's housing, so are being rehabbed, some may be torn down. It is not a wasteland, it is a park (and yes, it's hilly).

The only barracks and administration buildings are built out as offices for non profits, etc.. Lucas Digital Arts has it's HQ there as well, near the lombard gate.

mello · #**4088** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 4:54 PM**

^^^^ Are these homes rented out to just anyone or ex military personnel? The old barracks area on the west side looks like they have incredible ocean views. Are there plans to tear those down and build housing? And I will ask again can anyone go on that land 24 hours a day or is access restricted?

Gordo · #**4089** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 5:35 PM**

^No tear down plans, though some still have to be refurbished before being rented out. No new housing, other than places that are being refurbished and aren't open yet.

Anyone can rent, the military has no involvement with the Presidio any longer. There are some preferences and low income housing set-asides for employees of the various employers in the Presidio (non-profits, Lucas Arts). The rental prices are absurd - it's baffling to me that they're able to charge the prices that they're getting, but vacancy is essentially zero (the only folks that I've met who have rented there have been on corporate relocation and/or share a place with 10 roommates - $3700 for 1350 sq ft in a crappy 60's building, many of the older houses are $8-10,000+ a month). You can rent similarly-sized places in nearby (very, very nice) neighborhoods for less. I used to live very near the Presidio and loved it, but I wouldn't want to live in it - too disconnected from retail/restaurant areas.

It's a national park, so the only restrictions would be those put in place by the park service. I think there are technically "closed" times in the middle of the night like Golden Gate Park has, but I've walked through at all times and you can certainly drive through at any time. The only "restricted" areas are places like the golf courses and the two freeways with fencing around, but the rest is criss-crossed with trails that anyone can use. (And again, no military restrictions of any kind, as the military has no involvement with it any longer).

tech12 · #**4090** Posted **Oct 6, 2012, 5:10 AM**

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Block 6

I somehow missed this. Glad to finally see a render for that tower, it looks pretty good.

coyotetrickster · #**4091** Posted **Oct 6, 2012, 3:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by mello

^^^^ Are these homes rented out to just anyone or ex military personnel? The old barracks area on the west side looks like they have incredible ocean views. Are there plans to tear those down and build housing? And I will ask again can anyone go on that land 24 hours a day or is access restricted?

The park is closed after dark, except for housing areas where people live, or the reach along Chrissie Field where some offices are located, as well as then central parade ground. all the areas near the water are closed after dark. Too dangerous. Anyone who can afford the $5000 to $10K per month can rent.

mello · #**4092** Posted **Oct 6, 2012, 4:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by coyotetrickster

The park is closed after dark, except for housing areas where people live, or the reach along Chrissie Field where some offices are located, as well as then central parade ground. all the areas near the water are closed after dark. Too dangerous. Anyone who can afford the $5000 to $10K per month can rent.

Are the areas by the water closed off simply by a gate or are there people patrolling? I think it would be cool to go out by the water there at night but I guess Lincoln Park can provide a similar experience. I don't know why but the Presidio seems so mysterious and interesting to me. I love rugged coastal areas that aren't crowded with housing units.

viewguysf · #**4093** Posted **Oct 6, 2012, 6:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by mello

Are the areas by the water closed off simply by a gate or are there people patrolling? I think it would be cool to go out by the water there at night but I guess Lincoln Park can provide a similar experience. I don't know why but the Presidio seems so mysterious and interesting to me. I love rugged coastal areas that aren't crowded with housing units.

colemonkee · #**4094** Posted **Oct 6, 2012, 8:25 PM**

Ha! I'll bring it back on topic. Where is Block 6 located?

easy as pie · #**4095** Posted **Oct 6, 2012, 8:56 PM**

yeesh folks, google your questions, already! http://www.socketsite.com/Mission%20Bay%20Block%20Watch%205-25-12.jpg

timbad · #**4096** Posted **Oct 6, 2012, 10:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by easy as pie

yeesh folks, google your questions, already! http://www.socketsite.com/Mission%20Bay%20Block%20Watch%205-25-12.jpg

easy, easy! :-) that's not the right block 6.

from the view shown in the second image, it must be referring to TransBay block 6, which is on Folsom, between Fremont and Beale. map here

easy as pie · #**4097** Posted **Oct 8, 2012, 11:56 PM**

it's unconfirmed at this point, but the capital plan for the 2011 bond money appears to show that some funding has been found for the piazza st francis in north beach, that is, the pedestrianization of vallejo st between columbus and grant.

the project: http://landscapeoffice.com/portfolio/piazza_st_francis.html and/or http://www.poetsplaza.org/index.html ...not really sure which one is more up-to-date

number 3-4 on this map of improvements to come corresponds to Columbus/Stockton & Vallejo Pedestrian Improvements on this glossary, seems pretty unlikely it could be anything but the pedestrianization project for which detailed engineering studies and designs have been developed and received preliminary approval. the 800,000 dollar evaluation is on the lowest side of previous estimates but the diocese itself has offered to kick in and i think there's still an active fundraising effort going on. no timeline, obviously, but given the vigor with which these have been moving forward (2nd street already with design alternatives, polk street moving into consultations), i'd guess we'll be hearing something soon.

timbad · #**4098** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 2:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by easy as pie

it's unconfirmed at this point, but the capital plan for the 2011 bond money appears to show that some funding has been found for the piazza st francis in north beach, that is, the pedestrianization of vallejo st between columbus and grant. ...

hopefully great news on a neat little project that can fly under the radar! thanks, easy

1977 · #**4099** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 5:14 AM**

Some more info and new renderings of the Transbay Tower's tweaked design:

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While the design for San Francisco’s Transbay Tower to rise on the south side of Mission Street between 1st and Fremont Streets has shrunken from 1,200 to 1,070 feet, the proposed 61-story tower will still cast new shadows across San Francisco, shadows which can be problematic and fodder for litigation.

The proposed tower will yield 1.37 million square feet of office space; 10,600 square feet of retail; 39,370 square feet of off-street subterranean parking; and over 28,300 square feet of public open space, including a 24,000 square foot plaza at the corner of 1st and Fremont Streets featuring a funicular connecting the plaza with the 5.4 acre City Park above the Transit Center.

www.socketsite.com

www.socketsite.com

More info.

sahran · #**4100** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 4:49 PM**

2175 Market is a go after being approved unanimously October 4th. I think this makes seven projects that are under construction or approved in Upper Market street corridor. Exciting !

http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/10/08/2175_market_is_a_go.php