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

[NOPA]

Thanks for the Upper market update Timbad! SF Curbed also gave an update on 940 Grove and the construction of the "Painted Gentleman" on Alamo Square

http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/06...rket_with_construction_site_neighbor.php

[timbad]

had jury duty this past week, so was in the Civic Center area during the day... got a few shots of the in-progress SF Jazz Center at Fell and Franklin. a reminder that it also has a webcam.

looking east down Fell (with the building on Van Ness that is to be re-clad in glass, in the background):



closer-up:



south down Franklin:



right at the corner of Fell and Franklin:



and looking either way from that corner to give some neighborhood context... west down Fell:



north up Franklin:



I think it's looking good, and that whole area around where the freeway used to be continues to improve.

a few blocks away, at Gough and Grove, this project is underway:

[Jerry of San Fran]

Today, 12/10/12, construction trailers were moved to the site of Trinity Place. I suspect that Phase III may be happening soon with the teardown of the now empty Trinity Plaza. I'll keep an eye on the property. Picture from my apartment.


Trinity Place by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/antinous/]

[timbad]

thanks Jerry, great shot! hope you don't mind, I copied your post over to the Trinity thread

[viewguysf]

While I'm demonstrably unhappy with the cheapening of the design of Trinity Place, I've waited years to see Trinity Plaza go. Goodbye and good riddance--you were a blot on the City and Mid Market Street!

[easy as pie]

yeah, i was all bummed at seeing the squat disappointment that is the jazz center, but then the shot of the trailers at city place literally brought a smile to my face. genius.

[1977]

Big news for the Treasure Island and Hunters Point developments:

China Development Bank approves $1.7B loan for Hunters Point, Treasure Island

The loan committee of the China Development Bank has approved a $1.7 billion loan to build new neighborhoods and upward of 20,000 units of housing on the Hunters Point Shipyard, Candlestick Point and Treasure Island.
The agreement, confirmed by sources familiar with the negotiations, is a crucial step in longstanding plans to build new neighborhoods on the two mothballed San Francisco military facilities, which represent San Francisco's largest development opportunities.
The loan will provide $1 billion for Hunters Point Shipyard, where the first 1,400 homes could be under construction by the first quarter of next year. Treasure Island, which is at least a year behind the Hunters Point project, will get $700 million.
Lennar is the managing developer of the Hunters Point project. On Treasure Island, Lennar is in a 50/50 partnership with Wilson Meany, Kenwood Investments, and Stockbridge Capital Group.

Source and article:http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2012/12/china-development-bank-approves-17b.html

[Jerry of San Fran]

timbad - thanks - I forgot that there is a thread for Trinity Place.

[edwards]

Thanks to a plugged-in tipster, we now have the details and design for the proposed tower which has been raised to 350 feet and 31 stories with 186 condos over a ground floor restaurant, café, and 175 underground parking spaces accessed from Howard Street:

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2012/...op_details_and_design_for_a_350foot.html

[tech12]

Originally Posted by edwards

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2012/...op_details_and_design_for_a_350foot.html

Nice, too bad the height limit at that location is only 200'. Hopefully this thing gets an exception and is approved. And if approved, hopefully the "OMG NO EVIL WALLZ ON OUR WATERFRONT1!!@1!" hysterical NIMBY types don't try and stop it.

[Jerry of San Fran]

Got this photo today from my apartment. I'm glad to see the little extra on the roof - a crown for what is apparently the mechanical room. Since I look down on a lot of buildings from my 27th floor apartment it is nice to see some design to hide the myriad pipes, fans & conduits.


[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/antinous/8273856174/]

[ElDuderino]

201 FOLSOM: TISHMAN SPEYER’S FOLLOW-UP TO THE INFINITY TOWERS

201 Folsom is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Tishman Speyer’s Infinity towers, which upped the ante in the luxury high rise condo market in 2008 with spacious floor plans, private balconies, and first-rate hotel style amenities. As San Francisco’s market has finally pulled out of its long slump according to many analysts, developers have been eager to re-enter the new construction market.

This September, Tishman Speyer filed its building permit for construction at the Folsom and Main Street corner location in South Beach. The plans lay out a 699 residential unit, four-building complex, consisting of two mid-rise and two high-rise towers. The mid-rise towers will feature 59 and 80 units each and are expected to be eight stories, while the high-rise towers will contain the remaining 285 and 245 units and clock in at 42 and 37 stories respectively.

Like the Infinity, the new 201 Folsom complex will cater to San Franciscan urbanites looking to indulge in the lifestyle typically found only in the finest hotels in the world. If the Infinity towers are anything to judge by (and according to Tishman Speyer, the new project will build on the success of the Infinity), expect a chic modern look and finishes like granite kitchen countertops, marble baths, sculpted wood flooring in living areas, custom lighting, walk-in closets, and custom built-ins. The new towers, which are just blocks from the bay, will also feature stunning panoramic bay and city views.

http://www.sfnewdevelopments.com/11054/2...80%99s-follow-up-to-the-infinity-towers/

[fimiak]

I didn't see a thread for 55 Ninth, so here are two pics from 12/13/12.

[stormkingfan]

Originally Posted by timbad

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the building on Van Ness that is to be re-clad in glass, in the background):

Noooooooooooooo!!!!!

[minesweeper]

A proposal at 942 Mission was approved a couple of years ago and planned to break ground back in 2009, but apparently got caught up in the recession.


Source: SocketSite

I was randomly checking on this one, and they just recently got the permit to demo the existing building:



They already have the permit to construct the new building. SF hotel occupancy has been very strong the last couple years, and there are almost no new hotels in the pipeline, so it makes sense that they'd finally get this one going.

[viewguysf]

Originally Posted by stormkingfan

Noooooooooooooo!!!!!

Oh yes, thankfully!!!

[tech12]

Originally Posted by minesweeper

A proposal at 942 Mission was approved a couple of years ago and planned to break ground back in 2009, but apparently got caught up in the recession.


Source: SocketSite

I was randomly checking on this one, and they just recently got the permit to demo the existing building:



They already have the permit to construct the new building. SF hotel occupancy has been very strong the last couple years, and there are almost no new hotels in the pipeline, so it makes sense that they'd finally get this one going.

I never heard of this one before. Always nice to see more highrises approved, especially when it comes out of the blue. The entire Mission/Market Street corridor in downtown is going to be a very different place in several years.

[jbm]

i walked by 942 mission this morning. Scaffolding is up on the front of the building, so it appears that something is under way or will be shortly.

[ElDuderino]

Butterflies Facing Eviction As 45 Lansing Lands A General Contractor

According to a plugged-in source, Build Group has been selected as the general contractor for the construction of the 39-story tower to rise at 45 Lansing.

With construction permits in hand, as we first reported last month, the butterflies will likely soon be evicted from the Lansing Street Pollinator Garden on the site.

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2012/...viction_as_45_lansing_lands_a_gener.html

[modernist]

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2012/...ll_350_mission_street_home_in_twois.html

looks like this is gonna go up, maybe ever a little taller then expected.