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[1977]

I don't think this has been posted yet - 1100 Broadway construction cam.

[MayorQuinbee]

Originally Posted by 1977

I don't think this has been posted yet - 1100 Broadway construction cam.

solid add.

[MayorQuinbee]

Construction Updates:

250 14th St



1340 Franklin: boom crane going up


1721 Webster: boom crane going up



Tonight, this crane was in full swing.

It appears that 1340 Franklin is still in prep, and think they will not fully erect it till overnight or next weekend when weekday traffic is at its slim.

Exciting to see these come more to fruition

[Fvn]

Originally Posted by MayorQuinbee

1340 Franklin: boom crane going up

That's just the piling rig

[MayorQuinbee]

Originally Posted by Fvn

That's just the piling rig

Thanks for the correction

[Pedestrian]

591-foot Oakland waterfront proposal would be city's tallest tower

[MayorQuinbee]

19th & Harrison


Valdez Corridor. As FVN posted a little while ago, the Alta Waverly site that burnt down last year is indeed active again, with what looks like a new crane in place.

Some major progress has been made on the revamping along the West side of Lake Merritt



Exciting to see the protected bike lanes take shape as well

Via East Bay Times

[homebucket]

^ Great project. This needs to happen in SF too along the Embarcadero, from AT&T Park all the way to Fisherman's Wharf.

[BobbyMucho]

Originally Posted by homebucket

^ Great project. This needs to happen in SF too along the Embarcadero, from AT&T Park all the way to Fisherman's Wharf.

The Embarcadero has bike lanes on either side for the entire stretch between AT&T and the Wharf. It also has the "Blue Greenway" stretching from AT&T (South side of Mission Creek) all of the way down to the county line at Candlestick Point. If anything, the Blue Greenway just needs some additional funding for more benches, lighting, and landscaping.

[homebucket]

Right, but it’s actually not all that safe given the amount of bike and vehicle traffic. I’ve seen many near accidents along the Embarcadero despite the green bike lanes.

[iamfishhead]

Managed to get a few of 601 City Center this weekend. It is going up pretty quick.

2018-04-28 13.30.34 by Joshua Goldstein, on Flickr

2018-04-28 13.30.37 by Joshua Goldstein, on Flickr

[patriotizzy]

Originally Posted by homebucket

Right, but it’s actually not all that safe given the amount of bike and vehicle traffic. I’ve seen many near accidents along the Embarcadero despite the green bike lanes.

At least there are lanes for bikes. Expecting no accidents is a bit of a fallacy. No matter the setup, there will be accidents one way or another.

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by patriotizzy

At least there are lanes for bikes. Expecting no accidents is a bit of a fallacy. No matter the setup, there will be accidents one way or another.

Uh, what? Where did I say expect no accidents? Accidents can occur on both separated bike lanes and bike lanes on the road, and yes, bike lanes are better than nothing at all. However, a protected bike lane would offer a more pleasant biking experience and have far less accidents than a regular bike lane, by eliminating collisions with vehicles and "dooring".

http://www.sfexaminer.com/uber-lyft-...mand-barriers/

[Fvn]

Originally Posted by Fvn

That's just the piling rig

Now it (1314 Franklin) has a tower crane!

[MayorQuinbee]

Some nice drone pics of the Valdez Corridor from a few weeks ago.









Credit via San Jose Mercury News

[P-Vidal Naquet's Mot]

Originally Posted by MayorQuinbee

Some nice drone pics of the Valdez Corridor from a few weeks ago.









Credit via San Jose Mercury News

Excellent photos: Oakland rises!...literally.

But seriously, nearly forty years ago when I returned from England to the Bay area as a high school grad and musician in need of a day job, I took a gig at "Fox Photo," 1333 Broadway. By then, white flight had gutted a once vibrant Downtown, and City Centre consisted solely of the two Clorox buildings and fenced-off open spaces. The rest of Downtown as a crime-ridden, forlorn wreckage, the consequence of institutionalized American racism via white flight and tax-supported, racially exclusive suburbanization.

How moving it is, for me, to return once again to the Bay Area from a three decade sojourn in New York City (and Britain and France) to witness and experience the revival and rise of Oakland as a multiracial hipster powerhouse.

Oh, I do get it about displacement. I'm exiled to San Francisco (where I was born and spent my earliest youth before going abroad), as the Oakland nabes I covet have become far too expensive –– and we're not talking about Montclair, Crocker Highlands, Rockridge, or Sequoyah, either.

But that is the way of things: when I married and brought our blended family to Manhattan, we sought a home in Brooklyn, reputed multiracial sanctuary for bohemians, creatives, and working-class alike. We were priced out and found refuge in Cabrini Heights, then rebranded as "Brooklyn in Manhattan." Talk about ironic payback.

With Oakland ascendant, Brooklyn by the Bay might become Brooklyn in ways not anticipated: Gentrification and its Discontents.

Still, Downtown Oakland rising by the day? Love it.

[patriotizzy]

Originally Posted by homebucket

Uh, what? Where did I say expect no accidents? Accidents can occur on both separated bike lanes and bike lanes on the road, and yes, bike lanes are better than nothing at all. However, a protected bike lane would offer a more pleasant biking experience and have far less accidents than a regular bike lane, by eliminating collisions with vehicles and "dooring".

http://www.sfexaminer.com/uber-lyft-...mand-barriers/

Uh, what? Where did I say you said you expect no accidents? I was merely stating the self-evident because you were sounding dramatic.

[DIESELPOLO]

Originally Posted by P-Vidal Naquet's Mot

Excellent photos: Oakland rises!...literally.

But seriously, nearly forty years ago when I returned from England to the Bay area as a high school grad and musician in need of a day job, I took a gig at "Fox Photo," 1333 Broadway. By then, white flight had gutted a once vibrant Downtown, and City Centre consisted solely of the two Clorox buildings and fenced-off open spaces. The rest of Downtown as a crime-ridden, forlorn wreckage, the consequence of institutionalized American racism via white flight and tax-supported, racially exclusive suburbanization.

How moving it is, for me, to return once again to the Bay Area from a three decade sojourn in New York City (and Britain and France) to witness and experience the revival and rise of Oakland as a multiracial hipster powerhouse.

Oh, I do get it about displacement. I'm exiled to San Francisco (where I was born and spent my earliest youth before going abroad), as the Oakland nabes I covet have become far too expensive –– and we're not talking about Montclair, Crocker Highlands, Rockridge, or Sequoyah, either.

But that is the way of things: when I married and brought our blended family to Manhattan, we sought a home in Brooklyn, reputed multiracial sanctuary for bohemians, creatives, and working-class alike. We were priced out and found refuge in Cabrini Heights, then rebranded as "Brooklyn in Manhattan." Talk about ironic payback.

With Oakland ascendant, Brooklyn by the Bay might become Brooklyn in ways not anticipated: Gentrification and its Discontents.

Still, Downtown Oakland rising by the day? Love it.

All of this: <3

I get it.

[dimondpark]

Here's a cool post by Happy Guy@CD from Jan...

High-rise update:

High-rises, Under Construction:
1314 Franklin St (635u, 40 stories)
1640 Broadway (254u, 33 stories)
1700 Webster (206u, 23 stories)
601 City Center (600k-sf office, 24 stories)
1721 Webster (250u, 25 stories)
(NEW) 1100 Broadway (300k-sf office, 18 stories) *Groundbreaking on 1/12, construction start on 1/22

High-rises, Building Permits Filed:
Boston Properties tower (402u, 25 stories)
2270 Broadway (223u, 24 stories)
1100 Clay (288u, 15 stories)
227 27th (437u, 18 stories)

He updated in March:

Update:
1100 Clay (16 stories, 288 units) has began construction. Purchased by CIM Group, 1100 Clay marks the 7th high-rise under construction.
CIM Group also started construction on 40 Harrison St (8 stories, 333 units) in Jack London Square
RAD Urban has filed building permits for a high-rise at 2044 Franklin St (30 stories, 179 units)
over/under 7000 units under construction citywide

[MayorQuinbee]

1640 Broadway

601 City Center

Originally Posted by Fvn

Now it (1314 Franklin) has a tower crane!

You are most certainly right!

Also, 1721 Webster is starting to climb out of the ground.