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

[pseudolus]

Originally Posted by tech12

looks like the site in the picture is a couple blocks west of that development site (you can see the tops of the old warehouses that would be demolished, in the left background of the pic).

Looking at google maps, the construction site in that pic used to be a warehouse and a garage/junkyard for DeSoto and Flywheel taxi cabs.

Could be this, from propertymap.sfplanning.org

"Project includes SFPUC's purchase of the parcels (1975 Galvez Ave., APN 5250/016 and 555 Selby St., APN 5250/015) for use by San Francisco General Services Agency (GSA), as well as the GSA's leasing of one parcel (450 Toland St., APN 5230/018). Project also includes demolition of two existing structures totaling 16,650 sq. ft. and construction of a new 52,972 sq. ft. GSA Central Shops building on two parcels at Selby and Galvez, and tenant improvements to existing structure at 450 Toland St. to be used as a GSA automotive service garage/facility."

[timbad]

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Could be this, ... construction of a new 52,972 sq. ft. GSA Central Shops building on two parcels at Selby and Galvez, ..."

yes, looking at Google maps, Selby and Galvez looks like a plausible address for the parcel in the pic, thanks for the search!

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[Jerry of San Fran]

I walked by the site of the future development planned at 975 Bryant St. which is currently occupied by a low rise building with a large parking lot. The San Francisco Planning Dept. approved with conditions on August 24, 2017, document 2015-005862 ENX. of which this image comes from. Will the color be what is pictured here when built? I like the colors. Nothing new in the architecture here.

I had lunch at 11 Division St. today near this future development. It is quite a changing neighborhood!

975 Bryant

[Pedestrian]

Don't care for yellow. Really don't care for it in buildings.

[OneRinconHill]

Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

I walked by the site of the future development planned at 975 Bryant St. which is currently occupied by a low rise building with a large parking lot. The San Francisco Planning Dept. approved with conditions on August 24, 2017, document 2015-005862 ENX. of which this image comes from. Will the color be what is pictured here when built? I like the colors. Nothing new in the architecture here.

I had lunch at 11 Division St. today near this future development. It is quite a changing neighborhood!

975 Bryant

That is...yellow.

[tech12]

Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

I walked by the site of the future development planned at 975 Bryant St. which is currently occupied by a low rise building with a large parking lot. The San Francisco Planning Dept. approved with conditions on August 24, 2017, document 2015-005862 ENX. of which this image comes from. Will the color be what is pictured here when built? I like the colors. Nothing new in the architecture here.

I had lunch at 11 Division St. today near this future development. It is quite a changing neighborhood!

975 Bryant

So short (and yellow). What a waste of potential. It is better than a parking lot though.

[viewguysf]

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Don't care for yellow. Really don't care for it in buildings.

Whether one likes yellow or not, it could become dated looking very quickly, especially with so much of it.

I immediately thought that about ICON SF (originally The Icon, which it's certainly not) at Market/Noe/16th Street when it was built. Its shade of orange already looked dated, not to mention the poor design, imo instantly making it the worst new building on upper Market.

[Pedestrian]

^^I didn't know yellow was particularly associated with this period. Otherwise, how would it "date" the structure? On the other hand, I'm just not a fan of extensive use of bright colors in large buildings (structures much larger than single family homes of a period when such colors might have been used historically). Especially "hot" colors. Prefer "cool" blues and greens.

[CaliNative]

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

^^I didn't know yellow was particularly associated with this period. Otherwise, how would it "date" the structure? On the other hand, I'm just not a fan of extensive use of bright colors in large buildings (structures much larger than single family homes of a period when such colors might have been used historically). Especially "hot" colors. Prefer "cool" blues and greens.

I think the dark reddish color of the 52 story building at Montgomery & California (former BofA HQ) is nice & tastefully done (red granite?). So is the dark reddish color of Wells Fargo Center in Los Angeles. While from a distance the mostly bright white residential districts of SF (set against the green parks) are striking (almost Greek in appearance), some color variety is OK, if done tastefully. The pastel colors of the Victorian houses on Alamo Square come to mind. Dignified, not garish. In L.A., the red, green & blue buildings of the Pacific Design Center actually work. So does the light blue of the Eastern Columbia Bldg. in DTLA. And what is wrong with some yellow, at least in residential buildings? Yellow is a cheerful color. Latin American and African cities are full of color, as are those in the Mediterranean countries (except Greece, where white is predominate in most cities and towns).

"The coldest winter I ever experienced was a summer in San Francisco". M. Twain. Not this week!

[viewguysf]

Originally Posted by CaliNative

I think the dark reddish color of the 52 story building at Montgomery & California (former BofA HQ) is nice & tastefully done (red granite?).

555 California is clad in Carnelian granite, expensive and beautiful. It has been discussed in Forum threads with some people not liking it; personally, I'm very fond of it. I'm a fan of color done well on a good design.

[Pedestrian]

Big difference between the natural dark color of the granite on this building and bright yellow painted stucco. I'm with you on the granite. I like it fine. In fact, I'm pretty much fine with any natural color--just not bright paint on modern buildings. It's garish as opposed to restrained and elegant.

[Busy Bee]

A little yellow goes a long way.

[timbad]

the yellow building would be where the olive-drab one is just on the far side of the freeway overpass in this pic. its fluorescence might not even be enough to get it noticed at this location!



but I was surprised that the little alley just next to it seemed to have some life in it when I was by there the other day

[timbad]

the hits keep coming in Dogpatch, as more of the existing structures get knocked down and carted off...

901 Tennessee, at 20th, is mostly rubble



to make way for this



this of course is just down the street from 815 Tennessee, in progress



and 2177 Third St, at 19th, is also disappearing





and will be this

[timbad]

elsewhere in Dogpatch, the little plaza on Indiana is getting some green



the office building on Brannan near Fourth





north side of Harrison between Third and Fourth



how the new section of Moscone connects with the existing part behind it, seen from Third St



corner of Third and Howard



the hole fronting Howard is getting decked over, looks like



some more hope for mid-Market: the Renoir, now Proper, Hotel is about to open, finally



the sidewalk details look good



north side of Mission near Seventh



99 Rausch (Folsom, near Seventh)

[timbad]

855 Brannan has lost more of its shroud. looking south along Eighth



the indent where the retail corridor through the complex will be, Brannan side



in context



the Brannan St side is also broken up by a gantryway



more context



the retail corridor seen from the alley side



alley context



north along Eighth St sidewalk



SW corner on Eighth



overall, this one is growing on me. I was worried it was going to be too monolithic, but the mass is broken up enough, and the remaining bulk actually echoes its surroundings

[timbad]

the office building on Townsend

[viewguysf]

Originally Posted by timbad

the yellow building would be where the olive-drab one is just on the far side of the freeway overpass in this pic. its fluorescence might not even be enough to get it noticed at this location! but I was surprised that the little alley just next to it seemed to have some life in it when I was by there the other day

OK...perhaps the vivid yellow will brighten the drab environment. Living on Bryant near the Hall of Justice with a freeway on two sides is not at all my idea of a desirable spot.

Kudos as usual for another spectacular update timbad!

[a very long weekend]

man, after the 50+1 decision out of the supreme court, i wonder if we could see a civic group emerge to speed along the central subway extension with ballot initiatives.