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

[Jerry of San Fran]

988 Market - Homebucket - thanks for the post. The floor plans helped me to see how it could be done. Will be interesting to see how this one progresses.

[pequenosparkee]

199 Potrero (former lampshade store apparently) got demo'd
https://goo.gl/maps/phM2vcw9eP1wWiM66

Looks like they want to expand the building next door (151 Potrero) - working on an office complex of 5 adjacent buildings
https://www.comstockrealtypartners.com/utah-street-san-francisco

[unpermitted_variance]

Per SFYIMBY, a very ambitious proposal at the base of Sutro Tower. About 40 units of subsidized teacher housing and 36 market-rate townhomes.

















Full article with details and more renderings:

https://sfyimby.com/2023/05/renderings-r...housing-on-twin-peaks-san-francisco.html


I can't even begin to imagine what the backlash is gonna look like here...

[38 Geary]

Interesting proposal. Good to see some more affordable housing is being built. Architecture is quite good for its form as well. Only downside is the amount of parking but isn't surprising given the location, which makes me question if this is even an ideal site for housing. Surely there must be some other vacant space, either parking lot or derelict structure, in better proximity to public transit, where high density affordable housing can be built.

[Busy Bee]

Whether or not the peak of Mt. Sutro at the end of a meandering culdesac is an ideal place for a dense amount of affordible housing is something you had to think about? I suppose it could work if living this high and removed from transit and walkability is viewed as a sort of "price you pay" but the only thing that would make less sense for this site would be dedicated housing for the blind or physically handicapped.

[JManc]

Is Sutro an active telecommunications tower? If so, I'd be concerned about growing a third arm or having brain scrambled being that close to it.

[38 Geary]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

Whether or not the peak of Mt. Sutro at the end of a meandering culdesac is an ideal place for a dense amount of affordible housing is something you had to think about? I suppose it could work if living this high and removed from transit and walkability is viewed as a sort of "price you pay" but the only thing that would make less sense for this site would be dedicated housing for the blind or physically handicapped.

Biking here would be a challenge even with an electric bike.

It does look kinda cool though especially with Sutro Tower as the backdrop.

I say just build it.

[38 Geary]

The specs:
- 130 ft, 13 floors
- 230 units (59 micro-units, 48 studios, 24 1BR, 91 2BR, 8 3 BR)
- 8,870 sq ft for retail
- Parking for 0 cars and 148 bicycles

The site:
https://goo.gl/maps/JjRVnELPCpbBwtKFA (Hawthorne side)
https://goo.gl/maps/cVhmsBz4zNGYBDAN7 (Folsom side)

Meeting For 120 Hawthorne Street In SoMa, San Francisco



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JUNE 1, 2023

The San Francisco Planning Commission is set to review plans and consider extending 2017-approved entitlements later this month for 120 Hawthorne Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The meeting is scheduled for June 15th. Equity Residential is listed as the property owner.

The 130-foot tall structure will yield around 202,450 square feet with 153,800 square feet of housing, 31,900 square feet of common space, and 8,870 square feet for retail. Parking will be included for 148 bicycles and no cars. Of the 230 apartments, there will be 59 micro-units, 48 studios, 24 one-bedrooms, 91 two-bedrooms, and eight three-bedrooms.

Handel Architects is responsible for the design. Facade materials will include silver aluminum, concrete pre-cast panel, and curtain-wall glass. The overall design will highlight the verticality of the infill structure. The Hawthorne-facing exterior will have two rows of double-height bay windows below a triple-height bay window and the mid-structure setback. The exterior facing Folsom Street will be a curtain-wall skin textured with vertical louvers and inset balconies. Glass railing will provide a slick transition to the amenity terrace and setback top floors. Private balconies will line the side of the lower eight floors.

The property will connect to an existing network of interior block pedestrian pathways. A new section of landscaped space will provide more open space to the existing SoMa Square Apartments complex, which Equity Residential owns.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/06/meeting-for-120-hawthorne-street-in-soma-san-francisco.html

[38 Geary]

And the renderings:





https://sfyimby.com/2023/06/meeting-for-120-hawthorne-street-in-soma-san-francisco.html

[pequenosparkee]

New placard up - affordable housing coming to 18th & Hampshire
https://www.2530-18th.org/

Also, ibeams seen in the 1850 Bryant lot
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...t-street-nonprofit-development-sold.html

[Jerry of San Fran]

6/4/2023 - Yesterday I saw work is now being done at this site. It borders 3 streets, Van Ness, Grove & Dr Tom Waddell Pl., will be 8 stories tall. See drawings of the complex here: https://thekelsey.org/projects/civic-center/
There are now 2 sites being developed within 2 blocks of the Fox Plaza.
https://thekelsey.org/projects/civic-center/
2023_06_04 The Kelsey

[38 Geary]

^ Here's SFYIMBY's report on the Kelsey. Overall, an awesome project. Great concept and excellent, urban minded spec sheet.

The specs:
- 84 ft, 8 floors
- 112 units (80 studios, 32 2BR)
- All of the units will be affordable; 25% of the units will be designated for disabled people
- 1,180 sq ft for a Disability Cultural Community Center
- Parking for 0 cars and 62 bicycles

The site:
https://goo.gl/maps/a3RrgdugTEQge2Gn8

Groundbreaking for Affordable Kelsey Civic Center in San Francisco



By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on June 9, 2023

Construction officially started yesterday afternoon for the eight-story affordable housing project at 240 Van Ness Avenue in the Civic Center, San Francisco. The event, attended by Mayor London Breed, highlighted the project’s disability-forward approach for residents of the future 112 units. The project is co-developed by The Kelsey and Mercy Housing.

The Kelsey aims to become a successful model for residents that can inspire and be scaled nationwide. Co-founder and CEO of The Kelsey, Micaela Connery, describes that the Civic Center project will be “affordable to people with and without disabilities making 20-80% of the median area income; accessible to people with a spectrum of support, mobility, sensory, and cognitive access needs; and inclusive for all residents, with a resident services program designed to foster a connected community.”

“With creative thinking and a commitment to designing affordable housing that works for everyone, there’s no reason this kind of success can’t be replicated all over the country,” said Doug Shoemaker, president of affordable housing nonprofit Mercy Housing California.

The 84-foot tall structure will yield around 87,400 square feet with 1,180 square feet for the Disability Cultural Community Center. Of the 112 apartments, 80 studios will average 302 square feet and 32 two-bedrooms will average around 737 square feet. Parking will be included for 62 bicycles and no cars. A quarter of all units will be designated for disabled applicants.

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WRNS Studio and Santos Prescott & Associates are jointly responsible for the design. The L-shaped building will be clad with vertical bands of white and complement its two neighbors, The Bowes Center next door and San Francisco City Hall just across Grove Street. The ground-level garden will provide an open courtyard, an eight-story air, and the defining character for the residential experience. Other on-site amenities will include the commons room, offices, and a rooftop deck.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/06/groundbreaki...y-civic-center-in-san-san-francisco.html

[38 Geary]

And the renderings:







https://sfyimby.com/2023/06/groundbreaki...y-civic-center-in-san-san-francisco.html

[pequenosparkee]

3300 Club, site of five-alarm fire, will be affordable housing
https://missionlocal.org/2023/06/3300-club-site-of-five-alarm-fire-will-be-affordable-housing/

[JManc]

Too bad the dumpy two story building between this and City Hall is not being redeveloped

[citywatch]

Although built over 12 yrs ago, an update about this bldg just dropped within the past day or so....

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^ I've been fascinated by the economics & engineering....& politics....of a property that isn't too common.

[tall/awkward]

Ar! There be construction on Treasure Island! Alas, me ship was too fast to get a good look...

[AndrewK]

Originally Posted by pequenosparkee

3300 Club, site of five-alarm fire, will be affordable housing
https://missionlocal.org/2023/06/3300-club-site-of-five-alarm-fire-will-be-affordable-housing/

So glad to hear that something is finally happening with this space, it’s been a major eyesore and a drag on the neighborhood for years now.

[pseudolus]

a couple of pics by me of the STEAM building going up at City College

[pseudolus]

also: while I was there, I took a look at the Balboa reservoir and there's still nothing happening