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

[gillynova]

A 25k soccer stadium in the heart of Downtown San Francisco sounds and looks amazing! It would've been more feasible if we didn't have a Bay Area MLS in San Jose already. Maybe we can host another team in SF like how LA and New York have 2 teams but seems very unlikely to me.

It would be a perfect venue for concerts though. There's a TON of events at Bill Graham (8.5k capacity) and Shoreline (18k capacity) that the soccer stadium can handle and would be perfect with the BART station right there.

Maybe if they can implement stores in the exterior so there would be continues foot traffic as people visit/check out the stadium then it would be a match made in heaven

[pequenosparkee]

Samsara took over where Formant used to be, right next to OpenAI. Lots of companies in PH / the Mission - Adept, Discord, Invitae, etc.

[homebucket]

One of San Francisco's largest rooftop bars will soar above Union Square
By Susana Guerrero
Sep 12, 2023

When Chotto Matte opens its doors next month, the newest addition to Union Square is expected to be one of the largest restaurants and rooftop bars in San Francisco.

Ahead of the grand opening slated for October, SFGATE was invited to a media preview of Chotto Matte, on the eighth floor of the former Macy’s men’s department store. The Japanese-Peruvian restaurant is expected to host 400 guests in a dining space that will feature a lava stone sushi counter, a DJ booth and a vast wine display.

San Francisco has been a huge focus for Chotto Matte ever since the international restaurant chain first announced its plans to debut the massive eatery back in 2021. Chotto Matte’s grand opening was proposed for September, but it has been pushed back to late October while crews complete construction and last-minute details. Once it opens, the San Francisco outpost will be the largest Chotto Matte site, larger than even its flagship restaurant in London.

“In the heart of Union Square, we hope to blend into its electric energy and vibrant culinary scene, bringing our innovative dining offerings to its discerning food lovers,” Chotto Matte founder Kurt Zdesar told SFGATE via email last month.

A private elevator lift will take guests to the top floor of 50 O'Farrell St., where they will first spot a robata grill before catching sweeping views of Union Square’s shopping district and the cityscape on the exterior dining terrace. The space features floor-to-ceiling windows that can be opened or closed to help keep guests warm during the evenings and the chilly winter months ahead.

General manager Adam Chapman told SFGATE that Chotto Matte aspires to add to San Francisco’s energetic nightlife, pointing to where the forthcoming DJ booth and sushi counter will eventually be. Specific operational hours have not been released, but Chapman said the restaurant will likely stay open until 1 a.m., which is later than neighboring rooftop bars Charmaine’s and Kaiyo.

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/...P-CP-Spotlight

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AIASF Opens Center For Architecture + Design In Historic San Francisco Building



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The American Institute of Architects, San Francisco, opened its new headquarters and the Center for Architecture + Design last Friday at 140 Sutter Street in downtown San Francisco. The civic-minded institution will provide a new cultural hub for lectures, events, and film screenings inside the historic Hallidie Building. Aidlin Darling Design, a San Francisco-based architecture firm, is responsible for the interior design, working alongside a team of collaborators.

Joshua Aidlin of Aidlin Darling Design said about the firm’s work, ”the Center is about bringing together people from different backgrounds in a physical space—a cultural destination for the community, where one can be inspired by the power of design.” The sparse interior intervention complements the exposed concrete pillars with warm wooden panels.

Across from the abstract sculptural concierge desk that greets visitors are the natural-lit storefront cafe space and the large double-height lecture hall. The back of the center includes a gallery and meeting room. The mezzanine level of the 10,000-square-foot space will create a new office space for AIASF.

Charles Higueras, Chair of the Board for the center, said ahead of the event last Friday, “Finally, we have a place dedicated to helping our diverse city understand the importance of well-designed spaces and places. The Center’s emergence now plays a key role in engaging the public in creating a more enduring and vibrant city.”

The Hallidie Building was constructed in 1918 with a design by Willis Polk and financing from the U.C. Regents. The architect said of the project, once complete, that “nothing like this building has ever been attempted in the world,” making it, by some accounts, the first-ever curtain wall building in the world. The city’s Historic Review of the project notes the “remarkable cantilevered and overscaled cornice, decorative fire escapes, and balconies.” The eight-story steel-frame building is named after Andrew Hallidie, a U.C. Regent and the inventor of the cable car.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/aiasf-op...-building.html

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by pequenosparkee

Samsara took over where Formant used to be, right next to OpenAI. Lots of companies in PH / the Mission - Adept, Discord, Invitae, etc.

Thanks for the update, pequenosparkee! It'll be interesting to see if all these AI firms can help re-activate downtown although it looks like they're mostly congregating outside the downtown core.

[obemearg]

531 Bryant St looks like it's nearly finished. Facade looks great and it interacts well with the older warehouse/industrial buildings in the area.

[pequenosparkee]

Topping out at 6th and Harrison

[homebucket]

The specs for 1326 Powell:
- 8 floors, 88 ft
- 24 units (11 studios, 7 1BR, 4 2BR, 2 3BR)
- 3 of the units will be affordable
- 2,130 sq ft for ground level commercial
- Parking for 0 cars

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7hDAYkuSAX8cSQPm9

Mixed-Use To Replace A Commercial Building At 1326 Powell Street, San Francisco



BY: YIMBY TEAM 4:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A new mixed-use building has been proposed for development at 1326 Powell Street in San Francisco. The project proposal will replace a two-story structure with an eight-story mixed-use project between Broadway and Pacific Avenue in Chinatown, by the neighborhood’s northern edge.

Cafe-owner Mahmoud Larizadeh is the property owner and the project developer. AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design is responsible for the design.

The 88-foot tall structure will yield 27,160 square feet, with 2,130 square feet dedicated to commercial use and 23,760 square feet for residential use. Unit sizes will range, with 11 studios, seven one-bedrooms, four two-bedrooms, and two three-bedroom units.

Three of the 24 units to be produced will be priced as low-income housing, providing the project with an additional seven units allowed thanks to the State Density Bonus program. Residential amenities will include a top-floor roof terrace spanning 627 square feet and an amenities room on the sixth floor beside a smaller outdoor deck. Façade material will compose of exposed concrete, plaster, painted wood siding, and metal finishes.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/mixed-us...francisco.html

[homebucket]

The specs for 967 Mission:
- 9 floors, ? ft
- 95 units (63 studios, 32 1BR)
- All of the units will be affordable and restricted to seniors over 62
- Parking for 0 cars and ? bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dUwmFSDnmmf8vYeK8

New Building Permits For 967 Mission Street In SoMa, San Francisco



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

New building permits have been filed for an affordable senior housing community at 967 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The nine-story complex will replace the Kapwa Gardens between 5th and 6th Street with nearly a hundred homes. The project is being sponsored by the John Stewart Company and the Bayview Seniors Services organization.

While new building permits have been filed, kicking off the start of the review and ministerial process, the developers have yet to file a planning application with the city or submit a formal project plan set. The illustrations found by YIMBY came from a community meeting in mid-July this year. During the meeting, the design team showed off the new illustrations, offered two color palettes, and highlighted the four possible locations for public art installations across the facade.

Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and Y.A. Studio are collaborating on the design. The project is imbued with regional design vernacular, including eight-story sawtooth bay windows and ground-level planters. Crowning the building will be a rooftop plan.

The project plan expects to create around 95 units, with apartment sizes ranging from approximately 63 studios and 32 one-bedrooms. Residential amenities will include a community room, laundry room, Bayview Senior Services office space, and a conference room. On-site management will be provided. The apartments will be restricted to applicants over 62, earning 30-60% of the Area Median Income, and formerly homeless families referred through the Federal HUD’s ‘Continuum of Care’ program.

City records show the property last sold in 2019 for $5.388 million. The 0.2-acre parcel extends from Mission Street to Minna Street, positioned between 5th and 6th Street and on the same block as the new public park in the 5M master development. The new IKEA and Powell Street BART Station are both just one block away on Market Street.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/new-buil...francisco.html

[homebucket]

The summary for the 201 Van Ness (San Francisco Symphony Hall Renovation):
- Replace original facade with curtain-wall glass skin
- Expand Symphony Hall from 210,200 sq ft to 247,780 sq ft
- New 400-seat recital hall
- Main hall decrease from 2,700 seats to 2,100 seats
- Increased open space from 4,600 sq ft to 39,000 sq ft across several outdoor terraces
- Surface lot replaced with outdoor performance terrace and event space
- New two-level basement garage for 76 cars and 133 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PCSjuy6SmJBWgmka6

Significant San Francisco Symphony Hall Renovation Proposed
BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The San Francisco Symphony has started the entitlement process for renovations of the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall at 201 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco’s Civic Center. While plans are preliminary, the Symphony has hired local Mark Cavagnero Associates and the world-renowned Gehry Partners to produce a dramatic reimagination inside and out. Construction is expected to cost at least $100 million.

The existing symphony hall was built in 1980 with a post-modern design by SOM and Pietro Belluschi. The project shows inspiration, reflecting the neighboring neo-classical icons, City Hall, and the Opera House, with sloped copper roofing and formal exterior organization. Futuristic details include two balconies extending out of the third floor. In a public statement, the Symphony writes that it is “exploring ways to enhance the physical space to make the building more publicly accessible, transparent, and operationally efficient.”

Mark Cavagnero Associates is responsible for designing the project lobby, exterior envelope, and new recital hall. Gehry Partners will oversee the design of the concert hall interior, utilizing the firm’s longstanding experience designing many concert hall interiors, the most famous being the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Preliminary elevation plans show much of the original pre-cast facade, and a portion of the copper roofing will be replaced with curtain-wall glass skin and patterned shading ornamentation.

The project will expand the Symphony Hall from 210,200 square feet to 247,780 square feet, including a new 400-seat recital hall at the corner of Van Ness Avenue and Hayes Street. The interior hall will expand by 5,000 square feet, though the total seat capacity will decrease from 2,700 seats to 2,100 seats. Parking will be increased to hold 76 cars and 133 bicycles, shifting the capacity from a surface lot along Franklin Street into a two-level basement garage. An outdoor performance terrace and event space will replace the surface parking. The Zellerbach Hall at the corner of Franklin Street and Hayes Street will remain the same through construction.

OJB will be responsible for the landscape architecture. The plans will reduce the public space available along the streetscape with an expanded ground-level floor space, though compensated with widened sidewalks along Grove Street, Franklin Street, and Hayes Street. For visitors, though, the proposal could bring a remarkable expansion of open space, up from 4,600 square feet to 39,000 square feet across several outdoor terraces. The most significant will be the orchestra-level terrace above the lobby, providing a 10,500-square-foot balcony facing City Hall and punctuated with oculus skylights.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/signific...-proposed.html

[homebucket]

And the renderings (existing top, proposed changes bottom):















https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/signific...-proposed.html

[deanstirrat]

this looks pretty cool. Great spot for investment.

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by deanstirrat

this looks pretty cool. Great spot for investment.

Yessir!

[homebucket]

The specs for 500 Brannan:
- 4 floors, 65 ft
- 28,820 sq ft of office space
- 9,940 sq ft for a restaurant

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/A73s7rvv8T8qokY28

New Renderings For 500 Brannan Street In SoMa, San Francisco



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Renderings have been published for an office and restaurant structure at 500 Brannan Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The site is currently occupied by Marlowe, a popular 13-year-old American bistro. Canopy Project Management is sponsoring the project for an anonymous property owner listed as 590 4th Street LLC.

Design Blitz is the project architect. The new renderings show the curtain-wall skin in the dark green glass-fiber-reinforced concrete facade. Subtle carving of the horizontal platforms delineating levels will visually soften the structure’s massing and create six smaller balconies for office employees. Inside, cross-laminated timber panel ceilings will bring a natural warmth through the glass walls, complementing the green exterior while cultivating a pleasant interior environment for employees.

Jett is responsible for the landscape architecture. The studio plans include planters along the sidewalk, greenery draped over the six balconies facing Brannan and 4th Street, and a programmed rooftop deck. The outdoor restaurant space will have various seating types around a central greenspace on one side and tables around a large bar under a protective awning.

The 65-foot tall structure will yield around 36,450 square feet, including 28,820 square feet of office space and 9,940 square feet for a restaurant. The future eatery tenant will be able to occupy dining space on the ground floor and rooftop deck, with kitchen space built into the basement. Luk & Associates is the civil engineer, Strandberg is the structural engineer, and Acies Engineering is consulting on MEP Engineering.

Demolition will be required for the existing structure, built in 1925. The 0.15-acre parcel is located at the corner of 4th Street and Brannan Street in an area with some of the city’s most substantial residential proposals surrounding the San Francisco Caltrain Station, including 655 4th Street, 636 4th Street, and a proposed 12-story office project at 490 Brannan Street.

Employees are directly across from the new light rail station, completed as part of the underground Central Subway extension to connect Caltrain with Chinatown. The estimated cost has yet to be established. Construction is expected to last around 14 months.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/new-rend...francisco.html

[Jerry of San Fran]

9/30/2023 - The Kelsey 234-240 Van Ness Avenue is moving along quickly. Nice to see something being built in the Civic Center. view from Van Ness Avenue.
9/29/2023 - 234-240 Van Ness, San Francisco, California

[Jerry of San Fran]

9/30/2023 - The Kelsey 234-240 Van Ness Avenue, view from Dr Tom Waddell Pl

9/29/2023 - 234-240 Van Ness, San Francisco, California

[Jerry of San Fran]

9/30/2023 - The Kelsey 234-240 Van Ness Ave., view from the 24th floor of the Essex Fox Plaza
The Kelsey 234-240 Van Ness

[homebucket]

The specs for 842 California:
- 8 floors, 86 ft
- 30 units (14 1BR, 12 2BR, 4 3BR)
- 4 of the units will be affordable
- Parking for 9 cars and 30 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BLxaV1GVL7Krsq8k6

Increased Plans For 842 California Street On Nob Hill, San Francisco



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON OCTOBER 3, 2023

Increased plans have been submitted for an eight-story apartment complex at 842 California Street on Nob Hill, San Francisco. The new proposal, now two floors taller, will create 30 for-ownership apartments with four moderately affordable units. Acme Development is responsible for the application as project sponsor.

Cass Calder Smith is responsible for the design. The facade includes full-height bay windows along California Street and the rear lot, contrasting the stone-tone panels with brushed metal frames. The exterior will be clad with dark concrete along the foundation, terracotta rainscreen panels, concrete, and teak wood slat walls.

The 86-foot tall structure will yield around 47,950 square feet with 41,950 square feet for housing and 6,000 square feet for the nine-car below-grade garage. Additional parking will be included for 30 bicycles. Unit sizes will vary with 14 one-bedrooms, 12 two-bedrooms, and four three-bedrooms. BKF is consulting on civil engineering.

Of the 30 units, four will be designated as affordable to households earning 80% of the Area’s Median Income. By including affordable housing, the plan can benefit from the State Density Bonus program to increase residential capacity by 25% and gain waivers for certain zoning rules. The team has requested concessions related to encroachment of the basement level into the rear yard, and exposure for one unit facing Joice Street on basement level one.

Cars will be able to access the level-two basement garage from Joice Street, utilizing the grade separation of the hillside parcel. The level-one basement, accessible from a side door along Joice Street, will be occupied by a storage room, mechanical rooms, three apartments, and two backyard patios. Most residents will enter the property through the ground-level lobby from California Street, with elevators and stairwells connecting eight floors of housing and the rooftop amenity deck.

Demolition will be required for two buildings. When the new project is complete, four of the apartments will be replacement units for residents of the existing two buildings.

City records show the property last sold in August of 2020 for $5.2 million. Construction is expected to last around 24 months.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/increase...francisco.html

[homebucket]

And the renderings:







https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/increase...francisco.html

[homebucket]

Some activity for this one: SAN FRANCISCO | 505 Brannan St. | 240 FT | 17 FL