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

[FourOneFive]

Well since everyone seems to be putting together threads of potential projects for their respective cities, I decided to do one for the City by the Bay, San Francisco. I collected the information for skyscrapers.com, J Church's http://www.sfcityscape.com, the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Examiner, and other sources. Enjoy!

San Francisco Now:



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Under Construction

Millennium Tower at 301 Mission

function: residential, hotel
height: 645'
floors: 58
architect: Gary Handel + Associates
completion: 2008
link: http://www.millenniumtowersf.com/

Renderings:




One Rincon Hill I and II

function: residential
height: 641' and 541'
floors: 55 and 44
architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates
completion: 2007/2008
http://www.onerinconhill.com/

Renderings:




555 Mission Street

function: office
height: 482'
floors: 34
architect: Heller-Manus Architects
completion: 2008

Rendering:

updated:


* Although the project has no anchor tenant, Tishman Speyer has decided to proceed with the project.


300 Spear Street I and II

function: residential
height: 450' to roof / 350' to roof
floors: 40/35
architect: Heller Manus and Arquitectonica
completion: 2007
http://www.the-infinity.com/

Renderings:





InterContinental Hotel San Francisco

function: hotel
height: 320'
floors: 31
architect: Patri Merker Architects and Hornberger + Worstell
completion: 2007 (topped off); open for occupancy February 2008

Rendering:




690 Market Street aka the Ritz Carlton Residences
renovation

function: residential, hotel
height: 312'
floors: 24
architect: ?
completion: 2007

Rendering:





1146-1160 Mission Street aka the Soma Grand

function: residential
height: 235'
floors: 24
architect: AGI Capital
completion: 2007
http://www.somagrand.com/

Rendering:



631 Folsom Street

function: residential
height: 209'
floors: 21
architect: Gary Handel + Associates
completion: 2007-2008

Renderings:




Argenta (formerly known as Bovet Place and 1 Polk)

function: residential, retail
height: 200'
floors: 17
architect: Donald Macdonald Architects
completion: 2007

Renderings:
new

old:



Symphony Towers I

function: residential
height: 121'
floors: 13
architect: Babcock Design Studios
completion: 2007

Rendering:


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Approved

These are the projects that are mostly likely to be constructed in the next few years.

45 Lansing Street

function: residential
height: 450'
floors: 45
architect: EHDD Architecture
completion: 2009

Renderings:



* Approved by the San Francisco Planning Commission on March 2, 2006. New owner, Turnberry Ltd., hopes to develop San Francisco's first ulta-luxury condo development.


340-350 Fremont Street

function: residential
height: 440'
floors: 40
architect: Heller Manus
completion: 2009

Renderings:




The Californian at Rincon Hill (aka 375 Fremont)

function: residential
height: 400'
floors: 40
architect: Richard Keating & Associates
completion: 2009

Rendering:



*In the process of being sold by Fifield Cos.


201 Folsom Street I and II

function: residential
height: 400/350
floors: 40/35
architect: Heller Manus Architects
completion: 2009 - 2010

Renderings:
(in the foreground)

(in the background)


* The 201 Folsom project, which was approved at the same time as its *twin* 300 Spear, will begin construction after 300 Spear has been completed. Developer: Tishman Speyer


535 Mission Street

function: office
height: 380'
floors: 27
architect: HOK
completion: 2009

Renderings:



* The third incarnation of this project. This project begun as a office project in the 1990s, became a residential project in 2005, and now has reverted back to a office project.


10th and Market

function: residential
height: 352'
floors: 35(?)
architect: Heller Manus Archiects
completion: 2009(?)

Renderings:




524 Howard Street

function: office
height: 310'
floors: 23
architect: Heller Manus and Robert Frank Architects
completion: on hold

Renderings:



Exchange Place (350 Bush Street)

function: office
height: 250'
floors: 19
architect: Heller Manus
completion: on hold

Rendering:




One Hawthorne

function: residential
height: 250'
floors: 25
architect: EHDD Architecture

Renderings:




Trinity Project (1177 Market I, II, and III)

function: residential, retail
height: 240' - 160'
floors: 24 - 12
architect: Arquitectonica
completion: 2010

Renderings:






48 Tahama Street

function: office/ residential
height: 216'
floors: 20
architect: Komorous-Towey Architects
completion: ?

Renderings:


* Approved September 2001.


325 Fremont Street

function: residential
height: 200'
floors: 20
architect: Baum Thornley Architects
completion: ?

Renderings:




Signature Mission Bay

function: residential
height: ~170'
floors: 17
architect: Arquitectonica
completion: 2008

Renderings:




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Proposed

This San Francisco Chronicle graphic gives a good idea of what's on the horizon:



Transbay Transit Center Tower- SOM Proposal

function: office, hotel, residential
height: 1,200' (occupied floor); 1,375' (top of parapet)
floors: 81
architect: SOM

Renderings:






Transbay Transit Center Tower- Pelli Clarke Pelli Proposal WINNING PROPOSAL

function: office
height: 1200'
floors: 80
architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli

Renderings:






Transbay Transit Center Tower- Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Proposal

function: office, residential, hotel
height: 1,155' (skyview roof); 1,287' (top of turbine)
floors: 80
architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Renderings:





Renzo Piano Project (the corner of First and Mission)

function: mixed use
height: 1200', 1200', 900', 900', 600'
floors: ?
architect: Renzo Piano
completion: ?

Renderings: none

* As currently proposed, the project would consist of 5 towers. The signature aspect of the project would be twin 1200' towers.


181 Fremont

function: mixed use (office/ residential)
height: 900'
floors: 66
architect: Heller Manus
completion: ?

Rendering:




Transbay Tower II (on Howard between Second and First at Essex)

function: mixed use
height: 850'+
floors: ?
architect: ?
completion: ?

Renderings: none


Palace Hotel Tower Addition

function: residential
height: 680'
floors: 60
architect: SOM
completion: 2009

Renderings:




Harbor Village Resort

function: residential, commercial, open space
height: 3 towers: 650'
floors: 61 each
architect: ?
completion: dead (?)

Renderings: none


Sun Tower AKA Treasure Island Signature Tower

function: residential/ hotel
height: 600'+
floors: ~60
architect: SOM
completion: ?

Renderings: (conceptual)




Transbay Terminal Tower III (at Main and Howard)

function: residential
height: 550'
floors: ?
architect: ?
completion: ?

Renderings: none


Transbay Terminal Tower IV (at 1st and Folsom)

function: residential
height: 550'
floors: ?
architect: ?
completion: ?

Renderings: none


350 Mission Street

function: office
height: 550'
floors: ?
architect: ?
completion: ?

Renderings: none


Transbay Terminal Tower V (at Howard and Main)

function: residential
height: 450'
floors: ?
architect: ?
completion: ?

Renderings: none


1333 Gough Street aka Cathedral Hill Plaza aka Cathedral Hill Tower

function: residential
height: 407'
floors: 40
architect: SOM
completion: ?

Renderings:




Transbay Terminal Tower VI

function: residential
height: 400'
floors: ?
architect: ?
completion: ?

Renderings: none


222 Second Street

function: office
height: 350' (to roof)
floors: 25
architect: Thomas Phifer and Partners and Heller Manus
developer: Tishman Speyer
completion: ?

Renderings: none


California Pacific Medical Center Hospital and Offices

function: hospital, offices
height: 331' (hospital), 146' (office tower)
floors: 20/ unknown
architect: ?
completion: 2012 (goal)

Renderings: none


Transbay Terminal Tower VII

function: residential
height: 300'
floors: ?
architect: ?
completion: ?

Renderings: none


Transbay Terminal Tower VIII

function: residential
height: 300'
floors: ?
architect: ?
completion: ?

Renderings: none


219 Second Street

function: residential
height: 249'
floors: 24
architect: ?
completion: ?

Renderings: none


300 Grant Street

function: residential, retail
height: >120' (?)
floors: 12
architect: MBH Architects
completion: 2008 (?)

Rendering:




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Never Built

301 Mission I and II

function: office, residential, hotel
height: ~550'
floors: ?
architect: ?
completion: n/a

Rendering:



* This was the initial design for 301 Mission Street. The approved design above is now under construction.


The Hemisphere

function: residential
height: 475'
floors: 51
architect: Heller Manus Architects
completion: n/a

Rendering:



* Project was cancelled. The Board of Supervisors voted on September 28, 2004 to use their powers of eminent domain to take the parcel that the Hemisphere would have occupied. The parcel is apart of the ROW for the new Transbay Terminal.


Bloomingdale's Hotel

function: hotel
height: 400'
floors: 31
architect: Hornberger + Worstell
completion: n/a

Renderings:




* Hotel portion was dropped after the economy soured after the events of September 11th.


535 Mission Street

function: office
height: ?
floors: 24
architect: HOK
completion: n/a

Renderings:


* First project was dropped in 2002.


Sofitel Hotel

function: hotel
height: 320' (?)
floors: ~30
architect: SOM
completion: n/a

Rendering:



* Project was dropped after the economy soured. The parcel in which this project would have been built is now included in Renzo Piano's proposal at 1st and Mission.


State Insurance Compensation Building Addition

function: office
height: 198'
floors: 12
architect: HOK
completion: n/a

Renderings:



*There is a now a residential proposal for this site.

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In addition to the proposed projects above, San Francisco is also developing comprehensive plans for several neighborhoods across San Francisco. As noted above, one tower in the Transbay Plan may include a new tallest for San Francisco and the West Coast!

Rincon Hill: APPROVED



Transbay Terminal: APPROVED






Treasure Island: PROPOSED
designed by SOM; plans include a signature 60 story tower








Other Notable Projects

Westfield San Francisco Center

status: COMPLETED
function: retail, office
floors: 8 (above ground); 1 (underground)
developer: Forest City/ Westfield
completion: 2006

Renderings:






James R. Herman International Cruise Terminal and Bryant Street Park

status: ON HOLD
function: residential, retail, open space, office, maritime (cruise terminal)
height: n/a
floors: n/a
architect: SOM
completion: Bryant Street Seawall Condo Tower: 2005; Bryant Street Pier: 2006; Cruise Terminal: 2008

Renderings:





* Facts on the new terminal:
-Terminal: 100,000 square feet
-Public Open Space: 215,000 square feet (more than 35 percent of the total site area), includes public plazas, waterfront walkways and terraces
-Retail: 180,000 square feet, including a grocery store, restaurants, a multi-screen cinema and other neighborhood-serving retail
-Office: 360,000 square feet
-Parking: 425 spaces
-Two berths: a 1,000 foot berth and an approximately 825 foot berth


de Young Museum

status: COMPLETED
function: museum, cultural
height: tower portion: 144'
floors: n/a
architect: Herzog & de Meuron
completion: 2005

Renderings:




* As a result of its copper skin, the museum's exterior will eventually turn from its brownish reflective hue to a green to match the surrounding park.


The California Academy of Science

status: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
function: museum, cultural, educational
height: n/a
floors: n/a
architect: Renzo Piano
completion: 2008
cost: $370 million

Renderings:




* It is being built across the concourse from the de Young museum (above).


Jewish Museum San Francisco

status: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
function: cultural, museum
height: n/a
floors: n/a
architect: Daniel Libeskind
completion: 2007

Renderings:





Transbay Transit Center

status: APPROVED
function: retail, transportation
height: ~80'
floors: 4 (above ground) and 1 (below ground)
architect: n/a
completion: 2011
cost: $2 billion+

Conceptual Renderings:




* Project will link all of the major Bay Area transit providers in one location in downtown San Francisco. In addition, project will also feature an underground extension of the Caltrain commuter rail line as well as future high speed rail service to Los Angeles.

[lakegz]

thanks for the info Four.

[Procurator]

thank you

[StevenW]

The Century and the Continental Hotel are my personal favorites.

I can't tell you how much I love San Francisco!
Thanks for posting this.

[EastBayHardCore]

I also really like The Century, I hope it actually gets finished though :-\

[FourOneFive]

No problem guys. I just wanted to bring a little attention to San Francisco. Unfortunately with San Francisco in terms of skyscraper construction, you typically only hear about NIMBYs, strict zoning, ugly boxes from the 60s and 70s, and the Transamerica Pyramid. Although we may not be New York, Chicago, or even Philadelphia, SF is still building skyscrapers...

[Chase Unperson]

I love the museum tower. It has an unsettling geometry to it when seen up close. Can you get some pics 415? The exterior looked close to complete the last time I saw it in September, are you sure it won't be "done" done until 2005?

[FourOneFive]

Here's an article from the October 12th edition of the San Francisco Chronicle:

Slow market hampers St. Regis high-rise

Dan Levy
Sunday, October 12, 2003

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Keen observers of the urban skyline will have noticed that construction on the St. Regis tower at Third and Mission streets has taken an awfully long time.

The 42-story hotel-condominium project broke ground three years ago, but it's not scheduled to open until spring 2005.

This is what's known in the real estate business as an eternity. High- rise buildings typically take two years to complete. The 102-story Empire State Building in New York was famously built in one year during the height of the Depression.

Jeff Snyder, St. Regis project manager for Cambridge, Mass., developer Carpenter & Co., said it took an entire year just to do foundation work for four levels of underground parking. Plus, it took time to seismically upgrade the old Williams building on the corner and plan how the new concrete and glass tower will integrate with it.

But mostly, Snyder conceded, the slow-motion construction schedule is the result of the city's struggling hotel industry and the wane in demand for high- end downtown housing.

In its latest Northern California report, hospitality analysts PKF Consulting said the average daily room rate in August in San Francisco was $139, down 6 percent compared with a year ago.

The occupancy rate for August improved to 68 percent from 65 percent, although that is still short of what is considered a healthy figure of 70 to 75 percent.

"We've had to wait to let the (hotel and condo) markets work themselves out," Snyder said. "It's more important to get every detail right than to rush things along."

When finished, the project will have 248 deluxe hotel rooms and 102 condos. The Museum of the African Diaspora will be on the ground floor along with a restaurant and health club.

The architect is Skidmore Owings & Merrill.

[EastBayHardCore]

I wish they'd finish that project already. I kinda understand their thinking about waiting for the market to rebound, but why not finish it now and start making money while you can, a dollar today is worth more than a dollar a year from now. Oh and by the way, have there been any recent developments in the Transbay Terminal Redevelopment Plan negotiations with the owners of The Century?

[FourOneFive]

Well, technically the developers of the St. Regis are saving money by delaying the completion of the tower. It would be more costly to have empty condos and hotel rooms than maintaining an empty shell of a building. Plus, the museum of African disapora is still raising money to begin construction of their facilities that will sit at the base of the new tower.

I haven't heard any news about the Century and it's conflicting plans with the Transbay Terminal project. I really want the project to go foward though. It'll truly be a gem in a skyline of boring boxes. Too bad it couldn't have been a little taller...

[EastBayHardCore]

What are the odds of them raising the height of a project like The Century while is it under construction, or whatever you wanna call its current state, i guess on-hold is a better word for it? But yea, do you think it could go any taller now that there are other high-rises planned for the area that will break the current limit.

[Fabb]

301 Mission Street is very elegant.
I hope that we'll hear more about this one in the near future.

[FourOneFive]

From what I've read with 301 Mission, the project sponsors should begin clearing the site and demolishing existing low rise buildings in February. Construction of SF's first 600+ft building in nearly 20 years should begin shortly thereafter.

As for the Century, the site it is proposed for is zoned for 500ft, which means it could go up to 550ft with a crown (prehaps higher with all of San Francisco funny zoning loopholes). At 475ft, I'm sure the original developers could have pushed for a taller structure, but economically, 475ft would probably have provided an adequate amount of housing units to justify the overall costs. With 555 Mission, I know the city approved a floor increase from 29 to 33 floors after the project was approved, but I don't know if that included an increase in height. (It's a shame that 555 Mission is on hold though!) Unfortunately, any dramatic changes in the height of The Century would probably require a new EIR and another vote at the Planning Commission.

[EastBayHardCore]

That's awesome news about 301 Mission! I can't wait to see that thing under construction. If SF gets that 850ft residential tower in the Transbay Terminal won't that be one of the tallest residential towers in the world? Do you think the SF should use this to push the tower's height and hopefully gain some acceptance? As of now the tower would stand as 3rd tallest completed residential tower in the world. But after the towers in Russia and Korea it would be around #5 which isn't bad for a city with such strict rules when it comes to height and such a vocal opposition to it as well. To put this into even more perspective, NYC has only 1 residential tower taller than this, and thats Trump World Tower at 861ft! GO SF!

[craeg]

I highly doubt that the "850' tower" would be strictly residential. It will likely be a mixed use office residential. As it is, the century is tied with a building in SD for tallest west coast residential. I think we have a few 550' buildings proposed though that would easily give us the tallest residential west of mississippi title.

[EastBayHardCore]

well thats good news for the west coast title then, but i was under the believf that maybe the first few stories would be retail like ground level then a few others and the rest would be residential? Maybe I didn't read closley enough but I didn't see anything about office space. I think that the Trump World Tower is under the same format, from what I can remember from my last visit the lower levels were all retail, including the lobby and the rest was all residential.

[J Church]

the transbay tower would be mostly hotel and residential.

prehaps higher with all of San Francisco funny zoning loopholes

not perhaps, tony. i know you can go to 700' in a 550 zone; for 500, i'd guess you could get to 625 or so.

[EastBayHardCore]

Would the hotel portion of the tower exclude it from being one of the tallest residential towers in the world?

[craeg]

I think so. The hotel portion of 301 mission excludes it from tallest residential west of miss.

Anyway, looks like 1160 mission was approved.

7b. 2002.0628E!KXCV (J. MILLER: (415) 558-6344)

1160 MISSION STREET - northwest side between Seventh and Eighth Streets, with additional frontage on Stevenson Street, Lots 37, 38 and 56 in Assessor's Block 3702 - Review under Planning Code Section 309 and for exceptions, to construct a new building approximately 23 stories and 235 feet in height, with a gross area approximately 497,000 square feet, containing approximately 246 dwelling units and 5400 square feet of ground floor retail, and a parking garage, to replace an existing surface-level parking lot containing 168 spaces. The requested exceptions are for bulk requirements of Section 270 and for excedences of the pedestrian comfort wind speed criteria of Section 148. The site is in a C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial) District and in 150-S and 240-S Height and Bulk Districts. The project is the subject of a concurrent hearing for a Conditional Use authorization.

Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 13, 2003)



7c. 2002.0628E!KXCV (J. MILLER: (415) 558-6344)

1160 Mission Street - northwest side between Seventh and Eighth Streets, with additional frontage on Stevenson Street, Lots 37, 38 and 56 in Assessor's Block 3702 - Request for authorization of Conditional Use for a public storage garage for passenger vehicles (Planning Code Section 223(m)), and for parking in excess of accessory amounts (Planning Code Section 204.5) in conjunction with construction of a new, 23-story residential building, replacing a surface-level parking lot containing 168 spaces with a residential apartment building 23 stories in height and approximately 497,000 gross square feet in size. The site is in a C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial) District and in 150-S and 240-S Height and Bulk Districts.

Preliminary recommendation: Approval with Conditions, including limiting residential parking at 1:2.

(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 13, 2003)



7d. 2002.0628E!KXCV (J. MILLER: (415) 558-6344)

1160 Mission Street - northwest side between Seventh and Eighth Streets, with additional frontage on Stevenson Street, Lots 37, 38 and 56 in Assessor’s Block 3702 in a C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial) District, and in 150-S and 240-S Height and Bulk Districts. Dwelling Unit Exposure Variance Sought: The proposal is to construct a new 246-unit, 23-story residential building with a 504-space parking garage. Up to 180 of these dwelling units are to be side facing (without direct frontage on a street, a complying rear-yard area, or other open area with sufficient minimum dimensions to comply with Planning Code Section 140).

(Continued from Regular Meeting of November 13, 2003)


From my own poking around, I found some specs on the city office building project on tenth and mission:

"The preliminary plans for the 24-story office development on the southwest corner of Tenth and Market Street will house approximately 500,000 square feet of office space that will be occupied by the City of San Francisco. There will be below grade parking of 83 stalls. A day care center is included in the plans.

The ground floor would contain

A partially enclosed public plaza
A five-floor atrium
Loading facilities
About 6,000 sq. ft. of retail
The main body of the office building is pulled back from the street about 5 stories (podium design) so it is more pleasant for pedestrians. The main entry at the corner of 10th and Market will have “indoor – outdoor space” which addresses the wind issues. . The 10th Street side will have offices such as the PUC etc so the public can access. There is a glass wall facing north with a direct site line to City Hall.
In the design the windows do not all line up so it gives the appearance of a gentle weave fabric. There will be a terrace on the top north side open to the public.

Craig Adelman gave an over view of the residential element. The first phase will be a 14-story tower approximately 150 feet containing 180 affordable units for seniors.

The second phase will be a 21-story tower and will likely be a mixed-income development with approximately 220 units. However, the funding for this second phase has not been secured at this point. Both housing towers will include ground floor commercial space and will share a large podium courtyard at the second level.

The residential towers will be linked by a glass enclosed common space. This “Town Square” space is an open, casual gathering space that will provide residents with a space that can function as an informal meeting place to a venue for town meetings that can accommodate the greater neighborhood. Along the Tenth Street side there will be large roll-up “garage” doors that allow the space to be opened to the street. Along Market Street retail uses will hopefully include a restaurant for active night time use.

They expect to be under construction within three years and hope to have all funding in place so both phases can be started at the same time. They are in the process of working with all City departments in developing this project.
"

Also there was this:
"Looking at the global picture she noted that the 1160 Mission project is sandwiched between the GSA Project and the Trinity Projects."

Do we know anything about the GSA project?

[J Church]

the GSA project is the new federal building.

i didn't realize the city project was three separate buildings. cool.

oh, and you can count on 1160 mission's appeal to the supes over that 504-space garage.