A new residential project has been proposed for development at 3260 26th Street in the Mission District, San Francisco. The project proposal includes the development of a new six-story apartment building with onsite services. A single-story auto repair building from the 1950s is slated for demolition.
Kerman Morris Architects is managing the design. Miller Company is the landscape architect. DCI will be the structural engineers, and BKF will be responsible for civil engineering.
3260 26th Street entry along Shotwell, rendering by Kerman Morris Architects
The project proposes the construction of a new six-story apartment building offering 42 rental unit. The new building will feature residences on the ground floor along with a small commercial unit. A small basement will provide for bicycles, laundry, general storage and mechanical space.
The project has benefited significantly from the State Density Bonus Program, increasing the project above the base zoning affordance for 25 units and surpassing the height limit. Six units will be priced as affordable housing.
The apartment complex will rise to a height of 65 feet and will yield 33,410 square feet of built-up space. The total residential space is 25,500 square feet, commercial space is 570 square feet, and common open spaces will be 2,880 square feet, shared between a second-floor courtyard, a fourth-floor terrace, and a rooftop deck.
3260 26th Street pedestrian activity, rendering by Kerman Morris Architects
The units will be offered as a mix of six studios, 14 one-bedrooms, and 17 two-bedrooms. Parking will be provided for 44 bicycles and no vehicles, a move that promotes the neighborhood’s public transportation options and helps to reduce traffic and the project’s carbon footprint.
Renderings reveal bay windows featured as a facade element, protruding at an angle. Laser-cut metal railings along each window will incorporate a decorative flair emulating Papel Picado, a Mexican folk art craft.
3260 26th Street floor plate, illustration by Kerman Morris Architects
The property site is located at the intersection of 26th and Shotwell Street. The 24th Street Mission BART Station is less then ten minutes away on foot for easy regional transit, while MUNI buses can bring residents to just about any corner of the city. Construction is expected to cost $9.5 million and last 16 months from groundbreaking to completion.
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2 blocks from 24th street BART, a great location for car-free residents in the city. 🙂
Map actually shows a few blocks but still fairly close!
While I generally appreciate the use of tile and ornamental railings, I can’t help but see a design that borders on garish and more reminiscent of 1950s, cookie-cutter apartment buildings that fill medium-sized cities like Denver than anything that belongs here in SF in the year 2022.
Also, it’s really starting to feel like architects are just gluing on “Spanish-inspired” details and color palettes to try to sneak around any mass criticism. Housing needed, and housing fulfilled, but let’s find a way to do better.
Good that more housing available in a transit rich area.