For the last twelve days of the year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month of the year and share the biggest stories we covered. The month saw plans for controversial apartment towers in the Sunset District and Menlo Park, each bolstered by new State Laws. Meanwhile, AIASF announced the winner of their competition to consider higher density in the Sunset.
Plans Revived For 400 Divisadero Street In Lower Haight, San Francisco
400 Divisadero Street aerial view, image via Google Satellite
July 3rd: Plans for a once-abandoned housing proposal have been revived. Reuben Law is scheduled to request an extension of city approval for the 184-unit project to replace a former car wash at 400 Divisadero Street in San Francisco’s Lower Haight. If the extension is approved, the developer will have until the summer of 2025 to secure funding and start construction.
Renderings Revealed For 50-Story Skyscraper In Sunset District, San Francisco
2700 Sloat Boulevard seen over Wawona Street, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz
July 4th: Renderings have been revealed for the proposed 50-story skyscraper at 2700 Sloat Boulevard in the Outer Sunset of San Francisco. The 589-foot tall structure hopes to replace the Sloat Garden Center across from the San Francisco Zoo with 680 for-ownership homes and new retail designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz. Raelynn Hickey of CH Planning is responsible for the application.
Renderings For 47-Story Residential Tower At 636 4th Street In SoMa, San Francisco
636 4th Street main view, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz
July 5th: On the heels of new renderings published for 2700 Sloat Boulevard, another developer has shared illustrations for their own skyscraper in San Francisco. Details plans have been published for the 47-story residential tower at 636 4th Street, across from the San Francisco Caltrain Station in SoMa. Solbach Property Group is the project sponsor.
Sunset Steps Win AIA San Francisco Housing Design Competition
Sunset Steps establishing view, rendering by West of West
July 12th: The American Institute of Architects chapter in San Francisco has announced the awardees of the AIASF Housing+ San Francisco 2050 Design Competition. AIASF set the competition as a response to the city’s Housing Element requirement for 82,000 new units of housing by 2031. The winning submission is Sunset Steps, a four-story infill with ten homes designed by West of West Architecture & Design.
Builders Remedy For 300-Foot Tower Floated At 80 Willow Road In Menlo Park
80 Willow Road, image via Google Satellite
July 21st: New plans have been submitted for a four-structure mixed-use development with a 300-foot tower at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park, San Mateo County. If built, the project would become the second tallest structure in San Mateo County by using the Builder’s Remedy, possibly creating hundreds of homes, hotel rooms, office space, and retail. Oisin Heneghan, the founder of N17 Development, is listed as the project applicant.
Meeting Thursday For Irish Cultural Center In Sunset District, San Francisco
United Irish Cultural Center aerial view, rendering by Studio BANAA
July 25th: The San Francisco Planning Department is expected to vote on plans for a new United Irish Cultural Center at 2700 45th Avenue in the Sunset District, San Francisco. The densely packed six-story institutional facility will create new community space, including a two-level Saint Patrick’s Room banquet hall, offices, and a public gallery.
Major Design Changes For 12 Mint Plaza In SoMa, San Francisco
12 Mint Plaza establishing view, rendering by Prime Design
July 27th: Major design changes have been revealed for the narrow eight-story hotel infill at 12 Mint Plaza in SoMa, San Francisco. The updated style will provide a reflection of the neighborhood’s historic architecture rather than a contemporary contrast. Elsey Partners is responsible for the development.
Renderings For Affordable Housing At 2530 18th Street In Mission District, San Francisco
2530 18th Street, rendering by Mithun
July 31st: New renderings have been published alongside an updated construction timeline for 2530 18th Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The development will create a new home for the Homeless Prenatal Program resource agency and 73 new affordable homes. HPP is working with the developer Mercy Housing. Construction is expected to begin in Spring 2024.
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The Sunset District tower surprised me but I like that proposal! It’s good for the ocean views
More housing needs to be built but speaking as someone from the western part of San Francisco one thing that I will not support or accept is apartments including skyscrapers being the only solution to solve the housing crisis. This skyscraper is totally inappropriate for the Sunset neighborhood and has no business being built. Also I have traveled to the East Coast including to places outside the country where I saw different types of housing/architecture built. I personally feel that the goal of more housing in the city can be achieved in a creative way if different types of housing (except; Single-Family Homes) are built. Search Opticos Middle Housing on Google which is the type of development that I would rather see occur.