Plans have been approved for an eight-story apartment complex at 400 Divisadero Street in San Francisco’s Lower Haight neighborhood. The 203-unit application received ministerial approval via Assembly Bill 2011. 4Terra Investments is the project sponsor.
The 85-foot tall structure will yield around 194,280 square feet, with 109,800 square feet for housing, 1,850 square feet for retail, and 8,480 square feet for the 24-car garage. The proposal aims to create 203 residences, including 20 units of affordable housing. Unit types will vary, with 121 one-bedrooms and 82 two-bedrooms. Parking will be included for 24 cars and 144 bicycles.
400 Divisadero Street sidewalk activity, rendering by BDE Architecture
Alongside AB2011, the developers used the State Density Bonus law to increase residential capacity above the base zoning of 131 units. The team requested two concessions and seven waivers related to various zoning regulations, such as the height, unit exposure, and rear yard requirements.
BDE Architecture is responsible for the podium-style design. The articulated facade will be clad with a mix of stone veneer, stucco, and wood-look siding. The exterior will be punctuated by a mix of bay windows, balconies, and blue accents.
400 Divisadero Street, rendering by BDE Architecture
The complex will feature a five-story annex surrounded by landscaping to conform to the irregularly-shaped property. The ground floor will include a lobby, fitness center, lounge, parking, retail, and four units facing Divisadero Street. Additional outdoor space will be provided with the podium-top central courtyard and a rooftop terrace.
The 0.79-acre parcel is located along Divisadero Street between Oak and Fell Street along the Wiggle bicycle route. Future residents will be just two blocks from the Panhandle, a long, narrow public park connected to the beloved Golden Gate Park.
400 Divisadero Street, image by author
City records show the property last sold in 2001 for $3 million. Construction is expected to cost around $85 million, a figure not inclusive of all development costs. A timeline for work to start has yet to be established.
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If I were the Mayor, I would make it mandatory for all new buildings like this with a flat roof have a 75% green area on the rooftop. grass, trees, like salesforce park, but lower budget.
More regulations from NIMBYs to make housing more expensive. You should pay for such roof if you want it.
Spot on
It probably does have a simple seating area on the roof with artificial grass.
It doesn’t have to be as fancy as Salesforce.
The plan already has a a shared outdoor area on the back side of the building. Actual green roofs (i.e. not just self contained raised beds) are very expensive and complex. If you want a flat roof to be utilized for something, a communal roof deck with whatever amenities and/or solar panels is much easier, more cost effective, and more useful.
Building activity in print daily. As if.
Not a crane in the sky in our receding, moribund town.
“A timeline for work to start has yet to be established.”
On a positive note: market rate is a good thing in a neighborhood w thousands & thousands of low income projects.
A plot of land that had a simple carwash and is fenced up can fit 203 homes. Remember that.
Great news to start the year! Hopefully momentum picks up this year.
About bloody time!! Now, can we do something with that burned-out building at Haight and Diviz?? Bilal, are you paying attention??
203 units with 24 garage spaces. OK, but Muni is contemplating major cutbacks.
If we are going to have state-required density, why not state-funded public transit?
Pedestrian bridges over the arterial traffic of Fell and Oak would also be a good idea.
Pedestrian bridges are not built anymore in SF. That’s really old-school, car-centric thinking from the 1960’s. SFMTA is all about pedestrians having a strong experience. Oak and Fell are losing lanes in favor of bike lanes. Geary had a pedestrian bridge demolished near Japantown recently.
will be much better than the dead island there now.
Great news with eight stories!! I hope this project moves forward and it is not cancelled
Amazing! Look what happens once you get rid of Left-NIMBY Supervisor Dean Preston!
Pretty delusional and moronic of you to think this can happen within 23 days of a supervisor taking office without acknowledging the ground work that has taken place to get to this point.
Too bad the drawings don’t show how it this Behemoth will fit into the block. There’s no buildings around it as if we don’t exist the streets aren’t even properly shown. Twice the height of anything around. Crazy with the water that runs under the street that they’re going to put a building that tall. Typical it’ll probably be another leaning building.
Too bad the drawings don’t show how it this Behemoth will fit into the block. There’s no buildings around it as if we don’t exist the streets aren’t even properly shown. Twice the height of anything around. Crazy with the water that runs under the street that they’re going to put a building that tall. Typical it’ll probably be another leaning building. I
Karl, the Letter of Approval for this project was submitted in December 2024, when Preston was still in office.
I just wish it was 4 times taller but a win is a win
100% … should be a 20-story building or even higher!
Much welcomed provided it gets built expeditiously!
About time. Glad to see AB2011 was able to help them get this approved. This is a great site and great design. Looking forward to seeing it built!