The San Francisco Planning Department has approved plans for a 67-story mixed-use skyscraper at 10 South Van Ness Avenue. The proposal seeks to replace a two-story commercial building with 1,019 apartments, ground-floor retail, and basement parking in what would become the third-tallest building in the city. This approval comes soon after reports that the developer, Crescent Heights, hopes to start construction as early as 2027.
Crescent Heights has been working for over a decade to develop the site, with the first planning application submitted to the city in mid-2015. Initial plans for a 55-story tower were eventually granted approval in 2023. Additionally, the project is partially responsible for enabling 1979 Mission Street to become a fully affordable housing development, which is set to start demolition work next month.
Crescent Heights purchased the Mission Street lot from Maximus in 2021 for $40 million, then transferred ownership of the 1.3-acre parcel to the city to satisfy off-site affordable housing requirements. The agreement allowed Crescent Heights to develop a fully market-rate skyscraper at 10 South Van Ness Avenue. However, with the latest plans, 10 South Van Ness Avenue is expected to include 89 below-market-rate units.
Reporting by Douglas Sams for the San Francisco Business Times estimates that construction on the tower could start in 2027. Sams noted that the developer’s decision to push forward plans at 10 South Van Ness Avenue is yet another indication that developers are seeing housing demand increase in the city.
10 South Van Ness massing elevation, illustration via Arcadis
10 South Van Ness floor plans, illustration via Arcadis
Project details have been updated since our previous coverage, including a reduction in dwelling units and an increase in height. The tower is now expected to reach 820 feet tall, including the rooftop mechanical structures. The skyscraper will yield over 1.6 million square feet, including 1.56 million square feet of housing, 59,010 square feet for parking, and 11,820 square feet of ground-floor retail. Unit sizes will vary, with 143 junior one-bedrooms, 465 one-bedrooms, 305 two-bedrooms, and 106 three-bedrooms. The two-level basement garage will have capacity for 255 cars, with ground-floor space dedicated for 388 bicycles.
If built today, 10 South Van Ness Avenue would become the third-tallest building in the city, ten feet taller than 181 Fremont Street but shorter than the 853-foot-tall Transamerica Pyramid. Only three other projects in the city’s pipeline could exceed these plans, including the 843-foot-tall residential tower at 524 Howard Street, the troubled and recently sold Oceanwide Center, where existing plans aim to reach 910 feet, and the 1,225-foot-tall supertall office tower proposed for 77 Beale Street.
10 South Van Ness ground-level floor plan, illustration via Arcadis
Los Angeles-based architecture firm Arcadis is listed as responsible for the design. The architect has not included much information about the overall design, with just one rendering showing a curtain-walled glass-wrapped tower rising from a single-story triangular base and an 11-story podium. The tower element will feature a series of narrow setbacks to create outdoor amenity space across the tower.
The modified iteration was first submitted in early March this year. The application has used Senate Bill 423 and the State Density Bonus law to achieve such a high residential capacity and streamline the approval process.
10 South Van Ness area context, illustration via Arcadis
Aside from the expected groundbreaking date, the estimated cost and timeline for construction have not yet been shared.
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