Formal permits have been filed for a nine-story apartment complex at 1025 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project is expected to deliver more than a hundred rental apartments to the corner lot. Developer David O’Keeffe is listed as the property owner, operating through Cogac LLC.
The 84-foot-tall structure is expected to yield approximately 114,340 square feet, including 108,600 square feet of housing. Of the 120 units, apartment sizes will vary with 73 one-bedrooms and 47 two-bedrooms. The application will also designate nine units as affordable for very low-income households. Parking will be included for 105 bicycles and no vehicles.
1025 Howard Street aerial view, rendering by Stanton Architecture
1025 Howard Street ground-level floor plan, illustration by Stanton Architecture
The application utilizes the State Density Bonus program to achieve a 31% bonus above base zoning. Waivers have been requested for reduced distance between bay windows, the rear yard setback, and the height limit along Harriet Street.
Stanton Architecture is responsible for the design. The design scheme has remained consistent compared with the preliminary plans shared in May last year. The facade will include a mix of off-white cement and blue brick veneer. The ground floor will be set back, providing shaded private stoops for street-level apartments facing Harriet Street.
1025 Howard Street seen along Harriet Street, rendering by Stanton Architecture
1025 Howard Street pedestrian view, rendering by Stanton Architecture
Demolition will be required of the existing building, a 1939 concrete-frame commercial building clad in textured stucco and a bow-truss roof. According to a Page & Turnbull historic review, the structure has ‘no discernible architectural style.’
The roughly 0.3-acre property is located at the corner of Howard Street and Harriet Street, near the active construction site of the future Gene Friend Recreation Center. Future residents will be just ten minutes from the Civic Center BART Station on foot, or 11 minutes from the Powell Street Station.
1025 Howard Street, image via Google Street View
The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be shared.
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I don’t like how close it is to 6th and Mission. That’s a bad stretch of road, derelict-wise. In order to get to Market you either have to walk to 5th or 7th and 7th and Mission is a rotten corner too. And the building has no parking for cars. You maybe Uber your way in and out of there? It’s just a bad area.
Close to transit on foot. Seems it’s for those who don’t mind car-free living.
Uber? Parking? WTF are you rambling on about? The 14 Mission, BART, and Muni Metro are all within a short walk, like the article clearly states.
Well… So what? Ok, the units might not rent/sell for as much as they would otherwise, and that’s something for the developers to take into account. But why would this be a problem for anyone else? Granted, I might not move in myself, as long as I had other options, but that’s hardly a reason to oppose it.
(meant as a reply to the top comment)
Imagine a San Francisco without further travel options than Uber or one’s own car (or feet).
Architecturally, I’m not a fan of the design of this building.
Such a transit-connected area should be built up to 10+ stories within 0.5 miles of the station. People who use transit will voluntarily drift over to living there.