Plans have been revealed for a potential seven-story infill at 2317-2335 Market Street in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. The project team is currently seeking city feedback to replace the property’s backyard with two dozen apartments. San Francisco-based Golden Pacific Properties LLC is listed as the property owner.
2335 Market Street vertical cross-section, illustration by Kerman Morris Architects
2335 Market Street ground-level floor plan, illustration by Kerman Morris Architects
The property is currently composed of five attached two-story shophouses, with apartments above ground-floor retail. While detailed documents have been published, the planning application has not been filed. The feasibility study is seeking review and feedback from city staff.
The project, as described, looks to replace the retail space at 2335 Market Street with an entrance hallway, connecting residents to the rear addition. Once complete, the roughly 84-foot-tall structure is expected to yield around 25,700 square feet, including 18,450 square feet of housing. The plans call for 24 new apartments, with 22 one-bedrooms and two two-bedroom units. Of the 24 units, two would be deed-restricted as affordable to low-income households.
2335 Market Street, image via Google Street View
Kerman Morris Architects is responsible for the design, though detailed illustrations have not yet been shared. The city-published drawings provide insight into potential massing, showing a boxy apartment complex set back from the street.
Public records show the property last sold in 2020 for $5.8 million. The 0.32-acre site is located along Market Street between Castro Street and Noe Street. Future residents will be a block away from the 17th Street and Castro Street light rail station.
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There’s going to be a lot of pissed off neighbors!! Why don’t they build over the building at the street? Shame on the developer. It may be “legal”, but this is an awful example of “good planning”!
If the neighbors want to preserve the undeveloped lot, they’re welcome to pool their resources and purchase it from the current owner. They should be prepared to pay full value.
Maybe it exists, but if not, we need a government sponsored financing program, almost like an SBA loan, that allows Mom-and-Pop landlords to get financing to build up, faster.
Those storefronts fronting Market St should be demolished as part of this project. It’s Market St. There should be a 6 story minimum. A two story building is a waste of land. While the construction company is on site, find a way to redevelop the entire lot.
Keep the facades, build on top and behind. A much denser and more coherent structure could come about.
The old facades have a good block presence. Keeping it compact and no annoying setbacks between structures is a nice feature. Then when building up and front, most of the density can then be closer to the street, leaving some more open space in the back away from neighbors.
Access in case of an emergency seems a bit precarious in this proposal.
Agreed Drew.
Taller on Market Street works (although that side of the street is going to be in a shadow most of the day).
The building currently has some terrific/funky stores that ad to the character of the building and neighborhood.
Keep the facade and go up!
That’s fine, I agree, let’s just also sneak in as much housing as we can!!
Agreed that a lot of buildings on Market Street could be taller, maybe we can concentrate on the parking lots and junky fifties buildings first? This building on Market that you are so anxious to tear down is a pretty nice one, and it’s a historic district contributor – not that this means anything anymore in our YIMBY dictatorship.
Loser mentality.
“Dictatorship is when property owners are allowed but not required to build larger buildings on their property.” – world’s densest man
Forcing the owners of parking lots to develop on it, as you are proposing, would be what actually requires a dictatorship. sorry you don’t get to dictate what people do with their own property. I for one am happy that this developer is providing more housing options for San Franciscans, unlike internet trolls like you.
horrible. this is prime real estate and should be at least 10 stories. what does it say about our planning process that a 10 story building is not attractive for a developer to even attempt?