Revised plans have been published alongside a new construction application notice at 2785 San Bruno Avenue in Portola, San Francisco. The development looks to add a narrow three-story infill with three apartments above ground-floor retail. GF Construction Co. is listed as the property owner.
The 36-foot-tall structure is expected to yield around 3,560 square feet across three floors, including 2,840 square feet of housing and 730 square feet for two ground-floor commercial spaces. Unit sizes will vary, with two two-bedroom and one three-bedroom residence. Parking will be included for three bicycles and no vehicles.
2785 San Bruno Avenue, isometric drawing by RKD Consulting
RKD Consulting is responsible for the application and design. Illustrations show a contemporary infill-style building imbued with some classic San Francisco vernacular. There will be two two-story bay windows facing San Bruno Avenue, with the exterior clad with stucco and Hardie wood-look panels.
The property is located along the commercial retail-lined San Bruno Avenue, running parallel to Freeway 101. The block is bound by Bacon Street and Wayland Street. Demolition will be required for the existing single-story home, estimated to have been built around a hundred years ago, although an exact date is unknown.
2785 San Bruno Avenue, image via Google Street View
Construction is estimated to cost around $1.05 million, a figure not inclusive of all development costs. The timeline for construction to start has not been announced.
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Ground level nice. The 2nd, 3rd and cornice are ugly, cheap looking and boring.
It looks nice. It respects symmetry and has the classic bay windows characteristic of many older SF buildings. There are a lot of ugly buildings being built nowadays, but this isn’t one of them.
It does look nice, and I think it’s a great example of how important it is to not mandate parking for cars.
The upper floors are boring, but they’re fine. They’ll easily blend into the city’s fabric. Maybe in 30 years, fancy cornices will come back into style, and it’ll be changed up, just like the Victorians that lost their trim in the past — that is, if the city doesn’t declare it an example of mid-2020s architecture that must be preserved!
Should be taller.
But… but the structure being sacrificed certainly must qualify as a historic/architectural treasure. Just feast your eyes on the classically adorned, timeless PermaStone facade! /s
Love it! The bay windows scream “SF”, and the ground floor retail will be an asset to the community. It’s also a good example of the sort of moderate growth that’s possible when zoning and over regulation are relaxed. Remember, when it takes millions of dollars of legal fees to build anything the only thing that will be built is multi-million dollar apartments and mansions. If we want stuff that fits the “neighbourhood character” (slight eye roll) it needs to be affordable (and legal) for people who live in the neighborhood to build it!
I rather have a modern facade instead of preserving the old architecture. That’s just my opinion thou.