Updated plans have been submitted for the affordable housing proposal at 1687 Market Street in San Francisco. The project aims to create a 17-story complex with 101 apartments and a new hub for the arts community. Mercy Housing and the Artists Hub On Market are joint sponsors for the project. Pacific Union Development will be operating as the owner’s representative.
The 173-foot tall structure will yield around 142,500 square feet, including 93,830 square feet for housing and 22,980 square feet for the three-story arts hub. Unit types will vary, with 27 studios, 49 one-bedrooms, and 25 two-bedrooms. Parking will be included for 119 bicycles.
1687 Market Street interior look inside the 85-seat theater, rendering by Mark Cavagnero Associates
1687 Market Street artist space vertical cross-section, rendering by Mark Cavagnero Associates
The three-story art space will provide a dense collection of functions to be operated by the non-profit, anchored by the 90-seat black box theater. Additional space will feature a cafe, offices, and rehearsal space. Residential amenities will include a community room and fitness center.
One new rendering has been published, showing a slightly adjusted design from Mark Cavagnero Associates. The updated design shows an asymmetrical grid pattern wrapped around the tower and a three-story transparent curtainwall window highlighting the arts hub in the base of the structure.
1687 Market Street floor plan, illustration by Mark Cavagnero Associates
1687 Market Street residential lobby, rendering by Mark Cavagnero Associates
Artists Hub on Market was founded two years ago by the local Randall Kline. Kline is best recognized for running SFJazz since 1983. In 2013, the non-profit opened the $64-million SFJazz Center at 201 Franklin Street, with the design by the same architect responsible for drafting the Artists Hub, Mark Cavagnero Associates. This May, the team announced that the development was made possible by an anonymous $100 million gift.
The 0.18-acre property is at the corner of Market Street and Gough Street, a block away from the busy Octavia Boulevard. Future residents will be close to bus and light rail along Market Street. Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley is just under ten minutes away on foot, and City Hall is twelve minutes away.
1687 Market Street, image via Google Street View
Demolition will be required for the three-story 1925-built McRoskey Mattress Company building. The three-story structure is adorned with wide floor-to-ceiling windows and classical features. According to the initial application filed earlier this year, construction is estimated to cost around $74.5 million, not including all development costs. Construction could start as early as December 2025 and be completed by 2027.
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