Demolition work is well underway for an approved 22-story apartment tower at 1101-1123 Sutter Street in San Francisco’s Lower Nob Hill neighborhood. Crews have torn down the vacant funeral home and associated parking lot ahead of vertical construction for over three hundred units between Polk Street and Larkin Street. Martin Building Company is responsible for the development.
1123 Sutter Street demolition progress, image by author
1101-1123 Sutter Street view showcasing the raised childcare facility’s open space overlooking Hemlock, rendering by David Baker Architects
1101-1123 Sutter Street seen from the corner of Larkin and Hemlock, rendering by David Baker Architects
The approved 235-foot-tall structure is expected to yield around 358,000 square feet, with roughly a quarter-million square feet for 303 apartments, 2,800 square feet of commercial space, 4,000 square feet for a childcare facility, and 43,150 square feet for parking. Unit types vary with 75 studios, 58 one-bedrooms, 128 two-bedrooms, 31 three-bedrooms, and 11 four-bedrooms. Parking will be included for 30 cars and 218 bicycles. Of the 303 units, 102 will be deed-restricted as affordable housing.
David Baker Architects is responsible for the design. The apartment tower will be wrapped in recessed windows with a mix of organized and offset gridded metal panels and concrete-finished balconies.
1101-1123 Sutter Street refurbished structure along Sutter, rendering by David Baker Architects
1101 Sutter Street, image by author
1101 Sutter Street (left) and 1123 Sutter Street (right) pre-demolition, image by Google Street View
1123 Sutter Street demolition progress seen from along Hemlock Street, image by author
The three-story former automotive-repair shop is a listed building as a contributor within the Van Ness Automobile Row historic resources survey and is associated with Heald’s Engineering and Automobile College from 1920 to 1935. The neo-classical facade will be retained, with the interiors retained for car parking.
The 0.68-acre property occupies much of the block bound by Sutter Street, Larkin Street, Hemlock Street, and Polk Street. Van Ness Avenue is just over a block away, and the lively commercial neighborhood of Polk Gulch is three blocks to the north. Demolition permits were listed as complete in late July, and new building permits were issued in mid-October.
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43,000 square feet of parking for only 30 cars? Doesn’t seem likely…
Great news. This area struggles with street conditions and homelessness. The alleys in this area, for example Hemlock St where this project sits, struggle in particular. Another ~750 residents walking around and advocating for their neighborhood, new lighting, landscaping, security, and investment in general will help. 100 of the apartments are affordable. Talk about a huge net win.
This is a great project. I just wish there was no on-site parking. But I understand why they had to do it.
I may have missed this, but is that plan to use 1101 Sutter for housing or will it be used as a parking structure?