For the last twelve days of 2025, SFYIMBY will continue our tradition of reflecting on the biggest stories we’ve covered each month across the region. Our first major story in March was the proposed new Mansion for the affluent Fisher Family’s property in Presidio Heights. UC Berkeley announced plans to begin construction next year for a new dorm, currently the fifth-tallest building in the city’s busy pipeline. San Francisco officials held a meeting to work with Lendlease on making 30 Van Ness Avenue financially viable. Lastly, the Draft Environmental Impact Report was published for Related’s 41-story office tower at 530 Sansome Street.
Preliminary Plans for Billionaire-owned Home in Presidio Heights, San Francisco
3456 Washington Street aerial overview, rendering by Obata Noblin Office
March 3rd: Preliminary plans have been submitted to rebuild the home at 3456 Washington Street in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights. The property owner is listed as a trust for the Gap Inc. co-founder and local billionaire Doris F. Fisher. The plans would create a three-story mansion with a small ground-level ADU.
Meeting Tomorrow For Possible 23-Story Tower in Brooklyn Basin, Oakland
Brooklyn Basin Parcel H Phase 2 high-rise option, rendering by TCA
March 4th: The Oakland Planning Commission is scheduled to review two options for developing Parcel H in the Brooklyn Basin mega-development in Oakland. The developer is seeking approval for both options, which could see the construction of a seven-story mid-rise complex or a 23-story tower. Signature Development Group is responsible for the application.
New Details For 1234 Great Highway, Outer Sunset, San Francisco
1234 Great Highway, illustration by Paulett Taggart Architects
March 5th: New details have been shared for the eight-story affordable housing complex at 1234 Great Highway in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset District. The senior housing complex is expected to add nearly two hundred units and a single-story medical center along the narrow plot. Residents will benefit from stunning views across Ocean Beach and Golden Gate Park. Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation and Self-Help For The Elderly will be joint developers.
Permits Filed for 67-Story Skyscraper at 10 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
10 South Van Ness Avenue, rendering by Arcadis
March 6th: Formal permits have been filed for the 67-story skyscraper at 10 South Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. This application shows a remarkable increase of over a hundred apartments compared with the preliminary permits filed last October, with a rooftop height adjustment that would make it the fourth-tallest building in the city. Florida-based Crescent Heights is the project developer.
Renderings Published For Bay FC’s Treasure Island Training Facility, San Francisco
Bay FC’s Treasure Island Training Facility, rendering by Olson Kundig
March 6th: New renderings have been shared for Bay FC’s proposed soccer training facility on Treasure Island. The new fields and central structure will take shape in the island’s center, with views of San Francisco’s skyline across the water for the National Women’s Soccer League team. Seattle-based architecture firm Olson Kundig is responsible for the design.
Rendering For 26-Story 777 Sutter Street, San Francisco
777 Sutter Street aerial view, rendering by Forma
March 11th: New illustrations have been published alongside formal permit applications for the 26-story infill tower at 777 Sutter Street in Lower Nob Hill, San Francisco. The mixed-use plans have utilized state laws to increase residential capacity and achieve an impressive overall height from the decade-closed Fleur De Lys restaurant location. Forma is the project sponsor and architect.
Meeting Tomorrow for 30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
30 Van Ness Avenue, design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz . Rendering by Steelblue
March 12th: The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the stalled 47-story tower at 30 Van Ness Avenue tomorrow at noon. The project has remained an empty hole since 2023 in the center of the city’s once-burgeoning Market-Octavia Area Plan. Australian developer Lendlease hopes that modifications to the approval may make the project more financially feasible, in part, by removing affordable housing.
Environmental Study Published for 41-Story Mixed-Use Tower at 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco
530 Sansome Street aerial view, rendering by SOM
March 13th: The draft environmental study has been published for the eye-catching 41-story office/hotel tower and a replacement for Fire Station No. 13 at 447 Battery Street and 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The proposal reflects the developer’s optimism that demand for high-end office space will return. Related California and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.
Possible Groundbreaking Next Year for 23-Story UC Berkeley Dorms
Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing view looking west down Bancroft Way, rendering by KieranTimberlake
March 17th: Plans for a 23-story UC Berkeley Dorm are expected to be discussed this Wednesday in a meeting with the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee for the Regents of the University of California. The project will bring 1,625 beds and a new dining hall to 2200 Bancroft Way in Southside, Berkeley. Construction is estimated to start as early as next year and cost nearly half a billion dollars.
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