Articles by Andrew Nelson

338 Spear Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 51: Infinity 1 at 338 Spear Street, SoMa, San Francisco

The fifty-first tallest structure in the Bay Area is Infinity 1 at 338 Spear Street, SoMa, San Francisco. The 423-foot tall tower opened in 2008 as one of the distinguishing symbols for the development south of Market Street, especially given its prominent position beside the Bay Bridge. Its undulating dark cyan curtain-wall facade reflects modernist architecture’s evolution in the new millennium, facing pressure to reject traditional ornamentation and the boxed rigidity of the 20th-century modernist design. Tishman Speyer was the developer for the construction and remained as the property owner.

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77 Stillman Street, design by Woods Bagot

Renderings for 474 Bryant Street and 77 Stillman Street, SoMa, San Francisco

Planning applications for two conjoined seven-story office buildings at 474 Bryant Street and 77 Stillman Street in SoMa have begun the review process for city approval. The development will bring 123,490 square feet to a retail-rich area, nearly three blocks from the Oracle Park baseball stadium. San Francisco-based Aralon Properties is responsible for the development, operating through 474 Bryant LLC.

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1325 East Julian Street development, massing by Anderson Architects

Early Plans for High-Rise Housing at 1325 East Julian Street, Five Wounds, San Jose

Preliminary planning documents have been submitted to the city for significant mixed-use development at 1325 East Julian Street in the Five Wounds Urban Village of San Jose. Named Via De Camila, the proposal is in the beginning stages, but early documents suggest between seven to eleven buildings with as many as 1,300 residential units. ROYGBIV Real Estate Development is responsible for the project.

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