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360 5th Street aerial view, rendering by Handel Architects

Increased Plans For 20-Story Tower at 360 5th Street, San Francisco

Preliminary permits have been filed for a 20-story apartment tower at 360 5th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The proposal could replace the foundation of an abandoned construction project that paused in early 2020 while more than doubling the potential height and residential capacity from the initial entitlements. Novato-based Thompson Builders is responsible for the application.

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88 Bluxome Street aerial overview, rendering by Henning Larsen and SCB

Assembly Bill 2011 Will Streamline Approval for 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco

Plans will be streamlined for the recently filed two-skyscraper development at 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The first application was submitted three months ago, with city staff now determining the project can proceed with Assembly Bill 2011, which allows for by-right approval for eligible housing on commercially-zoned lands. Strada Investment Group is the sponsor and developer.

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Eames Institute arrival court, rendering by Herzog & de Meuron

Eames Institute Proposes Museum Conversion of Former Birkenstock Campus, Marin County

The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has announced plans to transform the former Birkenstock campus in Novato into a museum for art and design. The Marin County campus spans 88.5 acres of public open space and an extremely distinctive saw-tooth roofline factory warehouse in view of Highway 101. International architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron is responsible for the design.

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