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Mission Rock Aerial view, courtesy Parcel B planning documents, rendering by Binyan Studios

SFYIMBY Site Visit: Major Construction Progress at Mission Rock, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 20, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction work is moving forward at speed for Mission Rock, a dense mixed-use project reshaping 28 acres of former parking along the San Francisco waterfront in Mission Bay. Concrete is in place for the podium for The Canyon to introduce Mission Rock’s first housing across 24 floors. Next to The Canyon, facade installation has started for Visa’s new headquarters, as the financial corporation’s President, Ryan McInerney, recently reaffirmed plans to remain in San Francisco.

50 Main Street seen from Treasure Island, image courtesy Hines

50 Main Street To Become Second Tallest Tower in San Francisco

5:30 am on December 15, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Hines has announced that 50 Main Street will rise 1,066 feet tall, potentially becoming the second tallest structure in San Francisco. If built as proposed, the residential tower will be just four feet shorter than the Salesforce Tower. 50 Main Street, to be designed by Foster + Partners, is part of the 200 Mission Street campus, formerly the SoMa headquarters for PG&E.

288 Ritch Street view from Brannan Street, rendering by SOM

New Renderings for SOM-Designed Offices at 424 Brannan Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:00 am on December 15, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been published for the 424 Brannan Street office project in SoMa, San Francisco. Construction is expected to replace half an acre of surface parking with two new office structures at 55 Zoe and 288 Ritch Street. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the internationally acclaimed firm, is the project architect.

2550 Irving Street view from Irving and 27th Avenue, rendering by PYATOK

New Renderings Revealed for 2550 Irving Street, Sunset District, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 8, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been published, giving a more detailed view of the proposed future of 2550 Irving Street in San Francisco. The proposal will be a rare mid-rise residential addition to the Sunset District. The affordable housing non-profit, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation is responsible for the application.

Google Caribbean, design by Bjarke Ingels Group

Photo Update For BIG-designed Google Caribbean Project in Sunnyvale

5:30 am on November 1, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Excavation work is underway; that is the headlining story from a recent site visit to the 40.5-acre construction site of Google Caribbean in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County. Two Ziggurat-like office buildings will soon rise with design by Bjarke Ingels Group, an internationally renowned architecture firm founded in Denmark. Google has tapped Sares Regis as development manager.

The new American Buddhist Cultural Society rendering for 1750 Van Ness Avenue, design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Renderings Revealed for SOM-Design American Buddhist Cultural Society, San Francisco

5:00 am on August 23, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed for the proposed six-story home of the American Buddhist Cultural Society at 1750 Van Ness Avenue in Nob Hill, San Francisco. The institution first revealed the project in 2016 after a preliminary project assessment filing. A public hearing is to be held Thursday, September 9th, during which the city’s Planning Commission could approve the project for CEQA and push the religious facility closer to construction.

Howard Terminal with the San Francisco skyline on the horizon, rendering by BKF Engineers

Oakland’s Jack London Square Ballpark Masterplan Could Host Second Tallest Tower in City

5:30 am on March 10, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Recently published documents by the City of Oakland show that the Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District project could see two 600-foot towers beside the 35,000-person ballpark. If fabricated today, they would be the tallest skyscrapers in California outside of San Francisco and Los Angeles. Hines’ 622-foot proposal for Oakland at 415 20th Street is the only proposal that would be taller. The Oakland A’s are the project developer and sponsor, operating through the Oakland Athletics Investment Group LLC.

98 Franklin Street with One Oak to its left, rendering by Skidmore Owings & Merrill

New Building Permits Filed for 98 Franklin Street, Civic Center, San Francisco

5:30 am on February 22, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for a 37-story mixed-use tower at 98 Franklin Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of San Francisco. The city’s Planning Department approved the development in May of 2020, allowing for construction on top of surface parking at the corner of Oak and Franklin with a small parcel of land, allowing construction to extend to Market Street. Related Companies is responsible for the development.

2000 North Shoreline Boulevard aerial view, rendering via BIG and Heatherwick Studios

Google’s Futuristic Charleston East Building at 2000 North Shoreline Boulevard Nearly Finished, Mountain View

5:00 am on February 8, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is underway for the unusually shaped office building at 2000 North Shoreline Boulevard, nearby the waterfront in Mountain View, Santa Clara County. The project is a low-slung structure designed by high-profile architects; it is a collaboration between Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studios. Google is responsible as the developer and future tenant. Uniquely and in many ways true, Heatherwick Studios describe the project “as Google’s first bespoke office building.”

415 20th Street situated in the existing Oakland skyline, design by Pickard Chilton

Renderings Show Oakland’s Possible New Tallest Building at 415 20th Street, Downtown

5:30 am on January 18, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Since our last story, renderings show what could become the tallest skyscraper in Oakland. Plans are heading to the city’s Design Review Committee next Wednesday for the 622-foot office building at 415 20th Street, Downtown…

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