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Cropped view of the new rendering for 50 Main Street from Yerba Buena Island, rendering by Foster + Partners courtesy Hines

Reduced Height, New Renderings for 50 Main Street in Atlas Block, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 1, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The proposed 50 Main Street tower has shrunk by 74 feet. Hines has published new plans for the city’s potential second-tallest skyscraper, following San Francisco Planning Department recommendations. The updated plans show that 50 Main Street is now proposed to rise 992 feet tall, which does still retain its position as the city’s second-tallest building. Along with this revelation, the documents provide new insight into the Atlas Block campus. Foster + Partners is the architect for 50 Main Street.

San Mateo County Office Building Three, rendering courtesy Skidmore Owings & Merrill

Nation’s First Net-Zero-Energy Mass Timber Civic Building Tops Out in San Mateo County

5:30 am on May 27, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for San Mateo County Office Building 3, the newest county government building in Redwood City. The project has been designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill to be the nation’s first civic building made of mass timber and be net-zero energy. The building is expected to open next year.

2918 Mission Street aerial perspective, rendering by Gould Evans

San Francisco’s ‘Historic Laundromat’ Demolished for Housing

5:30 am on May 21, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

After years of lawsuits, a failed bid for historic preservation, and stalled efforts, San Francisco’s ‘historic’ laundromat has been demolished. The former single-story building at 2918 Mission Street in the Mission District is now poised to be replaced by new housing. The city has already approved permits for an eight-story mixed-use infill.

Mission Rock seen from Oracle Park, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Mission Rock From San Francisco Giants’ Oracle Park in Mission Bay

5:30 am on May 16, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is moving quickly for Mission Rock, the mixed-use waterfront development with offices, housing, and public open space in Mission Bay. Crews have started with the first four of eleven new structures to replace 28 acres of surface parking once used for the San Francisco Giants Oracle Park visitors. Now, Buildings A and G are a dramatic backdrop looking over the stadium, and YIMBY is there to photograph it.

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

Google’s East Charleston Offices Nearly Complete

5:30 am on April 11, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction work is finishing up on Google’s Charleston East, a canopy-covered bespoke office building designed by two international architecture firms, Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studios. The 111-foot tall project is located at 2000 North Shoreline Boulevard, by the Mountain View waterfront and across from the Shoreline Amphitheatre and the Googleplex. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is the project owner.

Home Depot Store Proposed At 5100 Broadway In Oakland

4:30 am on April 7, 2022 By Team YIMBY

A preliminary application has been filed seeking the approval of a proposed Home Depot store at 5050 Broadway in Oakland. The project proposal includes the development of a Home Depot store offering recycling program, a garden center, and onsite parking on a vacant property lot.

The Rise's landmark-hopeful green roof, image courtesy of Sand Hill Property Company

New Renderings for The Rise, a Multi-Billion Dollar Masterplan by Apple Park in Cupertino

5:30 am on March 29, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Sand Hill Property Company has released detailed renderings for the approved 50-acre redevelopment of Vallco Mall in Cupertino, Santa Clara County. Located across the I-280 freeway from Apple Park, ‘The Rise’ will offer a more public mixed-use site with open space, shops, offices, and over two thousand homes. The futuristic proposal features design by the internationally acclaimed Rafael Viñoly Architects.

Lot X at 201 N Street from 3rd and Capitol Mall, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Renderings Revealed for Sacramento’s Latest Proposed Residential Skyscraper

5:30 am on March 28, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been published for Lot X, a proposed mixed-use development with a residential skyscraper component at 201 N Street in downtown Sacramento. If built, the 32-story structure would be the tallest residential skyscraper in the State Capitol. Beyond housing, Lot X would create an open plaza overlooked by townhomes, a five-story office building, and a seven-story garage. Southern Land Company is responsible for the application.

Potrero Power Station development master view from the Bay, rendering by Foster + Partners

Excavation Underway for Potrero Power Station along San Francisco’s Dogpatch Waterfront

5:30 am on March 8, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

A recent site visit has shown notable progress on demolition and excavation for the 2,600-home Potrero Power Station development nine months after groundbreaking. Crews have removed several structures while retaining the historic Station A and 300-foot smokestack, both brick structures will serve as focal points in the 29-acre waterfront development in Dogpatch, San Francisco. Associate Capital is responsible for the project.

Mission Rock update with the San Francisco skyline in the background

Three Of Four Towers Near Topping Out in Phase One of Mission Rock in Mission Bay, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 7, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for Buildings B and G in Mission Rock, with Building A near the same milestone, and groundbreaking imminent for Building F. As phase one of the project speeds towards completion, more is expected from one of the most prominent projects to complete San Francisco’s decades-long plan to replace surface parking in Mission Bay with a vibrant transit-oriented neighborhood. Mission Rock is being led by Mission Rock Partner, a joint venture with Tishman Speyer and the San Francisco Giants.

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