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530 Sansome Street seen between Embarcadero Center and the Transamerica Pyramid, rendering by SOM

Environmental Review Starts For 41-Story Offices at 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

The environmental review process has started for the potential mixed-use 41-story tower at 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The city’s planning department has issued the notice of preparation for the Environmental Impact Report, accepting public comment to inform the scope of the report. The project will include offices, a 200-key hotel, and a four-story replacement fire station across from the Transamerica Pyramid. Related and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.

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49 Hopkins Avenue, rendering by Y.A. Studio

Permits Approved To Replace Illegally-Demolished 49 Hopkins Avenue on Twin Peaks, San Francisco

The San Francisco Planning Department has approved plans for a two-unit project at 49 Hopkins Avenue on Twin Peaks, San Francisco. The approval includes the retroactive legalization of the illegal demolition of Largent House, the 1935-built home designed by the prominent modernist architect Richard Neutra. Despite the unanimous vote in 2018 by the Planning Commission to prompt the property owner to rebuild a replica of the house, a legal battle and settlement has allowed the owner to pursue new plans.

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