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Potrero Power Station Block 2, rendering by Herzog & de Meuron

Excavation Work Underway for Potrero Power Station Block 2, San Francisco

5:30 am on February 9, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Significant construction progress has been shared for the future UCSF Life Sciences building in San Francisco’s waterfront Potrero Power Station redevelopment. Crews are currently working on the foundation for Block 2, a Herzog & de Meuron-designed seven-story complex that will become a cancer research center. Fifth Space, formerly known as Associate Capital, is the project developer.

Sophie Maxwell Building with Station A visible in the background, image by Henrik Kam courtesy Dogpatch Power Station

Sophie Maxwell Affordable Housing Opens in Potrero Power Station, San Francisco

5:30 am on October 24, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The grand opening ceremony has been held for Sophie Maxwell Building, a corten steel-clad eight-story affordable housing complex at 1212 Maryland Street in Potrero Power Station, San Francisco. Fifth Space, formerly Associate Capital, is responsible for the Potrero Power Station redevelopment. The first residents are expected to move in at the start of November.

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