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Hines Expects San Francisco Supertall at 50 Main Street to Open by 2027

5:30 am on December 21, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

High-quality renderings and planning documents have now been released for the 200 Mission Street campus project, immediately after Hines announced the groundbreaking news that 50 Main Street would reach 1,066 feet tall. While the renderings provide greater insight into the architectural design of 50 Main Street supertall by Foster + Partners, the new documents have revealed foundation details and the estimated timeline for construction.

Transamerica Pyramid seen from Treasure Island, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 3: Transamerica Pyramid in the Financial District, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 16, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The third tallest building proposed or built, and the second tower building standing in the Bay Area, is the Transamerica Pyramid, the defining icon for the San Francisco skyline since its completion in 1972. With a rooftop height of 853 feet tall, the pyramid would not be surpassed in height until 2018 with the completion of the Salesforce Tower. William L. Pereira & Associates is responsible for the design.

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.

Related Santa Clara aerial perspective, rendering by Foster + Partners

SFYIMBY Site Visit: Golf Course Cleared for Related Santa Clara

5:30 am on November 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New photographs show that portions of the now-closed Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club have been demolished as part of the Related Santa Clara masterplan. Related Santa Clara is an $8 billion proposal to dramatically redevelop the former golf course with new offices, housing, shops, hotels, a 30-acre public park, and more. Related Companies and the City of Santa Clara as part of a joint venture, with Foster + Partners as the design architect.

50 Main Street preliminary elevation, illustration by Foster and Partners

Hines Proposes Potential 3rd Tallest Skyscraper in the Bay Area for 50 Main Street

5:30 am on September 17, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been filed for what could become one of the tallest towers in the Bay Area. Hines has submitted the preliminary project application for a quarter-billion-dollar residential skyscraper to rise 818 feet high at 50 Main Street in SoMa, San Francisco. 50 Main Street will be part of the 200 Mission Street Campus, Hines’ mixed-use redevelopment of the former PG&E Headquarters into housing, retail, modernized offices, and a network of public open space.

Downtown San Jose transit oriented development concept, rendering of design by Foster and Partners

VTA Survey Open for BART Station Design Feedback

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

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, i.e., VTA, is welcoming the public to provide design feedback on the four future San Jose BART Stations. In particular, VTA is looking for ideas of visual elements to integrate into each of the stations. Along with the survey, the Authority has released some of the most detailed illustrations yet of the future transit hubs. The website is part of phase two in community engagement, the Construction Education and Outreach Plan. The website will receive its final comments on Friday, September 17th.

Intuitive offices aerial view, design by Foster + Partners

Renderings Revealed for Intuitive Offices by Foster + Partners at Kifer Road, Sunnyvale

5:30 am on August 24, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Renderings have been revealed for a new Foster + Partners-designed office campus coming to Kifer Road in Sunnyvale. The project would produce a unified company campus for Sunnyvale-based Intuitive Surgical, a medical equipment company while replacing its existing office footprint. The new development would span 1.2 million square feet of office area with a capacity for 3,500 employees at full build-out.

Potrero Power Station Block 7A view from Power Station Park, rendering by Foster + Partners

New Details for Foster + Partners-designed Potrero Power Station Block 7A, San Francisco

5:30 am on July 14, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New information has been released ahead of the San Francisco Planning Commission meeting tomorrow about the Foster + Partners-designed Block 7A tower in Potrero Power Station development in Dogpatch. The 264-foot tall building will create 325 new apartments on top of ground-level retail overlooking the Power Station public park.

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

Potrero Power Station Development Breaks Ground in Dogpatch, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has officially started on the Potrero Power Station development in Dogpatch, San Francisco, following yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony. With Mayor London Breed in attendance, the event marks the beginning of a 29-acre redevelopment that will open up a portion of the city’s eastern waterfront to the public with 5.3 million square feet of offices, housing, and retail around public parks and transit featuring designs by Foster + Partners and Herzog & de Meuron. California Barrel Company of Associate Capital is responsible for the development.

Blocks 7A and 8 of the Potrero Power Station development, design by Foster + Partners, image courtesy public documents

Foster + Partners Design Revealed For Potrero Power Station, Dogpatch, San Francisco

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

New planning applications have been filed to begin the design review of three buildings from phase one of the Potrero Power Station mega-development in Dogpatch, San Francisco. Planning documents show the internationally acclaimed London-based Foster + Partners is the architect of Blocks 7A and 8, with block 7B by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. Associate Capital’s California Barrel Company LLC is managing the development of the 5.3 million square foot project.

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