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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

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.

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

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

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.

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1919 Webster Street tower view, rendering by Gensler

Rendering Revealed for 1919 Webster Street, Downtown Oakland

New renderings have been revealed for the 26-story office tower at 1919 Webster Street in Downtown Oakland. The new design by Gensler contrasts a dark blue curtain wall skin with black metal mullions, with corner terraces offering an open space for future employees with panoramic views south of the city and Lake Merritt. Ellis Partners is responsible for the development as the property owner.

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Phase one of Mission Rock, rendering courtesy Mission Rock Partners

Swinerton Tops Off The Canyon in Mission Rock, San Francisco

Swinerton crews have topped off The Canyon, the tallest residential tower in San Francisco to reach the milestone in 2022. The Canyon is a 23-story residential tower rising on Parcel A in the Mission Rock development along the Mission Bay waterfront. The master plan by Mission Rock Partners, a joint venture between the San Francisco Giants and Tishman Speyer, is replacing 28 acres of former surface parking with over a thousand units of housing, offices, retail, and new public parks.

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