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Joint Groundbreaking Ceremony for Affordable Housing at 750 Golden Gate Avenue and 850 Turk Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 19, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The official groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday morning by MidPen Housing to celebrate the construction of 167 units of affordable housing at 750 Golden Gate Avenue and 850 Turk Street in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. The ceremony was held at 750 Golden Gate Avenue, where the first floor of concrete is already complete. One block away, demolition work is nearly complete at 850 Turk Street.

New Building Permits Filed for Affordable Educator Housing at 750 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 30, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been requested for the affordable educator housing project at 750 Golden Gate Avenue in the Fillmore District, San Francisco. Once issued, construction can start replacing formerly state-owned surface parking lots with an eight-story infill. MidPen Housing is the lead developer, working with consulting developer Tishman Speyer.

Facade Installation Tops Out for Three Towers at Mission Rock, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 19, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Facade installation is nearly done for the three new towers in Mission Rock, San Francisco. Both the new Visa Headquarters and The Canyon are completely wrapped, with work on Building B almost finished. Meanwhile, Site work is continuing for Studio Gang’s glazed-green tower, the fourth and final tower to rise during Phase One, with the project crane already in place. The joint venture dubbed Mission Rock Partners expects to welcome its first tenants and residents next year.

Balboa Reservoir Block F updated design seen from Reservoir Park, rendering by David Baker Architects

New Building Permits Filed for 100% Affordable Balboa Reservoir Block F, San Francisco

5:00 am on July 5, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for Balboa Reservoir Block F, a 100% affordable housing project within the 17-acre masterplan. The filing comes just a month after the design review application for Block F was approved by the San Francisco planning commission. Balboa Reservoir is a joint venture between BRIDGE Housing and AvalonBay Communities.

China Basin Park overhead view, rendering courtesy Mission Rock Partners

Construction Starts for China Basin Park, Facade Rising on Block B in Mission Rock, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 3, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Mission Rock Partners has officially launched construction for the China Basin Park with a groundbreaking ceremony on San Francisco’s Mission Bay waterfront. The park is one of Mission Rock’s most highly anticipated public assets, five acres of waterfront open space shaped by community input and designed by SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Mission Rock Partners is a joint venture with the Giants, the Port of San Francisco, and Tishman Speyer.

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.

Mission Rock Aerial view, courtesy Parcel B planning documents, rendering by Binyan Studios

SFYIMBY Site Visit: Major Construction Progress at Mission Rock, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 20, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction work is moving forward at speed for Mission Rock, a dense mixed-use project reshaping 28 acres of former parking along the San Francisco waterfront in Mission Bay. Concrete is in place for the podium for The Canyon to introduce Mission Rock’s first housing across 24 floors. Next to The Canyon, facade installation has started for Visa’s new headquarters, as the financial corporation’s President, Ryan McInerney, recently reaffirmed plans to remain in San Francisco.

Balboa Reservoir aerial view, rendering by Pyatok

New Renderings Revealed for Balboa Reservoir Development, San Francisco

5:00 am on October 6, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed for Blocks C, D, E, and F of the Balboa Reservoir development plan around 11 Frida Kahlo Way in San Francisco. The project will rise across from the City College of San Francisco campus, replacing 17 acres of surface parking and open land with over a thousand mixed-income apartments, retail, and childcare facilities. Balboa Reservoir is a joint venture between BRIDGE Housing and AvalonBay Communities.

Mission Rock site north-west bird's eye view, image courtesy Mission Rock Partners, rendering by Binyan Studios

Steel Rises & Roads Visible in Phase One of Mission Rock, San Francisco

5:30 am on April 5, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has started for Phase One of the Mission Rock development in Mission Bay, San Francisco. The land has been graded with foundations for the road network already visible and the steel superstructure for The Canyon on Parcel A rising over 3rd Street. Phase One includes two residential buildings, two offices, and the waterfront China Basin Park. Tishman Speyer is responsible for the development in partnership with the city’s major league baseball team, The Giants, and the Port of San Francisco.

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