Sequoia Living Archives - San Francisco YIMBY

3400 Laguna Street front view, rendering by HKIT Architects

Increased Plans For Julia Morgan-designed Retirement Community in Marina District, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 28, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Increased plans have been filed for the Julia Morgan-designed retirement community at 3400 Laguna Street in San Francisco’s Marina District. The latest application now seeks to add an eight-story complex behind the landmarked three-story brick facility designed by the famous Beaux-Arts architect. Heritage on the Marina and Sequoia Living are jointly responsible for the application.

1633 Valencia Street pedestrian view, rendering by David Baker Architects

Plans for Affordable Housing To Replace Surface Parking, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 28, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New Building permits have been filed for two affordable infills with a total of 272 apartments at 1633 Valencia Street and 3485 Cesar Chavez Street at the border of Bernal Heights and the Mission District of San Francisco. One permit is listed as a priority under the San Francisco Mayor’s Office’s Executive Directive 13-01, designed by Mayor Ed Lee in 2013 to expedite the approval process for designated plans. Mercy Housing is developing 1633 Valencia Street, and Sequoia Living is developing 3485 Cesar Chavez Street.