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536 Mission Street office variant elevations, illustration by SOM

Permits Filed for Skyscraper at 536 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco

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

Permits have been filed for a potential new skyscraper to replace the existing Golden Gate University campus at 536 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The plans consider two variants for the site, building either a 698-foot-tall mixed-use tower or a 752-foot-tall office tower. If built today, the project could become the fifth or sixth-tallest building in the Bay Area. Lincoln Property Company and McCourt Partners are jointly responsible for the application.

530 Sansome Street aerial view, rendering by SOM

Planning Commission To Review 41-Story Proposal at 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 14, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the 41-story mixed-use tower to be built at 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The project, showing unlikely optimism in commercial real estate for the city, looks to add nearly half a million square feet of office space, a hotel, and a new fire station for the SFFD. Related California and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.

Grimes Engineering Center Exterior Rendering, image by SOM

UC Berkeley Holds Grand Opening for Expanded Engineering Center

5:30 am on May 2, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

On April 21st, The University of California at Berkeley celebrated the grand opening of the cutting-edge and newly re-envisioned Grimes Engineering Center. The formal Bechtal engineering building served as a foundation for the expanded project, a 35,500 two-story glass pavilion with a three-level open forum at its center. Skidmore Owning and Merill are responsible for the design, with PGA Design responsible for landscaping.

Environmental Study Published for 41-Story Mixed-Use Tower at 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 13, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The draft environmental study has been published for the eye-catching 41-story office/hotel tower and a replacement for Fire Station No. 13 at 447 Battery Street and 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The proposal shows optimism from the developer that the demand for high-end office space will return. Related California and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.

India Basin aerial overview, rendering by SOM

Meeting Tomorrow For India Basin Flats, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 13, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans tomorrow for The Flats, phase two of the India Basin waterfront master plan in San Francisco. The India Basin Flats is expected to add 75 townhomes with additional dwelling units as part of the plan to construct over a thousand residences, retail, and nearly six acres of parks to the vacant bayside property. BUILD Inc. is the project sponsor and developer.

530 Sansome Street seen between Embarcadero Center and the Transamerica Pyramid, rendering by SOM

Environmental Review Starts For 41-Story Offices at 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 12, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The environmental review process has started for the potential mixed-use 41-story tower at 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The city’s planning department has issued the notice of preparation for the Environmental Impact Report, accepting public comment to inform the scope of the report. The project will include offices, a 200-key hotel, and a four-story replacement fire station across from the Transamerica Pyramid. Related and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.

41-Story Tower Proposed for 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 7, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Related California has filed revised permits for a 41-story mixed-use tower at 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The latest iteration would bring over 400,000 square feet of office space and a 200-key hotel above a new San Francisco Fire Department fire station, making it the first high-rise commercial proposal in the Bay Area since 2021. Related and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.

Terminal 101 and Terminal 131 design, rendering by SOM

Environmental Review Published For 131 Terminal Court, South San Francisco

5:30 am on June 21, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The Environmental Impact Report has been published for 131 Terminal Court, an eye-catching research office proposal in South San Francisco, San Mateo County. The documents are a significant milestone for the project, which aims to create 1.7 million square feet of R&D space west of 101 and close to Tanforan Mall. Steelwave is the project developer.

530 Sansome Street residential variant from Washington Street, rendering by Skidmore Owings & Merrill

Extension Request for Approval of 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

5:00 am on March 20, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to vote tomorrow on an extension request for the approval of 530 Sansome Street, a potential mixed-use tower in San Francisco’s Financial District. The plan could add either a 200-key hotel or 256 apartments into the heart of the city if built. Related Companies is the project developer.

San Francisco Symphony Hall existing interior hall, image by Craig Mole courtesy the Symphony

Historic Review Published for Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 15, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Symphony is looking to reconstruct its existing concert hall with a new interior designed by Gehry Partners, one of the best modern architects of concert halls. New permits have been filed for the project, and the city has published a new historic resource review on the Davies Symphony Hall in the Civic Center. The review concludes that, given its young age, “the building is not yet eligible for listing” as a historic building in the national or state registers.

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