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

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

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.

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Terraine at 201 West Julian Street, design by Studio Gang, rendering by Aesthetica Studio

Renderings Revealed for 201 West Julian Street, Downtown San Jose

New renderings have been published by Studio Gang for Terraine, an 18-story mass timber tower at 201 West Julian Street in Downtown San Jose. The proposal would create new rental housing across from Arbor, the half a million-square-foot office building Jeanne Gang’s firm is also designing. Terrascape, Westbank, and Gary Dillabough of Urban Community are responsible for the development.

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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

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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MIRA Completed in Summer of 2020, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 52: MIRA at 160 Folsom Street in SoMa, San Francisco

There’s a new project afoot. SFYIMBY plans to highlight the 52 tallest skyscrapers planned and completed in San Francisco as of January 1st, 2021. This list will include towers nearly a century old and projects that haven’t even broken ground. We start with 52nd place, Studio Gang’s MIRA at 160 Folsom Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The 422-foot tower opened its doors last year, but even before opening, the building has garnered significant attention with a twisting facade responding to the city’s historic architectural vernacular.

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