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530 Howard Street aerial view, rendering by Pickard Chilton

Plans Surface for 71-Story Residential Tower in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 16, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Bayhill Ventures has announced plans for a new skyscraper at 530 Howard Street, overlooking San Francisco’s Salesforce Park. Initial plans shared with media this morning suggest the tower would stand 840 feet tall, making it the third tallest structure in the city skyline if built today and the second tallest in the city’s pipeline. Bayhill Ventures is a relatively new firm led by the former chief at Hines, Paul Paradis, and former president of the Sobrato Organization, Rob Hollister.

Transbay Block 3 public park, image via SF Recreation and Parks

Public Meeting Soon for Transbay Block 3 Park in SoMa, San Francisco

5:00 am on October 14, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Civic Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans for the Transbay Block 3 park during a public meeting next Monday. The plan will create a new one-acre landscaped destination between two dense housing plans on the former temporary Transbay Bus Terminal in SoMa. The San Francisco Public Works department is the landscape architect.

Transbay Block 2 East Family Building, rendering by Kennerly Architecture & Planning

Renderings for Affordable Housing at Transbay Block 2 in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 25, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been published for the Transbay Block 2 affordable apartments in SoMa, San Francisco. The plans will create 334 new homes, split between two structures, the family and the senior housing buildings being developed respectively by Mercy Housing and the Chinatown Community Development Center.

Transbay Block 4 tower full view, architecture by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

SF Planning Department Approves Transbay Block 4 Tower in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 1, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Department has approved rezoning Transbay Block 4 to conform with the 47-story proposal by Hines in SoMa. The 513-foot tower will exceed the 400-foot height limit for the parcel at 200 Main Street, creating 681 new homes, of which nearly half will be designated as affordable. Groundbreaking is expected by late 2023 or 2024.

Permit Progress on Transbay Block 4 Tower at 200 Main Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 13, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

New permit activity shows plans are moving ahead for the 47-story skyscraper at Transbay Block 4 in SoMa, San Francisco. Representatives for the property owner, Hines, have recently filed an amendment request to increase the lot’s height limit from 450 feet to 513 feet. The building would create hundreds of below-market-rate units, apartments, condos, and townhomes overlooking the proposed Transbay Park.

Salesforce Tower aerial perspective, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number One: The Salesforce Tower in SoMa, San Francisco

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

Rising 1,070 feet tall, the Salesforce Tower is the tallest building in the Bay Area, the 17th tallest in the United States, and the 91st tallest in the world. The distinctive glass-wrapped tower has been designed by one of the preeminent architects in the world, Pelli Clarke Pelli. Unsurprisingly, it remains a divisive contribution to the San Francisco skyline.

Parcel F Tower, design by Pelli Clarke Pelli with rendering by SteelBlue

Number 5: Transbay Parcel F at 550 Howard Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 2, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The fifth tallest building in the Bay Area planned or built in the SFYIMBY January 2021 Countdown is the Transbay Parcel F at 550 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. Proposed by a joint venture with Hines, Urban Pacific, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the mixed-use tower will rise 806 feet above street level. Construction is scheduled to start in the first quarter of next year.

Number 11: The Avery at 450 Folsom Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on October 21, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The eleventh tallest skyscraper in the Bay Area planned or built is Related Companies The Avery, a 618-foot tall residential tower at 450 Folsom Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project is located on Block 8 of the Transbay development district and inside the highly redeveloped East Cut neighborhood. Rem Koolhaas’ Office of Metropolitan Architecture is responsible for the tapered design.

250 Howard Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 12: Park Tower at Transbay, 250 Howard Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on October 14, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The 12th tallest building in the Bay Area planned or built in the Park Tower at Transbay office building, located at 250 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The 605-foot tall project rises from Block 5 in the transformative San Francisco Transbay development plan. Goettsch Partners in collaboration with Solomon Cordwell Buenz, is responsible for the sky deck-covered skyscraper design.

Transbay Block 2 option two preliminary mock-up, design by Kennerly Architecture and Planning in collaboration with Mithun

Illustrations Revealed for Housing and Public Park at Transbay Block 2 and 3, in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New details have been published for two 17-story apartment buildings and a new public park to replace the former Transbay Temporary Bus Terminal in SoMa, San Francisco. Transbay Block 2 and 3 represent two-thirds of the full-block property. The projects are overseen by the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure, i.e., the OCII.

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