Financial District

425 Broadway increased project, illustration by Ian Birchall & Associates

Increased Plans Filed for 425 Broadway in San Francisco

5:00 am on February 16, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Increased plans have been filed for 425 Broadway in San Francisco. The latest proposal would replace the 144-car garage, just three blocks from the Transamerica Pyramid, with 74 homes. The new filing is a substantial increase compared to the previous 41-unit application, and it only raises the project height by one floor. Construction would bring two separate buildings and a pedestrian alleyway to the L-shaped parcel along Broadway and Montgomery Street.

3 Transamerica proposed renovations, rendering by Foster + Partners

Unanimous Approval for Three Transamerica Redevelopment

5:00 am on December 20, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Parks Department and Planning Commission have unanimously approved the Three Transamerica redevelopment in San Francisco’s Financial District. Three Transamerica, or 545 Sansome Street, is the second phase of SHVO’s billion-dollar investment in the historic office complex with design by Foster + Partners. Its adaptive reuse will create a new gateway for the city’s most iconic skyscraper.

201 Spear Street, image by Lucas Fladzinski courtesy KBS Realty Advisors

Strada Purchases 201 Spear Street Office Tower in San Francisco

5:00 am on November 16, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Strada is set to purchase the 18-story office tower at 201 Spear Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The reported price is just 57% of what KBS Realty Advisors paid for in 2013. The price per square foot puts the deal within the existing range of sales in the region’s struggling post-pandemic office market.

556 Commercial Street, image by Google Street View

Renovation Proposed by Literary Non-Profit for 556 Commercial Street, Financial District, San Francisco

5:00 am on November 15, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been filed to create a bookstore and event space inside the 115-year-old brick building at 556 Commercial Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The application was filed on behalf of the Center for the Art of Translation, the property owner and a non-profit literary community that promotes and supports literary translation and translators.

Hallidie Building seen from the Crocker Galleria POPOS, image by author

AIASF Opens Center for Architecture + Design in Historic San Francisco Building

5:00 am on September 12, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The American Institute of Architects, San Francisco, opened its new headquarters and the Center for Architecture + Design last Friday at 140 Sutter Street in downtown San Francisco. The civic-minded institution will provide a new cultural hub for lectures, events, and film screenings inside the historic Hallidie Building. Aidlin Darling Design, a San Francisco-based architecture firm, is responsible for the interior design, working alongside a team of collaborators.

Former Union Bank Tower Sold for $61 Million, San Francisco

5:00 am on September 6, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The 22-story office tower at 350 California Street in San Francisco’s Financial District has been sold for $61 Million, less than a quarter of the initial asking price. The property was sold by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to the joint venture of Swig Company and SKS Partners.

333 Battery Street, image by Google Satellite

Jay Hotel Opening Soon at 333 Battery Street in Financial District, San Francisco

5:00 am on August 3, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Renovation work is wrapping up for what will become the only new hotel to open in San Francisco’s Financial District. The former Le Méridien at 333 Battery Street was purchased by KHP Capital Partners for $221 million in 2021 and is expected to open later this year as the Jay Hotel. The 25-story hotel first opened in 1989 with the architecture by John Portman & Associates.

The Embarcadero Center viewed from Treasure Island, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Retail-to-Childcare Conversion Proposed for 3 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 24, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Boston Properties has filed plans to convert two vacant retail spaces in 3 Embarcadero Center into a childcare facility. The move comes as San Francisco’s Financial District will undergo a revitalization project drafted by the Mayor earlier this year and shows how property owners are getting involved. Studio MLA Architects is responsible for the design.

3 Transamerica planned additions along Washington Street, rendering by Foster + Partners

Futuristic Foster + Partners Design For 3 Transamerica in Financial District, San Francisco

5:30 am on April 10, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been published for the renovations of 3 Transamerica for the Transamerica Complex redevelopment by SHVO in San Francisco’s Financial District. The project will double the structure’s height and floor capacity, partially reskin the building with a futuristic design by Foster + Partners, and expand the famous Redwood Park. The $400 million master plan includes renovations of the lobby and interiors of the city’s landmark Transamerica Pyramid.

Hilton Hotel Porte-Cochère existing condition seen from across Kearny, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Updated Facade Revealed for 750 Kearny Street Porte-Cochère After Bridge Removal

5:30 am on January 22, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New illustrations have been revealed and permits filed for the redesigned porte-cochère entrance for the Hilton hotel at 750 Kearny Street, located on the border of Chinatown and the Financial District in San Francisco. The exterior will be renovated once crews remove the Kearny Street pedestrian bridge. Demolition is expected to start later this year with the start of the $66 million Portsmouth Square improvement project.

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