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Art Gensler portrait, image courtesy of Gensler

Celebrating the Legacy of Art Gensler, A Global Architect with A Large Local Footprint

5:30 am on May 12, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Art Gensler, the founder and namesake for the global architecture firm, passed away in Marin County on May 10th, 2021, at age 85. The San Francisco-based architect founded Gensler with his wife Drue Gensler and their associate, James Follett, in 1965. Over the decades, Gensler has grown to be consistently ranked among the largest studios in the world since the 0s and has worked on many projects that have shaped the Bay Area’s built environment.

200 Kansas Street aerial view, design by DES Architects and Engineers

Renderings Revealed for 200 Kansas Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:00 am on May 11, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed as the preliminary project application has been submitted for the expansion of 200 Kansas Street in SoMa, San Francisco. Situated right on the neighborhood border with Potrero Hill, the proposal will the existing structure’s function as a child daycare center for Bright Horizons at Kansas Street while nearly tripling the laboratory footprint. DES Architects & Engineers is responsible for the design.

Freedom West Elevation, image courtesy DLR Group

Developers Filed Preliminary Project Assessment for Freedom West, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 10, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Developers have completed and submitted the preliminary project assessment letter, or PPA, for the $2 billion Freedom West project around 710 McAllister Street in San Francisco’s Filmore District. In the letter, San Francisco’s Planning Department staff expressed support for Freedom West to build 2,305 new apartments with affordable housing across four city blocks. PPA is the initial process that evaluates moderate to large proposals before development applications are filed.

New Affordable Housing Reaches Completion At 1150 3rd Street, Mission Bay, San Francisco

5:00 am on May 9, 2021 By Team YIMBY

A new apartment complex has reached its successful completion at 1150 3rd Street in Mission Bay. The affordable housing complex is given its name in honor of the late former mayor, Edwin M. Lee, and will offer housing to unhoused veterans and low-income families. OCII, Chinatown Community Development Center, and Swords to Plowshares, a veteran-focused nonprofit worked together to develop the property. Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, Saida + Sullivan Design Partners are the architects responsible for design and construction.

159 Laidley Street facade, rendering by Winder Gibson Architects

Revised Plans Filed for 159 Laidley Street, Glen Park, San Francisco

4:30 am on May 9, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Revised planning documents have been filed for a new single-family house at 159 Laidley Street south of Billy Goat Hill in Glen Park, San Francisco. The project will replace an existing single-family home with a new single-family residence nearly twice the size. Winder Gibson Architects is responsible for the design.

Permits Filed for 3515 Pacific Avenue in Presidio Heights, San Francisco

4:30 am on May 8, 2021 By Team YIMBY

New building permits have been filed for a single-family dwelling to replace a single-family dwelling at 3515 Pacific Avenue in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights. The project proposal includes the demolition of an existing three-story single-family residence with a basement and a new three-story single-family residence with a double basement.

3333 California Street aerial perspective looking towards downtown

Updated Plans for 3333 California Street, Laurel Heights, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 7, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Proposed modifications to the redevelopment plan give minor alterations to the approved mixed-use project of 3333 California Street in Laurel Heights, San Francisco. The development will replace the existing UCSF Laurel Heights property with 752 new apartments, a quarter of which will be affordable housing, retail, and more. The changes expand Euclid Green’s public open space by not building one duplex townhome, modifications to the Presidio Steps, and an adjustment to the project tree count. Prado Group is the project developer.

575 Vermont Street head-on view, design by Timbre Architecture

Renderings Revealed for 575 Vermont Street, Potrero Hill, San Francisco

5:00 am on May 7, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A project proposal is underway for an expanded new residential triplex at 575 Vermont Street in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. The project would replace an older single-story A-frame house with a contemporary design and modern facilities with a studio ADU and two family-size apartments. Timbre Architecture is responsible for the design.

555 Mission Street viewed from Howard Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 34: 555 Mission Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 6, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The curtain-wall wrapped offices at 555 Mission Street rise to a 487-foot peak, tied as the 34th tallest building in the Bay Area planned or built. The downtown project was built between 2006 and 2008 to become the tallest commercial project in the Bay Area in the 2000s. Tishman Speyer was the project developer.

570 Market Street exterior full-structure view, rendering by Danny Forster and Architecture

Shadow Study Submitted for 570 Market Street, Financial District, San Francisco

5:00 am on May 6, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Planning Department records show that the shadow study is underway for a new 29-story hotel at 570 Market Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The process has mired smaller projects throughout the city’s history with contentious Planning Commission votes. The skinny tower is expected to create 240 new guest rooms along with ground-level retail and public space. This latest activity shows progress for a proposal that has been under review since 2017. The Frontier Group is the project developer.

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