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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.

650 Divisadero Street aerial view, illustration by Mithun

Affordable Housing Approved For 650 Divisadero Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 18, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans have been approved for a ten-story apartment complex at 650 Divisadero Street in San Francisco. The proposal will add over a hundred units of affordable housing to a corner lot along Grove Street, a block away from Alamo Square and just a few blocks from the Golden Gate Park Panhandle. The Young Community Developer and Jonathan Rose Companies are jointly sponsoring the project in partnership with MOHCD.

788 Arkansas Street aerial view, rendering by Hunt Hale Architects

New Building Permits For House at 788 Arkansas Street, San Francisco

4:30 am on August 15, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for a small single-family infill at 788 Arkansas Street on Potrero Hill, San Francisco. The plans look to replace an existing two-story house with a four-story infill across from the Potrero Hill Recreation Center, with views of Downtown San Francisco. Hunt Hale Jones is responsible for the application and design.

360 5th Street aerial view, rendering by Handel Architects

Increased Plans For 20-Story Tower at 360 5th Street, San Francisco

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

Preliminary permits have been filed for a 20-story apartment tower at 360 5th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The proposal could replace the foundation of an abandoned construction project that paused in early 2020 while more than doubling the potential height and residential capacity from the initial entitlements. Novato-based Thompson Builders is responsible for the application.

967 Mission Street looking toward the recently-complete George Apartments, rendering by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and Y.A. Studio

Affordable Construction Forthcoming at 967 Mission Street, San Francisco

5:00 am on August 14, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

The affordable house development planned at 967 Mission Street in San Francisco has cleared up the details on its upcoming timeline for construction. Property managers at the John Stewart Company have confirmed a start date of sometime in late October. The project, first reported on by SF YIMBY in 2023, has been much anticipated for the last few years, with broad community support.

88 Bluxome Street aerial overview, rendering by Henning Larsen and SCB

Assembly Bill 2011 Will Streamline Approval for 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco

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

Plans will be streamlined for the recently filed two-skyscraper development at 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The first application was submitted three months ago, with city staff now determining the project can proceed with Assembly Bill 2011, which allows for by-right approval for eligible housing on commercially-zoned lands. Strada Investment Group is the sponsor and developer.

1721 15th Street establishing view, rendering by Pixxel18 Studio

Updated Plans for 1721 15th Street in Mission District, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 11, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been shared for the proposed six-story apartment complex at 1721 15th Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The project is looking to add 52 for-ownership apartments just a few blocks from the 16th Street Mission BART Station and the Mission Dolores Park. The Toboni Group is the project developer and is responsible for the application.

Preliminary Project Submittal Extends Plans for Townhomes at 445 Ortega

4:30 am on August 8, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

Early this year development applications were submitted for the demolition and construction of a new development at 445 Ortega Street in San Francisco. Since SF YIMBY’s last update on the site in February, new documents have been filed with the city in the form of a preliminary application that if accepted will freeze planning codes and standards for the site as they are now, regardless of changes made to policy before a full application can be approved.

268 Fair Oaks Street front view, illustration by Shatara Architects

Residential Expansion at 268 Fair Oaks Street, San Francisco

4:30 am on July 23, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for the potential residential expansion of a small apartment building at 268 Fair Oaks Street in the Dolores Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. The project will increase the capacity from three…

400 Bay Street Current Site, image via Google Street View

Hotel Project at 400 Bay Street Gets a Second Chance to be Built

4:30 am on July 21, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

At project located at 400 Bay Street in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood was previously approved for development in 2015. However, the building was never built, and the site has remained vacant. However, a new proposal would piggyback on the previously environmental approvals for the site to bring a new and only slightly modified hotel project to the site.

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