SoMa

338 Spear Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 51: Infinity 1 at 338 Spear Street, SoMa, San Francisco

The fifty-first tallest structure in the Bay Area is Infinity 1 at 338 Spear Street, SoMa, San Francisco. The 423-foot tall tower opened in 2008 as one of the distinguishing symbols for the development south of Market Street, especially given its prominent position beside the Bay Bridge. Its undulating dark cyan curtain-wall facade reflects modernist architecture’s evolution in the new millennium, facing pressure to reject traditional ornamentation and the boxed rigidity of the 20th-century modernist design. Tishman Speyer was the developer for the construction and remained as the property owner.

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1145 Mission Street

New Mixed-Use Construction At 1145 Mission Street In SoMa, San Francisco

Development permits have been submitted to construct a six-story mixed-use building at 1145 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project proposal includes constructing a sixty-five-foot high residential building featuring twenty-five dwelling units, five stories of condos, one story of commercial space, and a basement parking. Levy Design Partners is manning the design concepts and construction of the project.

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77 Stillman Street, design by Woods Bagot

Renderings for 474 Bryant Street and 77 Stillman Street, SoMa, San Francisco

Planning applications for two conjoined seven-story office buildings at 474 Bryant Street and 77 Stillman Street in SoMa have begun the review process for city approval. The development will bring 123,490 square feet to a retail-rich area, nearly three blocks from the Oracle Park baseball stadium. San Francisco-based Aralon Properties is responsible for the development, operating through 474 Bryant LLC.

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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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