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1035 Van Ness Avenue Elevations, image by Saida + Sullivan Design Partners

Affordable Housing Conversion Planned for 1035 Van Ness in San Francisco

5:30 am on May 16, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

A proposed project in San Francisco would convert an existing 106-unit residential building at 1035 Van Ness Avenue into a 124-unit fully affordable building. The units will be classified as Affordable Permanent Supportive Housing, a model combining affordable housing with supportive services to help individuals with disabilities or special circumstances preventing them from finding long-term housing. The project is brought by the veteran-focused non-profit Swords to Plowshares.

Temporary Shelter Proposed at 1015 Geary Street, Civic Center, San Francisco

4:30 am on October 25, 2024 By YIMBY Team

A temporary shelter has been proposed at 1015 Geary Street in Civic Center in San Francisco. The proposed program would provide low-barrier, non-congregate shelter for adults experiencing challenges with housing.

The Kelsey Civic Center aerial view, rendering by WRNS

Housing Lottery Applications Open for The Kelsey Civic Center, San Francisco

5:00 am on October 9, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Prospective tenants now have the chance to apply to live at the affordable housing complex at 240 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco’s Civic Center. Construction topped out earlier this year for the eight-story building, named The Kelsey Civic Center, with move-ins expected early next year. Applications will be accepted until October 16th.

Kelsey Civic Center, rendering by WRNS Studio

Affordable Housing Tops Out in Civic Center, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 29, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out, with exterior work underway at 240 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco’s Civic Center. The development, known as The Kelsey Civic Center, is a uniquely designed apartment intended to create a vibrant community directly across from City Hall. It is a joint venture between Mercy Housing and The Kelsey.

San Francisco Symphony elevation view overlooking Grove Street, rendering by Mark Cavagnero Associates

Meeting Tomorrow for Redevelopment of San Francisco Symphony

5:30 am on August 20, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission is scheduled to review plans tomorrow afternoon for the redevelopment of the San Francisco Symphony Hall at 201 Van Ness Avenue in the Civic Center. The meeting will review plans by Mark Cavagnero Associates to replace most of the facade with curtain-wall glass and expand the building footprint.

One Oak, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Modified Plans Filed for 41-Story One Oak, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 18, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Modified plans have been filed for more housing and an updated design of One Oak, a 40-story residential skyscraper in San Francisco’s Hub neighborhood. The latest application calls to add over five hundred homes to the centrally located site at 1500-1540 Market Street, a 12% increase from the prior iteration. Emerald Fund and Washington Capital are jointly responsible for the project.

198 McAllister Street Academic Village view from McAllister and Hyde Street, rendering courtesy UC Hastings Law, architecture by Perkins&Will

UC Law Opens The Academe at 198 in San Francisco

5:30 am on February 1, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

UC Law San Francisco has completed construction on The Academe at 198, a mixed-use building with student housing and classrooms at 198 McAllister Street in Civic Center, San Francisco. The 14-story structure is the second phase of the Academic Village redevelopment led by UCSF and Greystar.

San Francisco Symphony Hall existing interior hall, image by Craig Mole courtesy the Symphony

Historic Review Published for Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 15, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Symphony is looking to reconstruct its existing concert hall with a new interior designed by Gehry Partners, one of the best modern architects of concert halls. New permits have been filed for the project, and the city has published a new historic resource review on the Davies Symphony Hall in the Civic Center. The review concludes that, given its young age, “the building is not yet eligible for listing” as a historic building in the national or state registers.

San Francisco Symphony Hall aerial view, image by Google Satellite

Significant San Francisco Symphony Hall Renovation Proposed

5:30 am on September 26, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Symphony has started the entitlement process for renovations of the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall at 201 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco’s Civic Center. While plans are preliminary, the Symphony has hired local Mark Cavagnero Associates and the world-renowned Gehry Partners to produce a dramatic reimagination inside and out. Construction is expected to cost at least $100 million.

440 Geary Street, via Google Street View

City Requests $47 Million To Pay Construction Loan for Hotel Diva Conversion

4:30 am on September 12, 2023 By YIMBY Team

The City’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing and the Episcopal Community Services have submitted a request to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for a $47.38 million permanent loan related to the conversion of Hotel Diva at 440 Geary Street into permanent supportive housing. The financing will pay off the construction loan from the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) with co-applicant Episcopal Community Services (ECS) as owner and service provider.

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