Financial District

530 Sansome Street seen between Embarcadero Center and the Transamerica Pyramid, rendering by SOM

41-Story Tower Proposed for 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 7, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Related California has filed revised permits for a 41-story mixed-use tower at 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The latest iteration would bring over 400,000 square feet of office space and a 200-key hotel above a new San Francisco Fire Department fire station, making it the first high-rise commercial proposal in the Bay Area since 2021. Related and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.

Transamerica Pyramid seen from Montgomery and Green Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

YIMBY Visits Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 13, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Last week, YIMBY was given an exclusive tour of the Transamerica Pyramid, showcasing the progress of renovations designed by the internationally acclaimed Foster + Partners. The revamp is led by New York-based developer SHVO, with funding from Deutsche Finance Group. The iconic San Francisco skyscraper is now expected to fully reopen this September, just over a year and a half after the official groundbreaking.

530 Sansome Street residential variant from Washington Street, rendering by Skidmore Owings & Merrill

Extension Request for Approval of 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

5:00 am on March 20, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to vote tomorrow on an extension request for the approval of 530 Sansome Street, a potential mixed-use tower in San Francisco’s Financial District. The plan could add either a 200-key hotel or 256 apartments into the heart of the city if built. Related Companies is the project developer.

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…

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.

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