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714 Steiner Street with San Francisco in the background, photo by Rob Jordan

Famed San Francisco Painted Lady Hits the Market for $3.55 Million

5:30 am on June 4, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The Pink Painted Lady on Postcard Row has hit the market again. 714 Steiner Street was purchased by Leah Culver, a senior Twitter engineer in January of 2020. Culver shared her efforts to renovate the project on social media, along with approved permits to restore the project with design by David Armour Architecture. Now, the San Francisco landmark is on the market again for $3.55 million, the same price it sold for over two years ago.

Dewatering Project Breaks Ground At San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility

5:00 am on June 4, 2022 By Palak Japlot

Recently, a dewatering project broke ground at San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility at 4245 Zanker Road, San José. The project enhances the city’s sustainability. The Dewatering Facility is part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) with $1.4 billion over 10 years of improvements to the San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. The CIP aims to modernize and rebuild the infrastructure that has served the community uninterrupted for over 65 years. Walsh Construction is responsible for the design concepts.alsh

129 Laidley Street street view, rendering by Winder Gibson Architects

Permits Filed for 129 Laidley Street in Fairmount, San Francisco

4:30 am on June 4, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been revealed for a residential infill at 129 Laidley Street in Fairmont, San Francisco. The project will replace the existing home with a modern home three times the size while retaining the low residential density. Winder Gibson Architects will manage the design.

China Basin Park overhead view, rendering courtesy Mission Rock Partners

Construction Starts for China Basin Park, Facade Rising on Block B in Mission Rock, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 3, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Mission Rock Partners has officially launched construction for the China Basin Park with a groundbreaking ceremony on San Francisco’s Mission Bay waterfront. The park is one of Mission Rock’s most highly anticipated public assets, five acres of waterfront open space shaped by community input and designed by SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Mission Rock Partners is a joint venture with the Giants, the Port of San Francisco, and Tishman Speyer.

5420 Geary Boulevard conforming project, illustration by Kerman Morris Architects

Plans Filed for 5420 Geary Boulevard in Richmond District, San Francisco

5:00 am on June 3, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been filed for a mixed-use infill at 5420 Geary Boulevard in San Francisco’s Richmond District. The filing is preliminary as the applicant reviews with the city, with options to include between nine to eighteen homes on the narrow lot. Kerman Morris Architects is managing the design.

New Building Permits Filed For SF University High School at 3150 California Street, Presidio Heights, San Francisco

4:30 am on June 3, 2022 By Palak Japlot

New building permits have been filed seeking the approval of campus redevelopment at 3150 California Street in Presidio Heights, San Francisco. The project proposal includes the development of a three-story building for academic, athletic, and administration uses. The project will demolish an existing mid-block two-story office building with a retail store and a twenty-two-space surface parking lot. San Francisco University High School is the project owner. Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects is responsible for the design concepts. Pacific Union Development Company is onboard as the development consultant.

Balboa Park Upper Yard housing, rendering courtesy Mithun

Construction Topped Out for Balboa Park Upper Yard In The Outer Mission, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 2, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction work has topped out on the Balboa Park Upper Yard affordable housing project at 2340 San Jose Avenue in San Francisco’s Outer Mission. The construction has replaced a surface parking lot and former rail yard across from a BART and Muni station with a 90-foot tall infill with over a hundred affordable housing units. Both the Mission Housing Development Corporation and Related Companies are responsible for the development.

Gateway of Pacific phase four North Building, right, South Building, center, and the garage, left, rendering by Flad Architects

South City To Consider Expanded Plans for Gateway of Pacific Phase Four

5:00 am on June 2, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The South San Francisco planning commission will review expanded plans for Gateway of Pacific phase four tonight. The three-structure phase, to be addressed as 900 Gateway Boulevard, will be the penultimate portion of a development that has already had a significant contribution to the South City East Side skyline in the north of San Mateo County. The developer, BioMed Realty, has proposed to increase the North Building from five to nine stories tall.

Mixed-Use Residential Development Approved In Contra Costa County

4:30 am on June 2, 2022 By Palak Japlot

A new multi-family residential community has been proposed for development on a county-owned property between State Route 4, Bailey Road, East Leland Road and Ambrose Park in Contra Costa County. The project proposal includes the construction of a residential community offering affordable units, retail space, and a public library. Pacific West Communities of Idaho is the project developer.

Cropped view of the new rendering for 50 Main Street from Yerba Buena Island, rendering by Foster + Partners courtesy Hines

Reduced Height, New Renderings for 50 Main Street in Atlas Block, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 1, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The proposed 50 Main Street tower has shrunk by 74 feet. Hines has published new plans for the city’s potential second-tallest skyscraper, following San Francisco Planning Department recommendations. The updated plans show that 50 Main Street is now proposed to rise 992 feet tall, which does still retain its position as the city’s second-tallest building. Along with this revelation, the documents provide new insight into the Atlas Block campus. Foster + Partners is the architect for 50 Main Street.

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