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

General Plan Referral Filed for 530 Sansome Street, Financial District, San Francisco

The General Plan Referral has been filed for The Related Companies mixed-use tower at 530 Sansome Street, a requirement ahead of a Board of Supervisors’ vote to approve. The proposal would replace Fire Station 13 in San Francisco’s Financial District. Two distinct project variants are being considered for the rest of the tower, to build either a 200-guestroom Equinox hotel with a gym and offices or 256 apartments. The development is a public-private partnership with Related, the San Francisco Bureau of Real Estate, and the San Francisco Fire Department.

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2222 Qume Drive

New Large Industrial Complex Planned At 2222 Qume Drive In North San Jose

A preliminary application has been submitted to the City Planning Commission of San Jose, seeking the approval of a large industrial complex proposed at 2222 Qume Drive in North San Jose. The project proposal includes the development of an industrial park slated to operate 24/7. Plans call for the demolition of three existing buildings on the site. Bridge Development Partners is the project developer. Herdman Architecture + Design is responsible for the design concepts and construction.

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250 Howard Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 12: Park Tower at Transbay, 250 Howard Street, SoMa, San Francisco

The 12th tallest building in the Bay Area planned or built in the Park Tower at Transbay office building, located at 250 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The 605-foot tall project rises from Block 5 in the transformative San Francisco Transbay development plan. Goettsch Partners in collaboration with Solomon Cordwell Buenz, is responsible for the sky deck-covered skyscraper design.

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