Shirley Chisholm Village Educator Housing, rendering by BAR Architecture

Event Tomorrow for Affordable Educator Housing in Sunset District, San Francisco

By Andrew Nelson

Construction is expected to start this summer on the Shirley Chisholm Village Educator Housing at 1360 43rd Avenue in San Francisco’s Sunset District. The property has been used as a public park over the last six years while the city reviewed the housing project. Now with approval set and construction to start in a few months, an event has been organized to celebrate the impending closure of Parkland at 43rd Avenue tomorrow, May 7th.

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100 Orizaba Avenue library massing, elevation by San Francisco Public Works Bureau of Architecture

City Provides Input on Ocean View Public Library at 100 Orizaba Avenue, San Francisco

By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Public Library is considering plans to construct a new branch at 100 Orizaba Avenue in Ocean View. The Preliminary Project Assessment review has been published by San Francisco Planning Department, giving insight into what city staff considers important issues for the project. The new project will replace the neighborhood’s existing library at 345 Randolph Street, also the smallest library in the SFPL system.

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2395 Sacramento Street corner view of the library building and proposed expansions, rendering by BAR Architects

Renderings Revealed for Library-to-Housing Conversion in Pacific Heights, San Francisco

By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed for the adaptive reuse of 2395 Sacramento Street from a former private library for Cooper Medical College and, more recently, an event space into housing. The proposal retains historic architectural elements from the 1912-built design and expands with two new structures for 24 new homes in Pacific Heights, San Francisco. March Capital Management is sponsoring the project.

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