900 7th Street site plan relative to the rest of SoMa, by Recology and SOM

Amazon Purchases 900 7th Street from Recology for $200 Million, Mission Bay, San Francisco

Following an unusual permit for 900 7th Street in Mission Bay, as covered by SF YIMBY last week, recent news has broken that the application is a proposed new distribution center for Amazon. The tech giant has reportedly purchased the lot for $200 million. Amazon’s proposed Logistics Facility will replace Recology’s proposed mixed-use 470-550-unit project designed by SOM.

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1560 Folsom Rendering via L37

Planning Commission to Review 244-Unit 1560 Folsom Street, SoMa, San Francisco

Development permits have been filed for new construction on 1560 Folsom Street, SoMa, San Francisco. The project proposes to merge four existing lots into two and construct two buildings with 244 residential units. One building would face Kissling Street, and the other would face Folsom Street. The lots’ existing use is light industrial; the proposed use of the lots is residential with ground-floor retail. Ankrom Moisan Architects is managing the design and construction.

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