570 Market Street exterior full-structure view, rendering by Danny Forster and Architecture

Shadow Study Submitted for 570 Market Street, Financial District, San Francisco

Planning Department records show that the shadow study is underway for a new 29-story hotel at 570 Market Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The process has mired smaller projects throughout the city’s history with contentious Planning Commission votes. The skinny tower is expected to create 240 new guest rooms along with ground-level retail and public space. This latest activity shows progress for a proposal that has been under review since 2017. The Frontier Group is the project developer.

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401 South Van Ness Avenue full block view, illustration by Prime Design

New Rendering Revealed for 401 South Van Ness Avenue, Mission District, San Francisco

Developers have filed a Large Project Authorization request for an eight-story group housing project at 401 South Van Ness Avenue in the Mission District, San Francisco. The application comes with a recently published planning document detailing the project description and scale. The corner-lot proposal will become a mixed-use building with 153 bedroom suites, commercial retail, and residential amenities. The Kansas-based Elsey Partners is responsible for the development.

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