The San Francisco Planning Commission has approved plans for the 72-story residential skyscraper to rise at 524-530 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The application was streamlined with Assembly Bill 2011, entitling the developer to construct the tallest potential residential skyscraper in the city. Bayhill Ventures, led by former Hines managing director Paul Paradis, is responsible for the project.
New permits have been filed for a small mixed-use infill at 1333 Columbus Avenue by Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. The proposal will replace a fire-damaged structure with three homes and retail. Andy Christopherson, a partner of Santa Rosa-based Synergy Group, is listed as the property owner.
Recent permit activity has surfaced for the eight-story affordable housing project at 850 Turk Street in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. The filing indicates progress from the development team ahead of expected construction to start next year. MidPen Housing and Tishman Speyer were selected to be co-developers of the state-owned property made available through the California Surplus Land Act.
The City of San Francisco has approved plans for a nine-story residential infill at 1401 Folsom Street, and recent activity has been filed regarding the environmental mitigation for the construction of the site in SoMa, San Francisco. The proposal would add nearly a hundred rental apartments above retail to the corner lot currently occupied by a surface parking lot. RG Architecture is responsible for the application as the project sponsor.
The San Francisco Planning Department has approved plans for a two-unit project at 49 Hopkins Avenue on Twin Peaks, San Francisco. The approval includes the retroactive legalization of the illegal demolition of Largent House, the 1935-built home designed by the prominent modernist architect Richard Neutra. Despite the unanimous vote in 2018 by the Planning Commission to prompt the property owner to rebuild a replica of the house, a legal battle and settlement has allowed the owner to pursue new plans.