744 Harrison Street, rendering by SteelBlue

Planning Continues for 744 Harrison Street, SoMa, San Francisco

Recent activity shows that development persists for an eight-story mixed-use infill at 744 Harrison Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project will bring a mix of hotel and residential use on top of a ground-level restaurant. However, this persistence comes in the form of a permit approval extension. The development was originally approved in 2018. An application to extend construction entitlements for an additional three years was approved Wednesday. Leon Lee & Associates are responsible for the development as the property owner.

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338 Spear Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 51: Infinity 1 at 338 Spear Street, SoMa, San Francisco

The fifty-first tallest structure in the Bay Area is Infinity 1 at 338 Spear Street, SoMa, San Francisco. The 423-foot tall tower opened in 2008 as one of the distinguishing symbols for the development south of Market Street, especially given its prominent position beside the Bay Bridge. Its undulating dark cyan curtain-wall facade reflects modernist architecture’s evolution in the new millennium, facing pressure to reject traditional ornamentation and the boxed rigidity of the 20th-century modernist design. Tishman Speyer was the developer for the construction and remained as the property owner.

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1145 Mission Street

New Mixed-Use Construction At 1145 Mission Street In SoMa, San Francisco

Development permits have been submitted to construct a six-story mixed-use building at 1145 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project proposal includes constructing a sixty-five-foot high residential building featuring twenty-five dwelling units, five stories of condos, one story of commercial space, and a basement parking. Levy Design Partners is manning the design concepts and construction of the project.

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