Facade installation has reached the halfway point for 921 Howard Street, a topped-out 18-story affordable housing tower in SoMa, San Francisco. The 203-unit building is a significant high-density addition to the city, one block from Mission Street and across from the 5M development. The project is a joint venture with Curtis Development and the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.
New renderings have been revealed for a residential infill at 93 Leland Avenue in Visitacion Valley, San Francisco. The L-shaped proposal wraps around an existing building fronting Leland Avenue, retaining the existing commercial units and two homes while creating five more apartments. Daly City-based Baukunst is responsible for the design.
Development permits have been filed seeking the approval of a residential project proposed at 3555 Pacific Avenue in Presidio Heights, San Francisco. The project proposal includes the construction of a single-family house with basement. Walker Moody Architects is responsible for the design concepts.
San Francisco takes longer than any other city in California to approve new housing. For this reason, the State of California’s Department of Housing and Community Development has launched its first-ever investigation with the Housing Accountability Unit. According to the HCD, the team will be “identifying and removing barriers to approval and construction of new housing there.”
The city of San Francisco and its Mayor, London Breed, celebrated the groundbreaking of Bayfront Park in Mission Bay. The ceremony, held last week, announced the opening of a new park between Chase Center and San Francisco Bay. The Bayfront Park project is managed by the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII) and built by Mission Bay’s master developer, FOCIL-MB LLC.