American Institute of Architects chapter in San Francisco has announced the awardees of the AIASF Housing+ San Francisco 2050 Design Competition. AIASF set the competition as a response to the city’s Housing Element requirement for 82,000 new units of housing by 2031. The winning submission is Sunset Steps, a four-story infill with ten homes designed by West of West Architecture & Design.
The City of San Francisco has submitted a plan to purchase 42 Otis Street in San Francisco’s planned neighborhood, the Hub. The plan will transfer ownership to the city’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. The plan will convert all 24 studio units to permanent supportive housing for young adults.
Renderings have been published for the seven-story mixed-use infill at 599 Divisadero Street in San Francisco. The tiny-lot infill will bring 17 homes to the thoroughfare dividing the Alamo Square neighborhood from North of the Panhandle. De Quesada Architects is overseeing the application and design.
New renderings have been published for a two-unit residential infill at 326 27th Street in Noe Valley, San Francisco. The project will replace a single-home residence in the affluent low-rise neighborhood. Knock Architecture and Design is responsible for the application and design.
Permits are approved, and construction was expected to start two years ago, but now the site remains undisturbed while the project developer has received an extension for two loans totaling $80 million. Both JPMorgan Chase Bank and United Overseas Bank have pushed the deadline for Hines through October for two $40 million loans pertaining to the 61-story proposal at 550 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. If built today, the mixed-use tower could become the fourth tallest tower in the city.