Commercial

233 Geary Street, rendering via Handel Architects

Renderings Show Renovation for 233 Geary Street, Union Square, San Francisco

Permits are currently under review for the renovation and transformation of San Francisco’s I. Magnin Building at 233 Geary Street, in the Tenderloin. The plans change the building from a Macy’s department store into a mixed-use building with apartments, expanded offices, and retail. The 1946-era stone facade will receive a few significant alterations, including prominent new window accents, updated street cladding, and a curtainwall wrap along the top level. The structure overlooks the festive Union Square and the Macy’s Christmas Tree, with some of the city’s highest foot traffic for shopping and sightseeing. Sand Hill Property Company are the developers following the $250 million sales in January 2019.

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General concept rendering for the San Francisco IKEA, courtesy Ingka Centre

New Details Revealed for IKEA at 945 Market Street SoMa, San Francisco

One of the first stories covered by SFYIMBY was the announcement that IKEA’s parent company, Ingka Centres, purchased 945 Market Street in SoMa for over a quarter billion dollars. Now, the property owners has filed a request for a project review meeting with the City of San Francisco. The application reveals new detail on the most significant real estate development in the Bay Area expected for 2021.

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280 Woz Way, rendering by C2K Architecture

Project Review: Renderings for 280 Woz Way, Downtown San Jose

Today’s headline story is a project review of one of the more substantial urban developments in the Bay Area. KT Urban plans to build a 1.8 million square foot office building at 280 Woz Way in downtown San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley. The project will bring two 297-foot conjoined towers, replacing a handful of single-family houses and extending the city’s burgeoning skyline further south.

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4550 Mission Street from previous proposal, design by Schaub Ly Architects

HOME-SF-Boost for 4550 Mission Street, Outer Mission, San Francisco

Recent preliminary project permits show that the development at 4550 Mission Street offers nearly three times the residential capacity as originally planned. Located in Outer Mission, San Francisco, the developers increased their plans from 24 to 69 apartments. The permits credit HOME-SF, a city-wide local density bonus program to encourage affordable housing near transit. The developer is not listed.

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