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Parcel F Tower, design by Pelli Clarke Pelli with rendering by SteelBlue

Project Highlight: The Transbay Parcel F Tower at 550 Howard Street

Across the Bay Area, an array of large and significant projects have been progressing in the background, or with semi-recent news from before, we started SF YIMBY last month. 550 Howard Street in SoMa is one such project, and it’s a big one. Its construction permits were approved In mid-January of this year, clearing the way for the fourth tallest skyscraper in the Bay Area. Once complete, it will stand beside the Transbay Terminal 800 feet tall, designed by the Salesforce Tower’s same firm, Pelli Clarke Pelli.

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1035 Howard Street birds-eye view, courtesy ECP

1035 Howard Street Approved by Historic Preservation Commission, SoMa, San Francisco

Embarcadero Capital Partners is making progress on its plans to expand 1035 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project has received approval from the city’s Historic Preservation Commission. This comes two years after the firm took out a $34.2 million loan for the development. This adaptive reuse of the currently-vacant Art-Deco office building will help retain a charming facade for subsequent decades.

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451 28th Street, design by Kerman Morris Architects

54-Unit 451 28th Street Permits Submitted, Pill Hill, Oakland

New building permits have been filed for a 54-unit mixed-use building at 451 28th Street in the Pill Hill neighborhood, Oakland. The six-story project on top of the currently-vacant lot includes three affordable/very-low-income units, with an estimated construction cost of over $1 million. Winder Gibson Architects are responsible for the building’s design.

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