Public Space

China Basin Park overhead view, rendering courtesy Mission Rock Partners

Construction Starts for China Basin Park, Facade Rising on Block B in Mission Rock, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 3, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Mission Rock Partners has officially launched construction for the China Basin Park with a groundbreaking ceremony on San Francisco’s Mission Bay waterfront. The park is one of Mission Rock’s most highly anticipated public assets, five acres of waterfront open space shaped by community input and designed by SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Mission Rock Partners is a joint venture with the Giants, the Port of San Francisco, and Tishman Speyer.

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Balboa Park Upper Yard housing, rendering courtesy Mithun

Construction Topped Out for Balboa Park Upper Yard In The Outer Mission, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 2, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction work has topped out on the Balboa Park Upper Yard affordable housing project at 2340 San Jose Avenue in San Francisco’s Outer Mission. The construction has replaced a surface parking lot and former rail yard across from a BART and Muni station with a 90-foot tall infill with over a hundred affordable housing units. Both the Mission Housing Development Corporation and Related Companies are responsible for the development.

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Cropped view of the new rendering for 50 Main Street from Yerba Buena Island, rendering by Foster + Partners courtesy Hines

Reduced Height, New Renderings for 50 Main Street in Atlas Block, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 1, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The proposed 50 Main Street tower has shrunk by 74 feet. Hines has published new plans for the city’s potential second-tallest skyscraper, following San Francisco Planning Department recommendations. The updated plans show that 50 Main Street is now proposed to rise 992 feet tall, which does still retain its position as the city’s second-tallest building. Along with this revelation, the documents provide new insight into the Atlas Block campus. Foster + Partners is the architect for 50 Main Street.

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100 Orizaba Avenue library massing, elevation by San Francisco Public Works Bureau of Architecture

City Provides Input on Ocean View Public Library at 100 Orizaba Avenue, San Francisco

4:30 am on May 6, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Public Library is considering plans to construct a new branch at 100 Orizaba Avenue in Ocean View. The Preliminary Project Assessment review has been published by San Francisco Planning Department, giving insight into what city staff considers important issues for the project. The new project will replace the neighborhood’s existing library at 345 Randolph Street, also the smallest library in the SFPL system.

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