Thanks to a couple of “plugged-in” tipsters, we (and now you) have the link to One Rincon Hill’s Spring 2007 Newsletter. A couple of highlights that caught our attention:
“Amidst the changing landscape, residents and merchants of the neighborhood have joined to create the Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association (RHNA). Patterned from the best of trailblazing efforts by similar associations in NoPa (North of the Panhandle), Hayes Valley and Barbary Coast, the RHNA incorporated April 2007 as a non-profit organization complete with a board of directors, bylaws and regular meetings.”
“As of April 9, construction on Phase I of One Rincon Hill zoomed past the 45th floor, rising toward a dramatic topping out expected in July.”
“ORH has secured a pod with four permanent parking spots in our garage for City Car Share.”
And of course, “Many have remarked that it seems so close you can reach out and touch it from a passenger-side window or see what’s on TV inside a condo. In reality, the first homes are actually several stories above the highway. In addition, once realignment is complete, the road will be pushed south several lanes from the tower.”
∙ One Rincon Hill: Spring 2007 Newsletter [onerinconhill.com]
∙ One Rincon Hill’s Fall Newsletter And Update [SocketSite]
This is great news!! Rincon Hill needed its own neighborhood association … thus the birth of RinconHillSF.org web log in March. I’m thrilled to hear a group of folks had the same notion … and I’m excited to be active in this official neighborhood association.
In the meanwhile, I’ll keep updating the RinconHillSF.org web site … maybe it can become a less formal spot for Rincon Hill and Transbay area residents and workers to share news and event announcements … along with photos, videos, etc. One thing missing from a lot of the neighborhood association web sites (though, PotreroHillSF.org offers it and has offered it as long as I lived in that neck of the woods) is more opportunities for 2-way communication … Web 2.0 type tools (like SocketSite’s forum). One-way communication is a pretty old school way to run things. Anyhoo… I’m looking forward to helping to build this new neighborhood association!
In my hurried typing, I typed some stuff that may need clarification. I’m not currently involved in the Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association in any way – I’m just anxious to attend that first meeting and to join as a member! 🙂 Also, I started the RinconHillSF.org web site in March not knowing any formal neighborhood association was already (?) in the works… or perhaps inspired by something if not already in the works (wink), who knows. The association’s street boundaries match to the T what I outlined on my site. 🙂
Anyway… just wanted to clarify this is all news to me too, and I’m very excited and happy about it. I already have a full-time and a part-time job, so my efforts would’ve likely taken a lot longer to result in an official neighborhood association. This means I can focus efforts in a more micro way in the future, and that makes me happy.
As an aside, I do hope folks will join the AIDS Walk Team I registered (which I must have used my 6th sense in late March to name the team “Rincon Hill Neighbors”) – the full URL is unwieldy, so I provide this shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/2kgov7 or you can search for team number 7440.
Yeah for progress!! 🙂
I think you’ve been doing a great job with your association, Jamie! Please keep doing it. I think you really represent the interests of bringing residents in the area together… who knows what this new group is about? Marketing?
I think this is awesome. Lots of exciting things to watch in the future.
Jamie – I’ll second Damion’s comment. Please keep working on RinconHillSF.org. I’m willing to bet that the RHNA will be focused on promoting retail, restaurants and residential real estate rather than building an actual community of neighbors.
So at 45 floors – not stories – that means ORH has another 15 floors plus the water tank to go. Stating the obvious, but damn that’s going to be tall.
I work in Mission Bay and from here the building is already huge…and it still has 20+ floors to go! Love it, hate it, indifferent to it….you can’t miss it. (on this forum I don’t think anyone falls into the ‘indifferent’ category)
Where’d all the negativity go? In the face of real information they all got scared away which could not be better.
The quality of posts on Socketsite seems to have increased lately.
Driving home from the airport yesterday, I have to say that One Rincon Hill certainly sticks out …. especially if you drive up Third Street towards the ballpark – it kinda sits alone towering above the ballpark.
“The quality of posts on Socketsite seems to have increased lately.”
So if the comments/opinions are positive the post is “quality” but if they happen to be negative it’s not? Got it.
Let’s not confuse a marketing newsletter with “real information”. If residences start on “floor 8” – the third above ground story – how is it even possible that “the first homes are actually several stories above the highway”? Even in the ORH renderings it looks like the freeway is about even with the seventh floor or only one story below the residences. The first homes are definitely several stories about the ground on the “8th floor”, but several stories above the highway? Not unless by “several” they somehow mean one.
“So if the comments/opinions are positive the post is “quality” but if they happen to be negative it’s not? Got it.”
I don’t agree because there’s a big difference between a negative, yet arguably useful post regarding any development in the city (forget about ORH), and just a plain old negative comment that is wholly gratuitous and devoid of any value to a prospective purchaser (which I’m not saying yours is or is not).
For example, there was a discussion awhile back that dealt with parking licenses (no assigned space with valet service) versus the deeded parking. There were plenty of “negative” yet quality comments made on the subject so I think you’re oversimplifying the statement above.
“So if the comments/opinions are positive the post is “quality” but if they happen to be negative it’s not? Got it.
Let’s not confuse a marketing newsletter with “real information”. If residences start on “floor 8” – the third above ground story – how is it even possible that “the first homes are actually several stories above the highway”? Even in the ORH renderings it looks like the freeway is about even with the seventh floor or only one story below the residences. The first homes are definitely several stories about the ground on the “8th floor”, but several stories above the highway? Not unless by “several” they somehow mean one.”
Michael, your logic is flawed. It is okay to be negative, and negative posts can be useful. What I was trying to point out is that most of the negative comments about Rincon Hill have no founding and real information often goes ignored.
Proof is that you suddenly got stuck on One Rincon when One Rincon has not even been brought up here–we’re talking about Rincon Hill which has MANY developments. You wanted to so badly take the bait when it was not even there.
“the negative comments about Rincon Hill have no founding and real information often goes ignored”
Any examples?
“Proof is that you suddenly got stuck on One Rincon when One Rincon has not even been brought up here”
What? Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong but I could have sworn that the topic of this post is “One Rincon Hill’s Spring 2007 Newsletter And Update”.
Yes, the topic is named that but the posts were about the Rincon Hill area overall particularly the Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association. You were the first to bring up One Rincon and you said nothing that the naysayers have not said a million times in other topics about One Rincon. It surely is tiring. At least come up with something new.
“the negative comments about Rincon Hill have no founding and real information often goes ignored”
Any examples?”
Yeah, how about your post about the windows. The newsletter was attempting to correct a misconception about the proximity of some units to the freeway and you write it off as marketing. Do you have any founding for saying the information in newsletter is not true?
In any case, I regret writing a post that drew you out. The topic was informative until you arrived. No one wants to hear it anymore.
I totally agree. I’m an Infinity buyer, not One Rincon, but I am also tired of the people who post negatively with no substantiation other than their own personal bias about One Rincon Hill. I am all for constructive critizism but SH*T stirring is totally waste of everyone’s time. I was really pleased to finally read a post about Rincon Hill without the childish bandering until this “Michael” character stepped in.
Whether it’s the Infinity, One Rincon, Metropolitan, or whatever, we’re all neighbors in the one of the City’s most exciting and up and coming neighborhoods…let’s all try to support one another and be good neighbors!
“Whether it’s the Infinity, One Rincon, Metropolitan, or whatever, we’re all neighbors in the one of the City’s most exciting and up and coming neighborhoods…let’s all try to support one another and be good neighbors!”
Sorry, that’s way too cheery and positive. Michael definitely won’t go for that. Try dialing it down a little.
“no substantiation other than their own personal bias” and “Do you have any founding for saying the information in newsletter is not true?”
Personal bias and founding? It’s called math. The ground floor lobby is on the 6th floor and the first residences start on the 8th floor. Unless part of the 101 realignment also includes lowering the Bay Bridge approach a couple of stories how is it physically possible for the first homes to be “several stories above the highway”?
Pardon me for questioning the newsletter but I think it’s a completely fair and relevant question.
blah, blah, blah…Michael. That is the only response you should get here. Go away.
“Whether it’s the Infinity, One Rincon, Metropolitan, or whatever, we’re all neighbors in the one of the City’s most exciting and up and coming neighborhoods…let’s all try to support one another and be good neighbors!”
I agree. I will be walking around the neighborhood and look forward to meeting people around the area from ALL buildings. (That way, I can swim at the Infinity when it is cold and I can invite my friends to swim at One Rincon when it is warm.) It will be an exciting place to live. I can’t wait.
“blah, blah, blah…Michael. That is the only response you should get here. Go away.”
Quite the mature response from someone who preaches the need for “real information”. Something honestly doesn’t make sense so if it’s my math or understanding of how the floors are numbered that is wrong then please just show me the error in my ways and save me the childish response.