Facing pushback from the development team behind Jasper, which recently rose on the 45 Lansing Street parcel next door, as well as the 50 Lansing Street Homeowners Association (which raised a myriad of concerns, including its “design compatibility with the neighborhood”), the proposed 14-story development to rise on the northwest... Read More »
Adopted back in 2005, the Rincon Hill Plan requires a minimum distance of 115 feet between new residential towers at their closest point. And the plan specifies that no exemptions may be made. As such, in order to clear the way for the proposed tower to rise at 525... Read More »
The 400-foot tower rising at 45 Lansing has been dubbed “Jasper.” Originally intended to be developed as a 227-unit uberluxury condo building by Turnberry Associates, the project was redesigned by Crescent Heights, the developers of NEMA, to consist of 320 rental units, including nearly one hundred studios (up from 3... Read More »
It was only a matter of time, and now that time has come. Plans to demolish the Union 76 Station on the northwest corner of First and Harrison have been filed. And on the corner, a 185-unit residential building has been proposed to rise, adjacent to the 400-foot building... Read More »
As we first reported this past December with respect to the 39-story Rincon Hill tower set to rise at 45 Lansing Street: According to a plugged-in source, Build Group has been selected as the general contractor for the construction of the 39-story tower to rise at 45 Lansing ... Read More »
As we first reported with respect to the 39-story tower to rise at 45 Lansing last year: Having purchased the plot of land at 45 Lansing from Turnberry which had entitled and targeted the parcel for 227 uberluxury housing units, this afternoon San Francisco’s Planning Commission will review the... Read More »
Having purchased the plot of land at 45 Lansing from Turnberry which had entitled and targeted the parcel for 227 uberluxury housing units, this afternoon San Francisco’s Planning Commission will review the new developer’s proposal for increasing the number of units in the building to 320. While the building... Read More »
Plugged-in people knew Turnberry was quietly shopping their 45 Lansing lot. Now J.K. Dineen reports that they have stopped shopping, have asked for a refund, and are headed home: Rincon Hill developer Turnberry Associates has cancelled its a 40-story deluxe condo tower at 45 Lansing St., and asked the... Read More »
As first reported by J.K. Dineen at the San Francisco Business Times, 45 Lansing, a parcel entitled for 305 condominiums and across the street from 50 Lansing (cater-cornered from One Rincon Hill), was purchased by Turnberry Associates with sights set on developing a 40-story tower. Turnberry President Bruce Weiner... Read More »
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