Planning Seeks More Variety for Massive Flower Mart Redevelopment
Planning has just finished its preliminary review of the draft plans for the massive redevelopment of the San Francisco Flower Mart site, a project which could yield over two million…
New Plans for Raising the Roof and Office Space in Central SoMa
The plans to add four stories atop the existing seven-story building at 633 Folsom Street, adjacent to the 200-foot BLU (631 Folsom), have been completely redrawn by Gensler. And rather…
Proposed All Stars Donuts Redevelopment Is Now a Hotel
Speaking of big hotel projects, the development team behind the proposed redevelopment of the All Stars Donuts shop site at 5th and Harrison has shifted gears and drafted new plans…
Plans for Building up Central SoMa behind an Existing Facade
Plans to construct a new six-story building behind the existing brick façade of the two-story building at 531-535 Bryant Street, which was built in 1918 and has been flagged as…
Designs for a Slice of This SoMa Gas Station Site Have Been Drawn
With the lease for the Shell station on the corner of Fifth and Folsom expiring early next year, plans for a slender eight-story building to rise on the western quarter…
New Plan for Central SoMa Doubles Additional Housing and Jobs
While the area defined as “Central SoMa” has shrunk from 260 to 230 acres, with the majority of the area’s northern boundary having been shifted to the south of Howard…
The Grand Plan for Building Up Central SoMa Is about to Be Revealed
The 260 acres of land bounded by Market, Second, Townsend and Sixth Streets, which will soon be bisected by the Central Subway and is collectively known as Central SoMa, is…
New Plans for a 300-Foot Tower Across from Caltrain
The development team behind a proposed 300-foot-tall tower to rise at 330 Townsend Street has shifted gears and architects, abandoning the original plans for an office or mixed-use development in…
Initiative to Block Redevelopment of SF Tennis Club Site Pays Off
The threatened ballot measure to block the redevelopment of the San Francisco Tennis Club site, an initiative we first reported in May, has paid off for club members as the…
Plans for a Skinny SoMa Hotel Inspired by a Modern Parisian Design
As proposed, the two-story concrete building at the corner of Harrison and Lapu Lapu will be razed, the 744 Harrison Street parcel will be merged with the parking lot parcel…