41 Tehama: Fritzi Sees The City’s 350 Feet And Raises It Another 200
At this point it’s simply a proposal. And a proposal that would not only require a significant upzoning of the parcel (currently 220 feet), but an upzoning of the upzoning…
350 Mission Street Scoop Redux: Building Website Live
As we wrote two months ago: A plugged-in tipster delivers a rendering of the SOM/Craig Hartman design to compliment the scoop on 350 Mission Street, a 27-story green tower that’s…
Budding Big Buildings Across The Bay (Oakland And Emeryville)
Encinal Jackson has submitted an application to build a 56-story mixed-use tower at 1938 Broadway in Oakland. At 715 feet, the proposed tower would nearly double the height of Oakland’s…
JustQuotes: The People (And Politics) Behind Buildings And Design
The Quote: ADCO is proposing a 38-story, elliptical-shaped glass building with five levels of underground parking. Market-rate condominiums would be built on top of the tennis courts and next door…
San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center + Tower: More Proposal Porn
Forest City has launched a new website with a bit more video, renderings and background information on the Richard Rogers design proposal for San Francisco’s new Transbay Transit Center and…
San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal Design Proposals: Highlights
Keep in mind that design elements of all three proposals are likely to change (some rather dramatically) between now and the final selection on September 20th (and again between the…
The SocketSite Scoop: San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal Designs
Yes, all three proposals include wind turbines on top of their towers; will aim to achieve either Gold or Platinum LEED certification; and plan to rise between 1,100 and 1,350…
The (SOM) Master Plan For San Francisco’s Treasure Island
A plugged-in tipster directs us to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s Master Plan for Treasure Island and an overview from NewcitySkyline: The Treasure Island Plan involves a unique, 21st century San…
Ask (Nicely) And Ye Shall Receive: Cathedral Hill Tower Renderings
J.K. Dineen at the San Francisco Business Times delves deeper into the proposed Cathedral Hill tower to rise at 1481 Post Street and uncovers some coveted renderings.
Another Contender for Tallest Residential Building in San Francisco
Last week, J.K. Dineen broke the news of a proposed 60-story condominium tower to be built atop the southwest corner of San Francisco’s landmark Sheraton Palace Hotel: “The proposed 269-unit…