[briankendall]

Its important to remember that One Rincon Hill started out at 550' and 450'... without much notice they turn out to actually be 641'/541' and 61 or 63 stories/and 49 stories. The planning department postings for these buildings state that they are 450' minus mechanical roof systems... all of these could easily increase the height of these buildings to 500' or more. Plus all the levels that were not accounted for in One Rincon Hill... the town homes... the mezzanine may very well push it higher than 500' which I predict.... No matter what Dean Macris says the planning department would like the south side of SOMA to match the heights... to a degree... of the Transamerica Pyramid on the North, with the tall transbay trio to realign the skyline to the middle. Ingenious.