SAN FRANCISCO | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed

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http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2...onic-bank.html

"To avoid this benching effect, narrower height districts of varied height and mechanisms which allow greater height for more slender buildings should be created. Height limits should be structured so as to allow the presence of new buildings to affect the existing skyline in a positive way, softening existing “benching,” and providing more variety and interest in the skyline and general view of the city.”

How about increasing the height to 800-1000 ft?

[botoxic]

New page deserves new skyline shots

San Francisco Night Cruise by ukiyan, on Flickr


@tddion1 on Twitter

[bluntcard]

Originally Posted by botoxic

New page deserves new skyline shots

San Francisco Night Cruise by ukiyan, on Flickr


@tddion1 on Twitter

As always, great photo finds. I’ve been following these threads for years, shortly after moving away from SF in 2008. Some of these buildings I never thought I’d see actually happen. Those transformative render images of the city someday. And here we are, this amazing new skyline realized. Very cool.

[Reminiscence]

Took these today, 11.17.2016:

[botoxic]

This view from San Leandro is all kinds of awesome:
skyline, both bridges, Marin headlands, some of Mt. Tam,
equal density on either side of the new skyline peak
(from this angle, the SoMa side actually looks more dense than FiDi)


IMG_4430_34 by RetiredInFremont, on Flickr

[timbad]

Originally Posted by botoxic

This view from San Leandro is all kinds of awesome:
...

wow, agree that is a great angle

[timbad]

a few projects visible from Caltrain...

the office building on Townsend at Sixth is starting to sprout rebar above the fenceline



around the bend at 100 Hooper, things are definitely swinging into gear







at Hayward Park in San Mateo, the dirt piles have been cleared so work on the housing is now more visible from the tracks



and just to show the new office component, which is wrapping up



down the way at Hillsdale, they appear to be paving a parking lot next to the current station



but behold the glory of what is the rising tide of Bay Meadows

[Jerry of San Fran]

I read that Group i's project was approved 11/17/2016 by the Planning Commission 6-1. This one does not excite me, but I know some of you have expressed favorable comments here.

950-975 Market Image is from www.950-974market.com

[cmak]

Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

I read that Group i's project was approved 11/17/2016 by the Planning Commission 6-1. This one does not excite me, but I know some of you have expressed favorable comments here.

950-975 Market Image is from www.950-974market.com

it'll replace this, so I'm a pretty big fan on that reason alone

[timbad]

Originally Posted by cmak

it'll replace this, so I'm a pretty big fan on that reason alone

agree. this is the edge of where Market St starts looking and feeling run-down as you travel west, practically visible from the touristy crossroads at Powell, and with Market Street Place 6x6 finishing up across the street, will hopefully help to shift that 'border' out a bit.

on that note, anyone else feel like the push to make over Mid-Market has lost momentum? seems that we hear about projects a lot, but nothing major has actually broken ground the last couple years (since 6x6).

[coyotetrickster]

Originally Posted by timbad

agree. this is the edge of where Market St starts looking and feeling run-down as you travel west, practically visible from the touristy crossroads at Powell, and with Market Street Place 6x6 finishing up across the street, will hopefully help to shift that 'border' out a bit.

on that note, anyone else feel like the push to make over Mid-Market has lost momentum? seems that we hear about projects a lot, but nothing major has actually broken ground the last couple years (since 6x6).

The majority of mid-market projects announced have either been challenged by community groups or market re-thinks as economic costs have exploded. Someone will eventually build.

[botoxic]

The final picture is worth clicking to view the large version (imo)


San Francisco Financial District during sunset after a storm by Scott, on Flickr


Some Family's Day on Richardson Bay by MarinSD, on Flickr


San Francisco Downtown by Sindhu J, on Flickr

[1977]

^^^ Nice!

Here's another:

San Francisco by boondocks refugee, on Flickr

[timbad]

^ that last shot is great.

over at 1 Henry Adams, more fencing is coming down...



... and access is opening up. this is the lower and upper walkways on the west side





peeking into the mid-block passage



peeking back out, at 2 Henry Adams



from almost the eastern end of the passage, still looking back west



its sister project 855 Brannan, which looks to be at full height



the alley (which should be enlivened by the project) between it and the Zynga building



Brannan side



the office building site at Sixth and Townsend, looking east



and north, from Townsend



in about the same state is the office building between Brannan and Bluxome near Fourth:



near 22nd St Caltrain, the scaffolding is coming down on this one. close-up, the orange-y parts look like real wood



South Park looks like it's gotten a ?play structure





textures of the City



the hotel near future Moscone (Fourth and Folsom) subway station

[RST500]

Why is that hotel so short when it's right next to a future major transip hub? Should be 40 stories. Just west if the future Moscone Station there are some lowrises that could latter be turned into highrises once zoning is changed. Also between Yerba Buena Gargens/Moscone and Westfield there is a massive parking garage which could be redeveloped into several skyscrapers on top of a parking podium with acessd to both the Powell and Moscone Stations.

[botoxic]

Some different perspectives:

Superzoom from Seal Point Park, San Mateo

Skyline by Charles Nadeau, on Flickr

Purple Sausalito

The Sausalito effect by Rajesh Subramanian, on Flickr

Somewhere Under the Rainbow

Rainbow Over San Francisco Skyline by David Stephens, on Flickr

[Austinlee]

Originally Posted by Reminiscence

Took these today, 11.17.2016:

Two monsters going up together.... Wow.

[viewguysf]

Originally Posted by Austinlee

Two monsters going up together.... Wow.

Park Tower, in the foreground, will be 605', but don't miss the big coming attraction that's starting on the other side of Salesforce Tower!

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...185537&page=22

Check out the other San Francisco threads to see four more towers under construction plus those that will be joining them.

[timbad]

clearer pics of the 100 Hooper site, which looks quite active now. moving north to south









down at the Schlage Lock site at Bayshore Caltrain, the wall they had been building some weeks ago now sports a message for passers-by



the site itself, and the Brisbane Baylands just to its south, is framed by pleasant backdrop of hills, particularly this time of year as everything turns green again

[botoxic]

Old St. Hilary's Chapel, Tiburon

Old St. Hilary's by Nam Ing, on Flickr