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Old Posted May 6, 2013, 1:46 AM
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Taken Friday, 5/3/13

The north tower now exceeds the height of neighboring 1455 Market (the former Bank of America Data Center being renovated as Square's new headquarters).


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Old Posted May 6, 2013, 2:28 AM
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Taken today from my place--I've been waiting a long time to see the top of NEMA! The crown will also prove to be interesting. Note that they haven't finished cleaning 1455 Market, the former Bank of America Computer Center, now being renovated as Square's new headquarters.


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Old Posted May 8, 2013, 2:37 PM
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Glass curtain going up NEMA finally...



     
     
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Old Posted May 16, 2013, 8:09 PM
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Crane coming down

The crane attached to the smaller tower is coming down today...
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Old Posted May 19, 2013, 7:58 PM
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NEMA on Saturday, 5/19/13

It's still going up in addition to its significant crown--are we sure this isn't going to be taller than 352'?


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Looking at NEMA and 100 Van Ness from the northwest corner of Van Ness and Fell:


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Old Posted May 26, 2013, 5:56 AM
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Some recent pics of developments at the base, by me.




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Old Posted May 30, 2013, 3:15 AM
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I think the official height of this building is wrong unless Fox Plaza isn't really 354 ft. I was walking a friend's dog today and I was at the top of Liberty Hill (Sanchez @ 21st) and I noticed that the building is already taller than Fox Plaza and it hasn't been topped off yet. I'm assuming that it will be closer to 370 ft. once the crown is added.

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I think the official height of this building is wrong unless Fox Plaza isn't really 354 ft. I was walking a friend's dog today and I was at the top of Libertt Hill (Sanchez @ 21st) and I noticed that the building is already taller than Fox Plaza and it hasn't been topped off yet. I'm assuming that it will be closer to 370 ft. once the crown is added.
I agree and will try to get another shot of it--from my perspective here it definitely seems taller than Fox Plaza.
     
     
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Old Posted Jun 2, 2013, 7:38 PM
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NEMA on Saturday, 6/1/13


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Please excuse the quality of the iPhone night shot! The boom lights are very bright and look cool up close and from a distance too.

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I think the official height of this building is wrong unless Fox Plaza isn't really 354 ft. I was walking a friend's dog today and I was at the top of Liberty Hill (Sanchez @ 21st) and I noticed that the building is already taller than Fox Plaza and it hasn't been topped off yet. I'm assuming that it will be closer to 370 ft. once the crown is added.
Thanks for mentioning - have harbored this thought for a while. They are on the same elevation, right?
     
     
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Thanks for mentioning - have harbored this thought for a while. They are on the same elevation, right?
They are directly across the street from each other so I am assuming they should be.
     
     
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I think the official height of this building is wrong unless Fox Plaza isn't really 354 ft. I was walking a friend's dog today and I was at the top of Liberty Hill (Sanchez @ 21st) and I noticed that the building is already taller than Fox Plaza and it hasn't been topped off yet. I'm assuming that it will be closer to 370 ft. once the crown is added.
Apparently, it's not 354 feet, but it's close. According to the Colliers International "offering memorandum" that was distributed recently when Fox Plaza was up for sale, Fox Plaza is 330 feet to the roof line, and 360 feet to the top of the mechanical penthouse (source).

NEMA is zoned for 320 feet, but I assume that's to the roof line, with the crown bringing it to a total of 352 feet. Either way, NEMA should be just about topped out now.
     
     
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Old Posted Jun 4, 2013, 4:42 AM
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Upon further inspection, NEMA is definitely going to be taller than Fox Plaza, possibly up to 393 feet.

Read the planning document here.

The parcel is zoned for towers of 320 feet and 200 feet, but the developers were encouraged to pursue a 10% height extension available to them:

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At the suggestion of the Department, the Project Sponsor is seeking an
exception to apply the 10 percent height extension to the north and south towers.
The north tower has a prescribed height limit of 320 feet, and the 10 percent
height extension would result in a 352-foot-high building. The south tower has a
prescribed height limit of 200 feet, and the 10 percent height extension would
result in a 220-foot-high building.

Granting the exception for the 10 percent height extension will add to the sense
of slenderness of each tower and draw attention to the visually distinct top of
each tower. By allowing an additional 32 feet of height, the bulk of the north
tower can be reduced, further emphasizing the building’s slender vertical
proportions. The additional height of each tower will not adversely impact the
skyline when viewed from a distance, will not adversely impact access to light for
adjacent properties, and will not cast any new shadows on public open spaces in
the vicinity of the Project Site.
So, the north tower will be 352 feet to the roof line, already almost as tall as Fox Plaza, including its mechanical penthouse. Beyond the roof line, NEMA's crown will extend up to another 41 feet:

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The north tower includes decorative architectural screens that extend to a
maximum of 41 feet above the roof, which requires an exception. This vertical
extension will enhance the visual appearance of the north tower and screen the
mechanical and elevator penthouses on the roof. The screen is not intended for
human occupancy.
Quote:
Termination of the Tower. The top of the tower shall be massed in a
manner that will create a visually distinctive roof or other termination of
the building façade. Modifications to a proposed project may be required,
in the manner provided in Section 309, to achieve this purpose.

The north tower will terminate with a decorative architectural screen that
flanks the north and south façades. In keeping with the skin of the north
tower, the screen will be a glass curtain wall system. The north screen
will extend to a maximum height of 393 feet, and the south screen will
extend to a maximum height of 380 feet.
Since the document is dated in 2007, this all refers to the ugly old Heller Manus design. But I'd assume the Handel Architects redesign is in keeping with the approved exceptions.
     
     
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Old Posted Jun 4, 2013, 5:31 AM
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^great detective work! 393' makes a lot more sense with what we see.
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That looks about right when I look at this.

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Old Posted Jun 4, 2013, 5:51 PM
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Thanks for the update Minesweeper...when I saw it from Liberty Hill and noticed it was already taller than Fox Plaza I suspected it was going to be sugnificantly taller than 352 feet once the crown was added. Visually it will create a better staggered effect to that cluster of buildings.

Does that particular area have a name other than Mid-Market/Civic Center?
     
     
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Old Posted Jun 5, 2013, 6:53 PM
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View of NeMa and 55 Ninth from my roof.
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wow, you can really see how deep that 55 ninth lot is in that photo, the breadth of the project comes more gloriously into focus with that.

it's a bit of a bummer, fimiak, that trinity plaza's next buildings will block your view of hastings tower, though i don't imagine you're up on your roof all that much just taking in the sight of hastings tower...
     
     
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I am more concerned about losing the rest of my view of the bay bridge due to 201 Folsom and some others down there. Oh well, I will just have to find a taller apartment building.
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I didn't get a chance to take a picture, but workers were removing the scaffolding along Market Street today (including the colorful "NEMA" signage).

It looks like almost all of the exterior panels are up on the podiums and the shorter tower, leaving just the big tower exposed.
     
     
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