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Old Posted Feb 1, 2012, 12:45 AM
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The new cruise ship terminal and America's Cup village broke ground today:

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San Francisco breaks ground on new cruise ship terminal

San Francisco officials broke ground Tuesday on the city’s new cruise ship terminal at Pier 27, a site that will also be used during the upcoming America’s Cup races.
Mayor Ed Lee said construction can begin on the site because city supervisors last week approved the environmental impact report for the terminal and 2013 America’s Cup.
The plan for Pier 27 calls for an existing shed to be largely demolished. The America’s Cup will then use the site to house its America’s Cup Village, a gathering place where race fans can view the tournament, shop and eat.
After the conclusion of the America’s Cup in 2013, the city will take over Pier 27 and complete the new cruise ship terminal.
Source and article: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranci...-terminal.html


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Old Posted Feb 1, 2012, 5:19 PM
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Another day, another project...

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The St. Anthony Foundation will serve their last lunch from the basement of the two-story building at 121 Golden Gate Avenue today, will serve to-go meals tomorrow and Friday, and will move across the street to a temporary dining room for two years while a new ten-story building with 90 senior housing units over a ground floor dining hall rises.

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Old Posted Feb 1, 2012, 6:27 PM
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I saw a story about that on the news the other day. They mentioned that the current dining room area is built out in what used to be an auto repair shop and the ramp people walk down was built for cars to get down there. I'm sure they're looking forward to using a facility actually designed for humans. This is great news for the neighborhood and St. Anthony's in particular.
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Old Posted Feb 1, 2012, 6:33 PM
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A couple of other tidbits about that project from St. Anthony's website:

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St. Anthony's Dining Room will be on the first floor, and two other St. Anthony's programs, the Social Work Center and the Free Clothing Program, will be located on the second floor of the new building. Mercy Housing California is partnering with us to build 90 units of affordable senior housing on the upper floors.

St. Anthony's serves at least 40% of all free meals served in San Francisco each day. It is the only free food program in San Francisco open every day of the year.
That last bit surprised me as I thought Glide did the same.
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A couple of other tidbits about that project from St. Anthony's website:



That last bit surprised me as I thought Glide did the same.

That is surprising. Thanks for the additional info.
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The new cruise ship terminal and America's Cup village broke ground today:


Source and article: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranci...-terminal.html


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That looks freaking awesome. I love visiting SF a few times a year, and this'll be yet another great spot to look forward to!
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The new cruise ship terminal and America's Cup village broke ground today:

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Looks great.

Combine this with the upcoming Jefferson Street redesign and the Exploratorium moving to Piers 15/17, and things are looking great for the northeast waterfront.
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I was wondering why nobody had taken advantage of this beautiful building:

From sf.curbed.com:

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Up before the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission today- a proposal to renovate and re-purpose the SOMA eyesore/treasure St. Joseph's church. Chris Foley of the Polaris Group wants to take advantage of the new Twitter/Mid-Market activity and convert the 99-year-old structure into offices and a cafe. The Commission gets to review the conditional use change, seismic upgrade and exterior renovation- all changes that Planning has signed off on as appropriate- as this is San Francisco Landmark No. 120. And if that's not enough, the Romanesque-to-Baroque St. Joe's is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only the church is in play here, not the extensive campus around it, and the building's been unoccupied after being damaged by the 1989 earthquake if you don't count the homeless people who squatted there periodically until March, 2008 when Foley bought the building and secured it.
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Looks great.

Combine this with the upcoming Jefferson Street redesign and the Exploratorium moving to Piers 15/17, and things are looking great for the northeast waterfront.
Yes, really looking forward to all of these projects.
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1977 - I visited St. Joseph' last year for a "garage sale" and took several pictures of the intereor which was very disappointing. The architecture inside is all plaster which was damaged in many places. There is very little marble. I've always had the fantasy to turn the church structure into condominiums. As far as church decoration inside this is very plain.
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Cool, I hope that Church is utilized in a nice way.

What is the Jefferson st redesign? The link posted seems to be broken.
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Cool, I hope that Church is utilized in a nice way.

What is the Jefferson st redesign? The link posted seems to be broken.
They are widening the sidewalks and narrowing the roads to make the 5 blocks from Hyde to Powell in Fisherman's Wharf more pedestrian friendly. They are starting with the two western blocks first, and it should be done by summer 2013. The other three blocks are more expensive because they have the rail line, so they are waiting on funding.

It should really improve that area of the waterfront.
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Here's the Fisherman's Wharf project page on the Planning website.

Better yet, here's a link to the pdf showing what's in store for Jefferson.
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Here's a little project that's been moving forward, 333 Harrison:


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Here's a little project that's been moving forward, 333 Harrison:]
The two yellow cranes really show up from Twin Peaks since they are up on the hill.
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I bet you have a view of at least half a dozen cranes from your place right now. They're suddenly all over the place.
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Both buildings are now unwrapped.


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I can't believe people aren't paying much attention to a potential new tallest building, or is it just that unlikely to happen?
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I can't believe people aren't paying much attention to a potential new tallest building, or is it just that unlikely to happen?
Zapatan, there are so many market variables with the Transbay Tower, most SF forumers are focused on those actual buildings funded and under construction. The costs for the high speed rail have gone through the roof. The rail terminal for the SF terminus of the rail line was going to purpose the building. And while the SOMA market where the tower would be located has finally eclipsed the financial district as the most desirable office submarket, the types of offices preferred will not be the types of spaces built out or even available in an 85 story building.

That said, when there is an actual construction crane on the site, then you'll see some excitement and interest.
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Yeah the Transbay tower is really not worth thinking about at this time. The Renzo Piano towers are actually more exciting visually, and the new buildings around 10th and Market are actually happening, so there are better things to be excited about in my opinion.
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