With the recent removal of 100 Van Ness's old concrete facade, we strolled through the Civic Center district last week to check out the progress on NREA Development Service's residential property. With the 40 year old skin now stripped away, the naked frame of the Brutalist styled building lay … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
Review: New Restaurant TBD Under Fire
TBD, the newly opened restaurant in the economically burgeoning area of northwest SOMA, has been garnering a lot of attention lately. We decided to dine here to see for ourselves how owner Matt Semmelhack and chef Mark Liberman incorporated the open wood-fired grill concept to the overall dining … [Read more...]
Central T Subway – Phase 2 Progress Update
Construction equipment and several unearthed holes lining 4th and Stockton streets are evident that the $1.6 billion project for phase 2 of the Central T subway line is well underway. But, the real excitement lies beneath the surface where two tunnel boring machines (TBMs), currently excavating … [Read more...]
Core Rising at 350 Mission Street
A core of steel and concrete is rising at the corner of Fremont and Mission streets. Encircled by vertical iron support pillars, the chunky center foundation will support a 455 ft tall building and allow the interiors of each floor to be column free. Architect Skidmore, Owings and Merril has … [Read more...]
Build it and they will come: Rincon Hill Update (January 19th)
This post updates and adds corrections to a previous post about the same topic issued on December 24, 2013. The 2005 Rincon Hill grand plan to create a southern hump on San Francisco skyline is taking shape as most of the new resident buildings are in various stages of development. The grand … [Read more...]
Chic lobby at 680 Folsom
The re-skinning of 680 Folsom may not be as impressive as the new buildings emerging nearby, however, Boston Properties has made the most of this facelift endeavor. The original building that housed the offices of SBC Communications was recently undressed and its 60's era precast concrete facade … [Read more...]
Mission Bay Housing Update
The low story buildings rising in the Mission Bay District are certainly not as exciting as the glassy high rises being erected in the Soma District. However, in one square mile area, one can see a lot of construction activity with many spires of steel, concrete and wood jutting from the ground. … [Read more...]
Living wall in Foundry III at 505 Howard Street
Interweaving multicolored layers of vine strata running up two interior walls inside Foundry III's lobby are now viewable. Colors of deep violet, dark cyan, and emerald are enhanced by the rich whiteness and intensity of the grow friendly LED lights above. The vine extravaganza will … [Read more...]
Big Concrete Pour at 201 Folsom Street
Scores of concrete mixing trucks lined the streets of Harrison and Beale yesterday as the 201 Folsom construction site experienced the second of four massive concrete pours. Notices were sent to residents weeks prior informing them of the limited street space and nightly activities due to the … [Read more...]