The final terminal design will be presented today
according to the Chronicle.
A couple of key points:
- The budget is still $1.189 billion, but that now includes the park (which was supposed to be financed separately before).
- They've reduced the number of skylights from 5 to 3. Doesn't say why, but still:
- As for the tower: "Developer Hines continues to negotiate the fine points of the land sale agreement with the Transbay authority." This tells me the city hasn't yet received payment, which is a little troubling.
- Also, until construction on the tower starts, that space will be "a plaza filled with a grid of potted trees."
A couple of new renderings:
The Chronicle calls the ghosted building to the right an alternate site, but it's a totally separate development opportunity that will be made available once the ramps to the terminal are shifted:
All the above
sourced from SFGate.