SAN FRANCISCO | 530 Howard St | 844 FT | 72 Floors

[timbad]

Originally Posted by timbad

<-- that was Aug 2013, so three years would have been pretty soon, but socketsite blurbs again. two more years. sigh.

<-- that was Apr 2016, so two years would have been pretty soon, but socketsite blurbs again. two more years. sigh.

[slock]

It's not 100% clear from the article, but it looks like this project as designed and approved won't be happening.

The Registry (subscription) had an item about this that stated the project was just purchased from Crescent Heights and was being combined with the adjacent building.

It's separate from the 540 Howard design we've seen, but here's a quote: "The buyers, who are the owners of the neighboring 530 Howard building, intend to combine the two parcels for greater efficiency and advance an appropriate design for one of the final significant developments in the neighborhood."

https://news.theregistrysf.com/524-h...stor-for-78mm/

[mt_climber13]

Damn was so excited for this. Another squat box instead.

[Pedestrian]

Planning says an approved 48-story project at 524 Howard that would have included 334 dwelling units will likely not move forward as its approvals sunset this November.

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranc...and-macys.html

[timbad]

socketsite blurbs again

... Crescent Heights ... has quietly sold the parcel ...

And with that in mind, ... American West Parking is now seeking authorization to continue to operate the “temporary” Transbay District parking lot for (at least) another two years.

woohoooooo!

[timbad]

socketsite

San Francisco’s Planning Commission is expected to approve the fifth extension, which would allow the “temporary” parking lot to continue to operate through September of 2022, this week.

At the same time, the entitlements for the 495-foot-tall tower have now technically expired as well.

[homebucket]

Any updates on this one?

[homebucket]

Looks like this one remains in limbo.

Approved Tower Pushed Back, Parking Lot Extension Sought
August 26, 2022

... with the entitlements for the 495-foot-tall tower having technically expired, an application to secure a sixth two-year extension for the “temporary” parking lot, which would run through the third quarter of 2024, has been filed with Planning. At the same time, building permits for the tower have yet to be requested. We’ll continue to keep you posted and plugged-in.

https://socketsite.com/archives/2022...on-sought.html

[homebucket]

A reminder of what could've been.



https://socketsite.com/archives/2022...on-sought.html

[Iceman12]

Such a shame. At what point do we create a use it or lose it policy?

Separately, anyone have a clue what's going on with Parcel F (next door)? I biked by this weekend and it's still a pile of rubble. Hines is out getting approvals for several other parcels, but this continues to stay untouched.

[Zapatan]

It would be cool if someday something could rise here along with Parcel F.

That'll be if SF ever builds a skyscraper again... there's plenty of demand but for some reason no execution.

[homebucket]

Back from the dead! Mods, can we update the thread title to reflect the new address and specs?

Should be "SAN FRANCISCO | 530 Howard St | 840 FT | 71 Floors".

The updated specs:
- 71 floors, 840 ft
- 672 units
- At least 10% of the units will be affordable
- Parking included for cars and bicycles

Plans Surface For 71-Story Residential Tower In SoMa, San Francisco



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Bayhill Ventures has announced plans for a new skyscraper at 530 Howard Street, overlooking San Francisco’s Salesforce Park. Initial plans shared with media this morning suggest the tower would stand 840 feet tall, making it the third tallest structure in the city skyline if built today and the second tallest in the city’s pipeline. Bayhill Ventures is a relatively new firm led by the former chief at Hines, Paul Paradis, and former president of the Sobrato Organization, Rob Hollister.

The current application will rise 840 feet to create 672 for lease apartments. Unit sizes are expected to vary between one- to three-bedrooms. At least ten percent will be designated as affordable. Parking will be included for cars and bicycles, while residents will enjoy nearly 30,000 square feet of amenity space.

...

Pickard Chilton is responsible for the design of 530 Howard Street. Renderings show the slim tower rising from the five-story podium, with a four-floor-high cantilevered amenity terrace facing the pedestrian bridge connecting the public to Transbay Park via an elevator. The facade appears to be treated with bold horizontal lines established by steel beams between each floor, while metal panels represent pilasters rising up to the 840-foot-high parapet.

Today, a surface parking lot and a four-story office building occupy the project site. Crescent Heights had pursued plans in 2016 for a 48-story mixed-use tower with 350 units. The Handel Architects-designed apartments never materialized, and over the years, its most common permit activity regarded the temporary parking lot’s two-year lease renewals.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/11/plans-su...francisco.html

[homebucket]

And the renderings:







https://sfyimby.com/2023/11/plans-su...francisco.html

[gochujang]

Nice. Expecting to see every dead office proposal rebirth itself as all residential.

[Zapatan]

Awesome news, the design could be more interesting but still cool

[deanstirrat]

Thing is huge. I love it. Build now.

[twinpeaks]

Cool, I hope this breezes through permitting into construction. We need many more mixed types of housing

[dktshb]

Looks very nice and connected to the neighborhood at street and park level, which is the most important to me.

[whitty]

Originally Posted by twinpeaks

Cool, I hope this breezes through permitting into construction. We need many more mixed types of housing

It should in theory go very, very quickly:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/realesta...l-18488629.php

While the sleek tower would be a distinctive presence on the skyline, it also represents a significant milestone in San Francisco’s political landscape: the first major downtown tower that would not require approvals from the Planning Commission or the Board of Supervisors.

That’s because the developer is taking advantage of Assembly Bill 2011, the “affordable housing and high road jobs act of 2022,” which allows “ministerial” approval of certain developments on commercially zoned properties.

The law has not been enacted much in San Francisco — there is only one other AB2011 project pending — because it only applies to streets that are a minimum of 75 feet wide. Most thoroughfares in San Francisco are significantly narrower than that, but Howard Street is not. AB2011 also requires that the sites not be next to industrial properties and be more than 500 feet from a freeway.

“It will be the first major project that is utilizing state ministerial approval process — no (California Environmental Quality Act) study, nor a hearing at the Planning Commission,” said San Francisco Planning Director Rich Hillis.

Hillis said the design will be reviewed by planning staff to make sure it complies with the city’s code requirements, but that it should be ready for building permits within six months. After entitlements are secured, the developer expects to spend about a year raising capital and an additional three years building the tower.

Mayor London Breed celebrated the proposed project as a “significant investment” in downtown.

[Charmy2]

In that first photo homebucket posted imagine this beast standing alongside Parcel F, the Oceanwide, 50 Main Street, and Block 4. Really gets me excited to say the very least.