SAN FRANCISCO | 5M Development | 470, 400, 200 & 174 FT | 40 FLOORS - Page 10

Jerry of San Fran · #**181** Posted **May 22, 2021, 11:37 PM**

View from the Fox Plaza of 941 Mission Street. The portable red crane immediately attracted my attention this morning. Thanks guys for the photos which told me why it was there.

My view will now have the least number of cranes in the my view in a quite a number years!

941 Mission Street, San Franciscco

gillynova · #**182** Posted **May 25, 2021, 2:12 PM**

5M

timbad · #**183** Posted **Jun 3, 2021, 10:58 PM**

timbad · #**184** Posted **Jun 7, 2021, 1:00 AM**

looked like initial work has started on the central open space

they also appeared to be working on the little space behind the Chronicle annex. I forget right now if this is to remain open or will be swallowed by the residential building later. a new sidewalk has been constructed on that side of Mary Alley past this area

looking back the other way, toward the senior housing

from the SW corner

at the Dempster building and senior housing

new sidewalk has also gone in on the north side of Natoma, and the asphalt parking lot there has been cleared. looking west from near Fifth St

timbad · #**185** Posted **Jun 19, 2021, 8:30 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by timbad

looked like initial work has started on the central open space

indeed:

looking west:

various other shots:

from Howard

timbad · #**186** Posted **Jun 22, 2021, 2:01 AM**

from Mission Bay

gillynova · #**187** Posted **Jun 24, 2021, 4:38 AM**

timbad · #**188** Posted **Jun 28, 2021, 8:26 AM**

there was some demolition happening across Howard from 5M. would be nice if this means that plot will get filled in soon, in combo with 5M will make a big difference to the northern portion of Fifth

1977 · #**189** Posted **Jun 29, 2021, 4:42 AM**

Great update as usual, timbad.

Quote:

there was some demolition happening across Howard from 5M.

If I am not mistaken, that looks like 921 Howard:

timbad · #**190** Posted **Jun 29, 2021, 6:08 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1977

... that looks like 921 Howard:

nice, thanks. I had hoped that would take care of the entire surface parking lot there, but from this site and this one, it looks like that project does not stretch all the way to Fifth, with the rest of the current lot belonging to future 206 Fifth St, an even taller tower (but assuming further off in time)

Jerry of San Fran · #**191** Posted **Jul 13, 2021, 5:44 PM**

07/13/2021 - view from my window (telephoto lens). Would it have cost $1 more for the architect to have added a little interest to the west & north walls? Move along folks. There is nothing to see here.

5M San Francisco 007/13/2021

Pedestrian · #**192** Posted **Jul 13, 2021, 10:58 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

07/13/2021 - view from my window (telephoto lens). Would it have cost $1 more for the architect to have added a little interest to the west & north walls? Move along folks. There is nothing to see here.

I was thinking the other day it looks very 1960s to me. Seems like there are other towers in SF from that era that look very similar.

Jerry of San Fran · #**193** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 7:32 PM**

7/24/2021 - Crane being dismantled today.

5M Highrise

whitty · #**194** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 9:31 PM**

OneRinconHill · #**195** Posted **Jul 26, 2021, 6:22 PM**

Gotta say, having seen this in person yesterday, I am not a fan. It's mass is huge and boring and it takes up a ton of the southern skyline view (covers the Marriott entirely, but that might be a good thing to some).

iamfishhead · #**196** Posted **Jul 27, 2021, 1:47 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I was thinking the other day it looks very 1960s to me. Seems like there are other towers in SF from that era that look very similar.

Yeah, it has a very 44 Montgomery look.

viewguysf · #**197** Posted **Jul 27, 2021, 6:50 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by OneRinconHill

Gotta say, having seen this in person yesterday, I am not a fan. It's mass is huge and boring and it takes up a ton of the southern skyline view (covers the Marriott entirely, but that might be a good thing to some).

Do you mean the Intercontinental across Fifth Street?

The white striped portion actually looks interesting when viewed from 101 coming north into downtown because the stripes look wavy on the south side.

pseudolus · #**198** Posted **Jul 27, 2021, 3:20 PM**

definitely turned out bland; compare to the images in post #1

homebucket · #**199** Posted **Aug 2, 2021, 3:01 AM**

timbad · #**200** Posted **Aug 3, 2021, 5:42 AM**

at the senior housing on Mission, they were re-doing the sidewalk. also, the non-color-graded portion of the facade did finally get its (black) panels

from the back

Fifth St sidewalk view. I'm afraid those sea-green striped panels that look like they are surplus from the 555 Fulton project are what we are going to get at ground-floor level. doesn't seem to match the rest of the color scheme at all, and not in a good way

along the edge of the Chronicle Annex, some shaped forms are going in that could be for planters or seating. assume this is temporary until the other building goes in?

the forms in the center open space itself are interesting, but up close look cheap, like plastic, to me. they do match the color scheme of the main building, and not in a good way

I actually sort of like the industrial feeling at ground level along Howard St and Mary Alley, but I imagine that is temporary until ruined by the sea-green striping

I wonder if it is fair to say this project got its aesthetics litigated out of it