SAN FRANCISCO | 98 Franklin St. | 320 FT | 31 FL

[homebucket]

Pretty nice! I do wish they would’ve kept the same curtain wall treatment all the way down to the podium as well for better cohesion. The pinched rectangular floor plates and angled crown does also provide some nice additional interest and together with the rest of the Hub towers at full build out should make for a decent midtown (mid Market) skyline.

[L.ARCH]

Tangential comment here, but I am liking the new version of One Oak in this set of renderings.

[twinpeaks]

Originally Posted by homebucket

Pretty nice! I do wish they would’ve kept the same curtain wall treatment all the way down to the podium as well for better cohesion. The pinched rectangular floor plates and angled crown does also provide some nice additional interest and together with the rest of the Hub towers at full build out should make for a decent midtown (mid Market) skyline.

San Francisco can call it "Midtown" (includes Hayes)... I like it. it is almost literally the middle of the city.

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by L.ARCH

Tangential comment here, but I am liking the new version of One Oak in this set of renderings.

Same here. It'd really help to fill in the gap perfectly. Let's just hope it ends up getting built...

Originally Posted by twinpeaks

San Francisco can call it "Midtown" (includes Hayes)... I like it. it is almost literally the middle of the city.

Yeah I think it's technically considered Civic Center, but I like the sound of Midtown or Mid-Market better. It also makes sense since Mid-Market has its own mini skyline going on, and this is a growing extension of that. There's also a large number of performing arts venues around here to help form a growing secondary downtown, or midtown. The Hub is kinda a strange name but I guess it sorta makes sense given the configuration of the streets.

[Jerry of San Fran]

3/11/2023 - Saw this notice on a fence at Market Street /Van Ness today announcing modifications. Go to https://sfplanning.org./notices for detailed information. I could not see what the modifications are.

98 Franklin Street, San Francisco

[Jerry of San Fran]

3/11/2023- Saw this notice today on a fence at Market St. & Van Ness. The notice is for a hearing this month to extend the temporary parking lot for 5 years. Of course what that means the project will probably not happen for 5 years from now which is not surprising. This part of the property on Market St. is connected to the 98 Franklin Street development.

1510-1520 Market Street, San Francisco

[Jerry of San Fran]

3/18/2023 - The developer wants to add more height to the building and make the whole building market rate with the possibility of lower income housing at another site. See Socket Site for details: https://socketsite.com/

[homebucket]

More Height for Market-Rate Tower Closer to Reality
March 17, 2023

As we revealed at the end of last year, a modification to the approved plans for Related California’s 365-foot-tall tower to rise on the parking lot parcel at 98 Franklin Street, at the intersection of Oak, was in the works, a modification which would increase the tower’s height to 400 feet and yield 385 residential units, up from 345 apartments as approved, along with 85,000 square feet of space for a new French American International High School within the tower’s 5-story podium, 3,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, and a basement garage for 110 cars.

As we outlined at the time, a building permit for the development has already been requested, and was in the works, but is on hold pending approval of the additional height and plans. And clearing the way for the modification’s approval, San Francisco’s Planning Department has now amended the Environmental Impact Report for the tower, allowing for the additional height.

At the same time, Related is also seeking approval for the tower to be 100 percent market rate, eliminating the previously proposed inclusion of on-site affordable units and offering to dedicate the razed parcel at 600 Van Ness Avenue, which was previously entitled for a 168-unit development, for the potential development of affordable units, at some point in the future, instead.

https://socketsite.com/archives/2023...o-reality.html

[Jerry of San Fran]

8/9/2023 More height has been approved. The height for this forum should to be updated.

Quote Socket Site
"Once again, as we revealed at the end of last year, a modification to the approved plans for Related California’s 365-foot-tall tower to rise on the parking lot parcel at 98 Franklin Street, at the intersection of Oak, was in the works, a modification which would increase the tower’s height to 400 feet and yield 385 market-rate residential units, up from 345 apartments which were to be a mix of market rate and below market rate (BMR) units as approved, along with 85,000 square feet of space for a new French American International High School within the tower’s 5-story podium, 3,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, and a basement garage for 110 cars.
As we outlined at the time, a building permit for the development had already been requested but was on hold pending approval of the additional height and plans, with San Francisco’s Planning Department having subsequently amended the Environmental Impact Report for the proposed tower, clearing the way for the additional height.
A Development Agreement and plans for the taller, 100 percent market-rate tower have now been formally approved, an agreement which includes the dedication of the razed parcel at 600 Van Ness Avenue, which was previously entitled for a 168-unit development, to the City for the potential development of affordable units, at some point in the future, in lieu of including any BMR units in the tower at 98 Franklin Street; a waiving of some standard impact fees; and a five year window within which to break ground versus three years as typically approved."

https://socketsite.com/archives/2023...-approved.html