Here's hoping 1,900 new units don't add up to one big monster
From John King's Urban Design column on SFGate,
Only architects as sculpturally inventive as the ones at Arquitectonica could take an overstuffed political deal like 1177 Market St. and come up with a design that has the potential to be an energetic, counterintuitive triumph.Here's hoping 1,900 new units don't add up to one big monster [SFGate]
Now the question is whether Angelo Sangiacomo and his family have the resources and will to bring the potential to life -- and whether city officials will nudge them to do so in the first place.
How large are the stakes? Consider this: Sangiacomo wants to pile 1,900 apartments onto 4 acres at Eighth and Market streets in San Francisco. That's as many housing units as were added to the entire city in all but two of the past 15 years. [more...]
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posted by Matt Lanning @ 10:32 AM
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These units are rentals now, but can't they be sold as condos later? (Other than the ones that are contractually committed as rent control units?)
Last night saw a news piece on ktvu about bryant street pier being converted into office space.
I caught it in the middle. Did'nt get the full story.
Any more info about it?
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