The map from Curbed SF of new City buildings.
Construction is progressing irapidly along in over 40 new buildings in San Francisco with a signficant parcel of them erected within the Castro neighborhood or directly adjacent. Their existence, new residents and new retail mixed use space will heavily altar and impact the neighborhood.
We've done quite a number of posts on these new builds and will continue to do so as they all continue their rise toward topping out within the next 18 to 24 months including the Castro Street and sidewalk widening and revamp project currently in the works.
SFMTA Notices
SFMTA has announced a public meeting set for Friday, August 2nd, 10AM in Room 416 (Hearing Room 4) at City Hall to take comment from the community on parking and street alterations associated with the much discussed Castro Street sidewalk widening project championed by Castro Sup. Scott Wiener, many merchants and residents.
Issues to be faced in part will include establishing taxi stands, new yellow zone truck loading zones, and no parking tow away zones. All of these proposed alterations or additions have been heavily discussed and reviewed during public meetings held in the neighborhood over the last six months-however-if you have strong feelings about things that should or shouldn't be changed this is your opportunity to get it off your chest.
2001 Market Street new build set to house the 30,000 square foot Whole Foods, 82 luxury, two and three bedroom condos, on site and street bike parking with 64 parking spaces currently hidden under wraps is on target for completion this coming Fall. According to the developer Prado Group website Whole Foods should be open for business by October/November 2013 and the residents not long after. There will be no below market rate units as the developers chose instead to contribute 20% of estimated construction costs to the City's future affordable housing off-site build fund.
Another new building on the outskirts of the Castro district declared half-way point completed is the glass monument to modern design christened, Linea, at 2389 Market Street. The massive 115 unit build sits atop the old Chevron gas station at the foot of the Mint Hill at Duboce/Buchanan and is the brain child of San Francisco native Brian Spiers Development. Sales of homes are being wrangled by Polaris Pacific. Space offered runs from 400 square foot studios up to 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 800 square foot luxury living. According to Linea's website, "designed by world-renowned architect Bernardo Fort-Brescia as a way to bring forward-thinking aesthetic to those San Franciscans who appreciate true modern design.... you’ll experience the city’s surrounding neighborhoods in luxury and style like no other."
It certainly looks like no other building in the surrounding area and perhaps that's a good thing. Rather a risk than another mundane, loftish box of beige that seem to be dominating current design ideology encompassing the cityscape since the last tech boom of the late 90's.
Want to see all 40 builds under development? Check it out here at CurbedSF. More info on other sites in the Castro and closely adjacent areas that will affect neighborhood living as they develop.
