SF: Mission Bay Archives
UPDATE: There Was, In Fact, A Fire at AT&T Park Last Night
A tipster dropped the word earlier today that there was a fire at AT&T park last night— one that mysteriously failed to emerge in this morning's news reports. From the comment box, we have the deets:
I live at the top of a tower at 4th and King and we were watching a movie with the lights out when the fire started— my girlfriend might have been one of the first people to see it happen (when we called 911, after the typical San Francisco "Please hold. Your life-and-death emergency will be handled in the order it was received", the operator was incredulous— "The WHAT is on fire?").The fire started from what appeared to be near the base of the game lights support just north of the 3rd Street gate (not the main gate) on the club level.
The fire grew very quickly: in about 2 minutes of us staring at it while trying to get someone on the phone, it reached what I would imagine was about 15-20 feet high in flames (it was reaching from the club level deck up above the overhead support for the view deck above). The fire was fairly localized, and the response was immense...
UPDATE on the update: An SFist reader sent in a snap of the drama.
The drama continues! >>
Constructoporn: Arterra Takes it All Off
You've come a long way, baby.
· Curbed Inside: Arterra (Part II) [Curbed SF]
· Curbed Inside: Arterra [Curbed SF]
A Piece of Stanley on Mission Bay
Everyone wants a piece of recently anointed AIA Golden Boy Stanley Saitowitz. Here's your chance: 615 Tennessee Street is a top floor condo designed in 2000 by the master himself. Deets: 1 bedroom; a walk-in closet; enclosed parking; panoramic views from a terrace that looks like a chicken coop for the design-savvy; and all the exposed floor joints you could want. Asking price for its 1,101 square feet? $615,000. Straddling the line between Mission Bay hottness and Dogpatch lukwarmness (in terms of RE, that is), just steps from the still newish T-Third line, $560 / square feet seems like a steal — especially at a time when the architect's star continues to rise.
· 615 Tennessee Street #201 [MLS]
On The Market: Buy Eco-Sainthood at Arterra
A couple of units at Arterra popped up on the market today. Both units at 300 Berry Street, #423 and #201, are listed below the Arterra's initial asking rates (at least one is a re-sale). The ever-clever Team Arterra/ Hayes has lured in buyers with several re-financing packages delivered in the wake of the mortgage crisis (we need a new word for that phenomenon, no?); the latest, sent out in a (rather weak) strategic Earth Day blitz, inviting folks in for a tour and free copy of an environmental guidebook or some such. For those who missed the memo, Arterra is designed to be the first LEED-rated residential high-rise building.
· 300 Berry St #423; 1 bed/bath; 622 sq. ft.; $499,000 [MLS]
· 300 Berry St #201; 1 bed/bath; 919 sq. ft.; $659,000 [MLS]
· Curbed Inside Update: The Arterra [Curbed SF]
Brace, Eastern Nabes: Change is Nigh
Ready yourselves for the big boom, eastern nabes: Members of the city's Planning Commission are charged today with the delightful task of poring over a 1,373-page document dubbed the Eastern Neighborhood Plan. If ratified, 2,200 acres' worth of the Central Waterfront, Bayview, Potrero Hill, the Mission, and some parts of SoMa will be entirely rezoned. Expect increased housing density, building heights, and new-and-improved building codes— enough to support a projected 20,000 new residents by 2025. If all proceeds according to Gavin's Master Plan, San Francisco will be entirely carbon neutral by then; to wit, four new parks, along with revamped transit, bicycle, and pedestrian routes have also been worked into the plan. No suspension of disbelief here, good citizens: Wont to toss about the hyperboles as we are, this one will be a shitshow, a civil war, an all out melee— Critics are already foaming at the mouth over nabe preservation and such. (Picture Daly and Mirkarimi convulsing wildly— thankfully, Peskin's out of the picture here, for the moment, at least.) A whopping 88 building projects are on hold pending the plan's approval; they could resume as early as next year. Brace.
·Wave of development could sweep through four eastern neighborhoods [SF Examiner]
Pier 48: Top Secret Safe House?
For a brief moment this week, the awe-inspiring collection of architectural wonders built for the upcoming Beijing Olympics took a backseat to a warehouse in San Francisco. Like something from a bad Dashiell Hammett novel, the San Francisco Olympic torch relay is being woven into a narrative of deceit and intrigue, the soon to be legendary Tale of the Torch. Involved in this plot: decoy torches, misdirection, hair-brained schemes, shadowy conversations, a massive campaign of public misinformation, duck boats, Chinese puppeteers, and a now-notorious warehouse on Pier 48. As part of the plan for Sea Wall Lot 337, the fate of warehouse 48, currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a bit up in the air: Some developers are hoping to make it work as a high-end Ferry Building-like space for art and art lovers, though it is currently used as a venue for corporate shindigs and fashion shows ... and a hideout for political plotters.
· A house China didn't build [LA Times]
· Riding the Bench: Giants Earn Second Place in Seawall Lot 337 First Draft Pick [Curbed SF]
PriceChopper: Double Chop on Mission Creek
Then: $949,000
Now: $849,000
You Save: $100,000
Do you dream of 12 foot-high ceilings, a formal dining room, 1,206 square feet to call your own and the malodorous musk of Mission Creek? 255 Berry Street #103 can be yours for the newly-reduced price of $849,000 for 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms in one of the city's fastest changing nabes. Other features include a build-in wine cooler, parking space, noisy highway overpass, and a chopper parked conveniently in the living room. Meta.
· 255 Berry Street #103 [MLS]
Development Watch: New Kids on the Block at Mission Walk
Concrete walls are beginning to rise up from the sea of rebar covering Mission Walk at 330— 335 Berry Street, a soon-to-be dev of 131 so-called affordable housing units (and a whole cache of new buddies for the commuting dot-comers and scientists in the nabe. Down with homogeneity, people.). The buildings are designed by San Francisco architects Leddy Maytum Stacy; Just yards away from Mission Creek, each is centered around a landscaped central courtyard. Creek side units will feature sweeping views of all Mission Bay construction projects, natch. To the gallery!
[Renderings via LMS Architects]
Curbed Inside: 888 Seventh Street, Full Reveal
And here we are, safely inside 888 Seventh Street following yesterday's tour of the grounds. Yes, this is a big, big building— no denying that. With wide hallways and large, expansive interior landings and exterior courtyards— a distinct difference from the tall-and-narrow high rise approach— we can imagine smaller "micro neighborhoods" popping up within this rather massive development. David Baker's battle cry for dense living echoes loud and clear throughout this project, as his use of small spaces (alcoves, storage) indicates true consideration for what it means to live efficiently. 888 Seventh Street isn't flawless— It won't suit everyone, namely those with a bias against people, industrial settings, and bold colors. Buyers seeking a surrogate suburbia need not apply here (but worry not, as you have a hell of a lot to choose from elsewhere). Now, the deets:
· Sizes and pricing: 224 units; 170 BMR, 54 market rate. Sizes range from junior 1-bedroom/ 1 baths (starting at $399k, maxing at $439), loft-style one bedrooms/ 1.5 bathrooms (all at $534k) and 3-bedroom units (beginning at $709K and topping off at $839,000 for 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a whopping 3 private patios). Note: 888 Seventh Street harbors the Infinity's share of BMR units.
· HOA dues: Decidedly low. $300 (junior 1-bedroom) to $470 (3 bedrooms, 3 baths). Each unit includes a single parking spot; additional spots are available for purchase at $35k.
· Sales figures: 888 Seventh Street has been holding weekend tours for the past several weeks; sales offices open officially this week. All of the BMR units have been snapped up (that's 170 units). Only 5 of the market rate homes have moved thus far, though sales are expected to quicken as opening date approaches.
· Move in dates: That said, residents are expected to move in within the next 3 weeks.
· Bonus deets: Two large commercial spaces sit at ground-level; one retail outfit (given the nature of the nabe, most likely a design/furniture shop) and a cafe are expected to occupy those sites. The Mission Creek Bike Trail runs behind 888 Seventh Street, which should receive its final landscaping in the coming weeks. See the Outdoor Edition for more on landscaping, soundproofing, and other tricks and treats.
· 888 Seventh Street/ David Baker + Partners [website]
· Curbed Inside: 888 Seventh Street, Outdoor Edition [Curbed SF]
· Recipe for Success: Sell the BMR Units First [Curbed SF]
Curbed Inside: 888 Seventh Street, Outdoor Edition
Curbed SF operatives have infiltrated 888 Seventh Street (read: we got a tour). With 224 units on 6 floors, this David Baker-designed development is by far one of the most expansive we've been in (think low and wide, not high). So big, in fact, that we've decided to divvy up the views. So let's step outside for a moment: above you'll find one of two common courtyards. Rather massive if we do say. Cool feature alert: the grid work that stretches between both buildings (at the end of the walkway) will soon hold a matrix of blue glass designed to function as a noise barrier. We'll be eager to hear residents' reports on that one. In the meantime, click through for the views; you'll find the facts of the matter listed beneath each shot.
· 888 Seventh Street/ David Baker + Partners [website]
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