As predicted, the Port Commission has chosen to advance all three finalists to the last round of competition for the Seawall Lot 337 commission. Boston Properties Inc., Farallon Capital Management LLC and Cherokee Investment Partners LP are contending with one another for the commission— Boston Properties Inc. is currently the lead choice, having submitted a proposal that calls for 400,000 square feet of offices, 1,100 apartments, 67,000 square feet of retail space, artists' studio space and five acres of open space. Expect a final decision in August.
Most esteemed critics: Over the course of the day, we'll be breaking the SWL 337 proposals down for you one by one. Vote to follow? Natch. Last up is Boston Properties, INC; Wilson Meany Sullivan, LLC; Kenwood Investments LLC. Speak on it now, or forever hold your peace.
This proposal is, by far, the most vague of the lot. Conceptually speaking, there is a strong focus on the arts; attending rhetoric, present and accounted for. Now how about some nuts and bolts?
Team: Boston Properties, INC; Wilson Meany Sullivan, LLC; Kenwood Investments LLC
Topography: 5-plus acres of open space including outdoor performance spaces, art installations, walking paths, and wildlife habitats. "Gallery walk" planned along third street.
Buildings: New office, residential, retail, and arts-specific spaces; reuse of historical buildings as artists' studios, etc. 1,100 new rentals (20% affordable), stacked flat in the interest of density. Two 11-story office towers proposed with possibility for more. Open public space; individual streets considered in hierarchy of plans.
Most esteemed critics: Over the course of the day, we'll be breaking the SWL 337 proposals down for you one by one. Vote to follow? How couldn't we? Here we have Federal Development, LLC; Lehman Brothers; Construction Management and Development, Inc. Prognosis?
Leaving a lot to be desired on the visual front no? They're hitting the environmental angle hard though, in true San Francisco style.
Team: Federal Development, LLC; Lehman Brothers; Construction Management and Development, Inc.
Topography: 5 to 7 acres public space. Potential green public walkway around Pier 48 and creation of green space in the 34,000 square foot “valley” in the middle of the two Pier 48 fingers. Extension of the Bay Trail along the waterfront and extension of the San Francisco’s Blue Greenway further south into Mission Bay. Historic renovation of Pier 48. Water access for kayaks, outdoor space for Cirque de Soleil or Teatro Zinzanni, a modern bandshell for outdoor concerts.
Environment: LEED Platinum design standards, clean energy created with solar panels atop buildings. Restoration of wildlife through creation of saltwater features near the piers, planting of native plants throughout the Seawall lot. Nature walk planned throughout site. "Explore the possibility of altering the portion of Terry Francois Boulevard between Piers 48 and 50 to create a new cove from which wildlife can be viewed from vantage points on the open space above the garage. A pedestrian/vehicular ramp would cross over the cove so that pedestrians and vehicles can move north to south along Terry Francois Boulevard."
Most esteemed critics: Over the course of the day, we'll be breaking the SWL 337 proposals down for you one by one. Vote to follow? You bet. Democracy Now, people. On to sure shots highest rolling team, the San Francisco Giants; The Cordish Company; Farallon Capital Management, LLC. Love? Hate?
If we knew we were all but guaranteed this commission we'd phone it in with a 19-page proposal, too. (And include head shots of the 24 principals working on the project, while we were at it. Hell, why not?) The deets, in brief:
Team:: San Francisco Giants; The Cordish Company; Farallon Capital Management, LLC
Topography: Walkability key, as is the maintenance of views/sight lines. Residential units to rise above retail on north end, providing public space while making most of views. Residential also added along Third and between New East Street and Mission Rock Streets to connect area with Mission Bay. Parking provided in small clusters throughout; main glut of parking on Mission Rock, surrounded by residential/ retail. Sustainable landscape via collected storm water, storage and filtration system, etc.
Buildings: Plan: strike a sight line from the foot of Lefty O'Doul Bridge to the facade of Pier 48; hold all buildings south of that line. Scale and orientation of buildings aimed to frame and enable views of the Bay Bridge, Oakland, China Basin, etc. Views important to building design, whether on ground level or roof; buildings respond to "site forces."
Most esteemed critics: Over the course of the day, we'll be breaking the SWL 337 proposals down for you one by one. Vote to follow? You bet. Democracy Now, people. Let's begin with the Build Inc., Cherokee Investment Partner, and UrbanGreen Devco LLC— quite an impressive team on board here, including golden child Stanley Saitowitz (take the jump for the entire all-star arch lineup).
Team: Build Inc., Cherokee Investment Partner, and UrbanGreen Devco LLC.
Topography: Seawall Lot 337 sits at a point of colliding grids; axes extend to subdivide rectilinear parcel into series of diverse, angled parcels. Small lanes, byways, and passages allow for ease of pedestrian use and maximizing building and water access, natural light.
Buildings: Variously sized parcels yield diversity in building sizes, types Attention to silhouette; tall, differentiated towers at center of site, surrounded by spiral of different buildings at varied heights. 50,000 square feet of contemporary art space, 70,000 square feet of artist studios, workshops, etc. Covered open market between two piers; enclosed entrance to civic space with restos/retail. Focus on "for sale" residential condos, with contingency plans for land swap, fractional interest, etc.
The Port of San Francisco has released a full reveal of the proposed designs for China Basin Seawall Lot 337. We've parsed out the best from the following developer's submissions; you'll find the deets listed below each photo in the gallery above. Additional information on each plan (because there's lots of it, believe us) may be found on the Port of San Francisco's website, where those interested in reading 75-page proposals may download them as such. Now go at it! You first; we'll weigh in later.
1) Build Inc.; Cherokee Investment Partners; UrbanGreen Devco, LLC 2) Federal Development, LLC; Lehman Brothers; Construction Management and Development, Inc. 3) Kenwood Investments, LLC; Boston Properties Inc.; Wilson Meany Sullivan, LLC 4) San Francisco Giants; The Cordish Company; Farallon Capital Management, LLC
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