At 13 stories, 101 Polk will contain 162 units and 51 parking spaces. Excavation is proceeding rapidly, and the tower should start rising above street level by the end of the year. The building will open in 2016.

Trumark Urban's 1554 Market will include 120 new residential units with up to 4,500 square feet of ground-floor retail. A construction schedule has yet to be established.

Crescent Heights' Handel-designed NEMA features 754 units at the intersection of 10th and Market. Most of the building's units have already been snapped up by eager renters with bulging wallets.

In two years, the squat, unprepossessing Honda dealership at Market and Van Ness could be replaced by a residential tower measuring up to 400 feet. The developer behind the project is Crescent Heights, which also built NEMA just down the street.

The Village—a 17,000-square-foot event venue, workspace, brewpub, restaurant, and dance club—opened in late August on the site of the former Pearl Paint art supply store.

Plans to build an 11-story addition to the existing Fox Plaza apartments were approved back in 2009. Last year, the property was purchased by Essex Residential Property Trust, which has kept mum on the expansion plans.

A full-scale conversion of the former AAA headquarters from commercial to residential is well under way. The tower has been completely reclad in blue glass, and will contain 399 units and 112 parking spaces. Future residents will get to enjoy a roof deck with fire pits, a hot tub, and stellar views of San Francisco's skyline.

Shorenstein Properties is proposing a massive new rental building designed by Arquitectonica. The development will contain 300 units, 112 underground parking spots, and ground-floor retail. According to the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, 36 of the units will be classified as below market rate.

Dolby Laboratories is moving their headquarters from 100 Potrero Ave to this massive 16-story building in Mid-Market. Renovations are currently under way.

At 10th and Mission, a 14-story Arquitectonica-designed tower is on the rise. It will bring 99 market-rate and 18 below-market-rate units to the rapidly changing neighborhood. Construction should wrap up in 2016.

Now under construction, Patrick Kennedy's 11-story micro-unit apartment building will feature a grand total of 160 teensy new units. The project also includes 3,359 square feet of retail and 240 bicycle parking spaces. Construction should wrap up in June 2015, and move-in is slated for September.

The old art deco Furniture Mart at 1355 Market has been completely rehabbed and now houses Twitter's global HQ. In the rear, a 1970s addition has been completely reclad in glass. The Market Square complex will soon feature a grocery store, a branch of Fitness SF, and a host of hotly anticipated new restaurants.

1455 Market isn't the most charming structure in Mid-Market, but it has somehow managed to attract seriously high-profile tenants. The building now houses offices for both Square and Uber. The ride-share service recently expanded its lease by 130,434 square feet, and will hold onto the lease even after its planned Mission Bay headquarters goes up.

The Encore Housing Opportunity Fund wants to replace the seedy Market Street Cinema with more than 90 new condos and 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail. A timeline for construction has yet to be determined.

Richard Meier has designed a striking 400' residential tower for the northwest corner of Van Ness and Market. The building is still working towards gaining approval.

MacFarlane Partners are moving forward with plans to construct a 150-unit, 12-story building with 16 parking spaces on the empty lot at 1125 Market Street.

The renovations at 50 UN Plaza wrapped up earlier this year. The building has achieved LEED Platinum certification and features a spectacular central courtyard with art by Los Angeles-based artist Cliff Garten.

The renovated Wilson Building includes 67 apartments, composed of studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms, and lofts. The units feature exposed brick, high ceilings, and historic architectural detailing.

Scott Plank and his company War Horse LLC purchased the abandoned Hollywood Billiards building at 1028 Market in 2013. As of this month, the building will temporarily operate as a food hall, creatively named "the Hall." The 15,000-square-foot site is still zoned for a 120-foot structure and about 150 units of housing, which will be developed at some point in the future.

The historic Hibernia Bank, built in 1892, has been vacant and neglected for years. Thankfully, the Dolmen Group has dusted off plans to renovate the gracious edifice. Construction is currently under way, but there has yet to be confirmation on what type of business will move into the structure once the improvements are completed.

The St. Anthony's Dining Room was demolished last year to make way for a $40M, 10-story building with 90 units reserved for senior citizens. 121 Golden Gate will also feature a state-of-the-art kitchen and dining hall when it opens in the fall.

Zendesk has opened their new headquarters at 1019 Market, the site of the old Eastern Outfitting department store. The building's restoration was undertaken by Cannae Partners and Westport Capital Partners and came at a cost of $9.5 million.

United Nations Plaza will receive major upgrades as part of an overhaul of Market Street that could cost up to $463M. The plaza is likely to get new paving, a cafe, and public art. Final designs have yet to be released, and city officials estimate that construction could begin in 2018.

G and M Hospitality plans to replace the single-story Kaplan’s Surplus & Sport Goods store at 1055 Market with a brand-new hotel development. G and M are currently building a Hampton Inn near Fifth and Mission streets.

This 16-story office building changed hands last year and is now being spiffed up to attract new tenants. The 93,000-square-foot structure is part of the Payroll Tax Exclusion Zone.

The Warfield Building at 988 Market has undergone a massive facelift to accommodate Spotify and Benchmark Capital. To boot, Marin-based Equator Coffee will soon swing open the doors of its brand-new location on the building's ground floor.

Group 1 has grand plans for transforming a downtrodden block of Market Street with a massive new mixed-use development. The project is being designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, and will feature arts and education facilities, ground-floor retail, more than 300 residential units, and a 250-room hotel. Construction could begin in 2016.

The Hampton Inn on Mission is Mid-Market's latest hotel development. The 15-story property will feature 174 rooms, and is slated to open early next year.

Designed in 1912, this six-story structure has undergone a massive renovation, and now houses Nordstrom Rack on its ground floor. Tech company Nerd Wallet has also signed a 45,739-square-foot lease in the building.

Plans to convert the old San Francisco mint into a museum have been on the boards since about 2005, but the project has yet to begin. Despite the lack of news, the Mint's website still says that the proposed museum is on the way.