Long slated for a Richard Meier-designed residential tower, One Van Ness changed ownership and brought in a new lead architect, Snøhetta, with Solomon Cordwell Buenz. New designs haven’t been revealed yet, but the probable 400-foot tower development would involve moving the Muni Metro stop on the west side of Van Ness one block up, to Oak Street.

Forum Design's One Franklin could feature up to 35 units, 18 underground parking stalls, and ground-floor retail. Construction has yet to begin.

The San Francisco Unified School district hopes to move the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts into historic 135 Van Ness Avenue by the end of the decade. The project has already been in the works for more than 10 years, and will require more than $200M to complete.

DDG and DM Development's condo project at 450 Hayes will rise four stories, yield 41 units, and feature ample amounts of ground-floor retail space. Expect to see this Handel-designed structure complete by late 2015.

Flax Art & Design is moving to make way for condos. Paperwork has been filed for a nine-story, 160-unit building designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz to rise in its place.

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.

In the Lower Haight, crews are hard at work building a new 440-unit housing complex. There will be 110 apartments reserved for LGBT seniors.

Linea developer Brian Spiers hopes to demolish a one-story structure to make way for a 64-unit apartment building with 4,700 square feet of ground-floor retail.

With plans for a Starbucks having been rejected by the Planning Commission and the community, the sad one-story building on the southwest corner of Market and Sanchez may be demolished to make way for condos. Plans for the site include a six-story building containing nine new dwellings. Construction could begin as early as next year.

A five-story building designed by Sternberg Benjamin Architects with 29 residential units (14 being either 2BR or 3BR) and three ground-floor restaurant spaces with outdoor seating is now under construction in the heart of Hayes Valley.

Fougeron Architecture designed this 34-unit residential building on Central Freeway Parcel H. The project, backed by DDG and DM Development, will be built around a lush central courtyard, and will feature a café on its ground floor.

Stanley Saitowitz's long-awaited project at 555 Fulton is now finally under construction. The five-story mixed-use building will deliver 139 dwelling units, a 29,200-square-foot grocery store, and 148 off-street parking spaces. Construction has begun, and things should wrap up in 2016.

The Plumbers Union's two-acre site at 12th and Market may soon be available to developers on a 99-year lease. The site is currently zoned for an 85-foot residential development.

On Central Freeway parcel T, DDG and DM Development want to erect a mixed-use project designed by Edmonds + Lee containing 26 residential units above 2,800 square feet of restaurant space.

On Parcel S, Build Inc. plans to construct a residential building containing 22 units, consisting of 10 two-bedrooms and 12 studios. Macy Architecture is the firm in charge of designing the project.

Crews are hard at work building a 182-unit residential development spread out over four separate buildings on the former site of the popular Hayes Valley Farm. Construction will wrap up in 2015.

Construction is in full swing on a six-story, 69-unit condo project at 388 Fulton Street in Hayes Valley. The building, designed by David Baker Architects, will feature a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom units. Construction should wrap up in late 2015.

Thirty-Five Dolores is a four-story condo building, designed by Levy Design Partners for the Lightner Property Group. The project, which includes 33 units, is in its final stages of completion. Amenities include an on-site guest studio, a huge communal backyard, and bicycle storage, as well as car- and dog-wash areas.