The so-called “creative development” mixed-use project by Forest City would develop the 4-acre site at Fifth and Mission Streets by rehabbing the Chronicle Building and Dempster Printing Building, demoing six existing buildings, and constructing five new ones ranging in height from 50-400 feet. The end product will have 1.85M sq.ft. of office, residential (748 units), and ground floor retail/office/cultural/educational uses, not to mention 34,000 sq.ft. of open space. Notice of environmental review and public scoping meetings started in January of this year. Environmental review and public engagement is estimated to take about 3 years. Architect: Gensler

While technically some of the historic buildings of the old UC Berkeley extension campus will get rehabbed, the majority of this project is new construction of 5 new residential buildings holding 330 new multifamily rental units, with an additional 110 units geared toward low-income LGBT seniors. With final Planning Commission approvals last August, construction is set to begin this summer. Architect: BAR Architects

This project in Potrero will include a 6-story building over underground parking with 84 one and two bedroom units. The project was exempt from having to do full environmental review, but that was appealed due to objections over the “adverse effect on a scenic vista.” Now the appeal won’t be heard by the Planning Commission until May.

Housing developers MacFarlane Partners bought the vacant lot next to the Strand Theater in December 2012 with plans for a for a 12-story apartment building. Based on the size of the lot, the new building could accommodate up to 113,000 sq.ft. with 3,500 sq.ft. of ground floor retail, but no plans have been released and no word on who the architect will be yet.

Starchitect Richard Meier is behind the planned 400-foot tower at Market and Van Ness. The tower would have 180 housing units and a 65-foot podium building that would be connected to the tower by a third-story pedestrian bridge. The podium would house amenities for the residential building as well as space for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. As of November 2012, it was still in the early environmental review process, waiting on wind and shadow studies. Architect: Richard Meier

The Giants-owned Mission Rock development project will develop the area south of AT&T park into 1,500 residential units, office towers, loads of other restaurants and retail, and huge outdoor spaces for public events on Mission Creek and the bay. Anchor Brewing has signed up as the first tenant with a new production facility. Environmental review is slated to start in the next few months, with design and construction not even anticipated til 2015/2016. Developer: SF Giants and The Cordish Companies

Arguably the biggest developments to hit the city, its surrounding Transbay Transit Center District is the impetus for major density and height increases. The new 61-story building will contain 1.37 million sq.ft. of office space, 10,600 sq.ft. of retail space, 28,300 sq.ft. of publicly-accessible open space, and 39,370 sq.ft of below ground parking. Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli

A new 550-foot-tall, 47-story residential tower to be adjacent and connected to the existing 10-story Aronson Building, which would be restored and rehabilitated for The Mexican Museum. FEIR is up for certification today. Architect: Handel Architects

This corner would house 56 affordable family apartments, restaurant, retail, and community space. The Draft EIR was just published in February. Architect: Kennerly Architects

The flashy new expansion on the Museum of Modern Art will more than triple the existing gallery space. The EIR was certified back in 2011, and the existing space is slated to close June 2, 2013 to begin construction. Architects: Snøhetta

Perhaps you’ve heard of this one? Piers 30/32 are poised to be the home of a swanky new arena that’ll host a slew of other events, as well as a large public open space. Environmental Review has barely even begun on this one. Architects: Snøhetta and AECOM

Approved back in 2006, this project calls for 400ft tower on a podium housing up to 348 units and 269 parking spaces. It’s still undergoing review. Architect: Handel Architects

Back in 2010 the Planning Commission approved a project at the corner of 2nd and Howard Streets for a 26-story, 350-foot office tower with restaurant/retail on the ground floor. Design elements were tweaked this year, and needed to get the green light. Architect: Gensler

The 41-story, 563-unit mixed-use tower will include, with 113 below market-rate, below-ground parking, elevated gardens, and a green house. There will also be 6,000 sq. ft. of retail space on the ground floor along Folsom Street, with a public park that connects Folsom to Clementina Street and the proposed Oscar Park. Architect: SOM

Forest City

Another in the Transit Center District Plan area, this project will have 404,000 sq.ft. of office space, 74 dwelling units, 2,000 sq.ft. of retail space, and below ground parking. Architect: Heller Manus

One of the most contentious project of recent memory. After a lengthy back-and-forth between developers, neighbors, the Planning Department, and the United Methodist Church, the most recent iteration of the design includes a scaled-down version of the 27-unit condo building. Architect: Ian Birchall & Associates

Along with a renovated New Mission Theater, the project calls for demo of the neighboring Giant Value department store to build an eight-story, mixed-use building with 114 dwelling units, 89 off-street parking spaces, and ground-floor commercial space. It was approved by the Planning Commission in January. Architect: Kwan Henmi Architecture/Planning