This glassy 27-story office tower located in SOMA is under construction and will eventually reach a height of 378 feet. The HOK-designed building is scheduled for completion by fall, 2014.

The much delayed second tower of the One Rincon Hill development has reached its 50 story pinnacle, just shorter than its older brother next door. Glass facade installation is rising quickly and construction will be complete later this year.

This $500 million expansion will add over 200,000 sq. ft. to the existing rentable space as well as improving pedestrian conditions. The new space will be both carved out below ground and atop the existing Howard Street structure.

Patrick Kennedy's micro-unit apartment building will feature 160 units throughout 11 floors. 120 units would be designated as efficiency dwelling-units, and at least 80 units will be reserved for student housing. 3,359 sq. ft. of retail and 240 bicycle parking spaces will occupy the ground and basement. Demolition on the existing low-rise structure was recently completed and excavation has begun.

Now an official 30-story tower designed by Craig Hartman, this building is just a few floors above the ground currently, but will begin to rise rapidly in the coming year. The tower is completely pre-leased to Salesforce.com, with a total of 440,000 sq. ft.

This 26-story office tower, to be constructed in SOMA, will feature set-backs on the 5th and 17th floors, as well as 8,600 sq. ft. of open public space. Construction is well underway, with excavation completed and the basement levels currently being built.

This Rincon Hill tower spent nearly all of 2013 building what appeared to be the deepest basement in the city. It is now above ground and will reach a final height of around 400 feet, with 330 luxury units, near the end of 2014.

The "sister" project to the Infinity Towers across the street will feature 37- and 42-floor towers, along with 2 8-floor low-rise buildings. Designed by Arquitectonica, the 669 unit residential project is currently getting the subterranean levels, but will rise above ground later this year.

Approved nearly a year ago, this future 11-story hotel is expected to get going in 2014. The building will be one of only a handful of hotels currently planned for the entire city.

Phases one and two are now complete and occupied, while phase three is just getting underway. When all is complete the project will feature at least 4 towers, ranging in height from 18-26 floors, and 1,900 units.

Currently in competition with LA's future Wilshire Grand to be the tallest building west of the Mississippi, the 61-story, 1,070 foot-tall Transbay Tower officially broke ground on March 27th, but only recently started making significant progress. This tower will be office space over ground floor retail, and be directly connected to the Transbay Transit Center, currently under construction.

Dubbed the "Grand Central of the west" by its supporters, the future bus and rail depot is the catalyst behind much of the progress being made in the area. Completion of the terminal and bus connections is expected in 2016, with rail connections TBD.

Demolition permits for the existing low-rise buildings have been issued to clear the site for this future 400-foot residential tower. Located in the blossoming Rincon Hill area, the building will create an additional 348 units, 269 parking spaces, and a lot of shiny glass.

With its new rendering resembling an updated factory, this 12-story residential building will feature 121 housing units, ground-floor retail and underground parking. Foundation and excavation work is currently underway.

At 15 floors at the highest point this tower will contain 190 Below-Market-Rate units to satisfy requirements for the Lumina development. Early stage construction is currently underway at a very crowded 10th and Mission intersection.

While very nearly in the Mission, this dog and skate park in Western SoMa is now under construction. When completed expect 17,000 feet of skating area and 10,000 feet of doggy play space.

Approved since 2009, this 26-unit building is currently under construction near the intersection of Harrison and 6th. Ground floor retail will be reserved for a rare "production, distribution, and repair" zone.

The 400 foot tower and podium, by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, planned to rise at the corner of Fremont and Harrison will contain 452 units, 238 parking spaces and 150 bike spaces.

This planned 480-foot, 47-story tower has been nothing short of controversial. Appeals, lawsuits and angry neighbors galore have slowed this project to a near halt. The project is still projected to break ground later this year, but will we see a shortened version that appeals to NIMBY sensibilities?

This 74-year old institution will soon be shutting its doors to make way for a new hotel development. Zoned for 100 rooms, the new project will demolish the old single-story building and construct one up to 90 feet tall.

At a mind-boggling $610, this 10-story Snøhetta-designed expansion and remodel will transform the SFMOMA into a world-class modern art museum with nearly 500,000 sq. ft. of gallery space. Construction has been underway for about 6 months, and the museum is expected to reopen in late 2015.

While not confined to SoMa exclusively, the new Central Subway will bring two new stations to the area on 4th Street, one near the Caltrain station and the other near Moscone Center. Much like the Transbay Transit Center, the new subway has become a catalyst for development in the increasingly dense central SoMa area.

This 17-floor apartment tower, by developer Avalon Bay, is now leasing and will open for occupancy this spring. The glass-enveloped structure will add 260 units to the already busy Mid-Market area.

Renovations have begun on the shuttered, historic theater in the Mid-Market area. When completed the building will house a 300-seat flexible hall for both formal and informal performances by new owners ACT.

This new office development near South Park has drawn so much interest the developers plan to have the entire building pre-leased before the first piece of glass is installed. Construction recently broke ground and is expected to take around 18 months to complete.

Conversion plans for the 100 year-old church and into office and retail space is moving along slowly, with permits issued and then revised. Renovations are expected to begin sometime this year.

Plans to demo the existing Hugo Hotel (and its defenestration art exhibit) have been approved by the city. In its place will rise a 9-story affordable housing structure with 67 family-sized units.

Currently building at the corner of Folsom and 5th, this giant rental building will feature 282 units over 5,000 sq. ft. of retail. The building is expected to go live this summer.

The second portion of the Mosso development will add another 181 units and 5,000 sq. ft. of retail just around the corner from phase 1. The second building is expected to open just after the first.

Another long-delayed project is this historic warehouse conversion taking place in South Beach. The project will add 9 floors to an existing 1-story structure featuring 74 new condos.

Another highly-coveted location on Brannan Street is this future 7-floor, 65-foot office building. Containing 189,000 sq. ft, construction is expected to begin this spring, and be ready for occupancy in late 2015.