The Lansing – Update

A little over 30% sold at this point – sales are expected to accelerate as more units and common areas are being completed. The common areas like the lobby pictured above is well done and sophisticated.

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Transbay Terminal Project Input Sought

Cecilia M. Vega Saturday, February 11, 2006 (SF Chronicle) 

Management of the $4 billion Transbay Terminal replacement project is being called into question by San Francisco officials, who said “uncertainty persists as to what is the best way to proceed” despite years of planning. Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, who also is chairman of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, said in a letter to the regional Transbay Joint Powers Authority this week that a separate group of city leaders, including the planning director and city administrator, has been appointed to come up with recommendations on how to proceed on the project.Issues such as funding plans and design objectives still need to be “fully understood” before any action should be taken on the project, the letter said.

The Transbay Terminal is one of the most costly development projects in San Francisco history. It calls for a new transit station with high-speed rail, Caltrain and bus connections, and a new neighborhood with housing, retail and offices. At 800 feet, it would change the city’s skyline.

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SF Chronicle: High-rises pass city’s seismic muster

from the SF Chronicle: Monday January 9th

San Francisco is on the verge of giving final permission for two high-rise apartment towers on Rincon Hill after construction permits had been held up as building inspectors sought assurances about how well the development would ride out a major earthquake, The Chronicle has learned.

In an e-mail last month, chief building engineer Hanson Tom said that once the developer of One Rincon Hill satisfies nonseismic issues raised by the fire and planning departments — such as building access for firefighters — “the Site Permit will be issued” by the city Department of Building Inspection.

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1 Rincon Hill Put on Hold – SF Chronicle

San Francisco building inspectors are withholding permission for construction of a towering residential complex on Rincon Hill over concerns about whether it would withstand a major earthquake and remain habitable, The Chronicle has learned.

Despite approval of the project’s design and engineering by other city bodies earlier this year, staff members of the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection want further assurances about the seismic resilience of One Rincon Hill — which would consist of two residential towers, one 55 stories high and the other 45 stories — at First and Harrison streets.

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The Lansing is 20% sold out!

According to The Mark Company’s sales office, about 20% of the units have been spoken for thus far.

The Lansing

Located at 50 Lansing St in Rincon Hill, this 82 unit condo complex is offering everything from jr 1 BR’s to 2 BR’s.

• Jr 1 BR’s (883 sf) from 595k
• 1BR’s (650-800 sf) from 595-700k
• 2BR’s (1028-1225 sf) from 780-940k

There will be a 900 sf fitness center and a sundeck/roofdeck.

1 Deeded parking spot, HOA’s will range from $400-700 and there are about 35 different floor plans, some with GREAT views of the city or the bay or BOTH.

There are some interesting CURVED units (wall of windows facing the street) between $600-700k.

www.thelansing.com

The Lansing is being sold by The Mark Company.

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Great Map of Residential Development in SF 2005

published by the San Francisco Business Times, this is just such a great illustration of the development (mostly residential) currently happening and planned for Downtown, SOMA, Rincon Hill, and Mission Bay

Rincon Hill on the Rise – SF Chronicle

The Rincon Hill plan that San Francisco’s City Planning Commission is scheduled to vote on this Thursday can be viewed as a visionary blueprint for a new type of neighborhood, or a barn door installed after too many horses have trotted away.

In truth, it’s a little bit of both. But the proposed transformation of this former industrial district tucked against the Bay Bridge offers what San Francisco hasn’t seen in more than a decade: farsighted planning that allows for the sort of growth that can enrich the city as a whole. [more]

SPUR’s Rincon Hill Report

A New Urban Neighborhood
by Gerald Green

The San Francisco Planning Department is moving forward on a proposed update of the Planning Code and General Plan provisions applicable to the Rincon Hill Special Use District (“Rincon Hill SUDâ€?). The Rincon Hill SUD is a …

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