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04 December 2025
San Francisco Approves Sweeping Rezoning Plan for Increasing Heights to Build 36,000 New Homes by 2031
After a contentious debate, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7–4 to approve Mayor Daniel Lurie’s sweeping rezoning initiative, the Family Zoning Plan, which...
31 October 2025
Approval Given for San Francisco's 41-Story Mixed-Use Building with Fire Station Replacement
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved plans for a 41-story mixed-use high-rise and new fire station at 447 Battery Street and 530 Sansome Street...
21 July 2025
Reimagining Empty High-Rises as AI and Data Center Hubs in San Francisco
As San Francisco grapples with persistently high office vacancy rates in the wake of remote work, a team at HOK has envisioned an alternative to...
18 July 2025
Developer Proposes 373-Meter Supertall Skyscraper in San Francisco
Texas-based developer Hines has submitted plans for a new supertall skyscraper in San Francisco that, if approved and built, could become the tallest building on...
24 April 2025
A Review of "The Vertical City" Exhibition in San Francisco
CTBUH visited San Francisco and saw The Vertical City exhibition, showcasing the tall buildings designed by Norman Foster and his firm Foster + Partners, held...
28 February 2025
Permits in Progress for 22-Story Mixed Housing in San Francisco
The site of 2700 Sloat Boulevard has had new preliminary permits filed, showing a 22-story, 233 foot (71 meter) building in San Francisco’s Sunset District....
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16 September 2024
Iconic San Francisco Building has Completed its Renovation
The largest renovation in the 50-year history of the Transamerica Pyramid Center, one of San Francisco's most iconic landmarks, has now been completed. The project...
22 August 2024
Newly Revised San Francisco Residential Plan Unveiled
A new residential redevelopment plan for 180 Hawthorne Street in SoMa, San Francisco, has been unveiled, adding six additional floors to the previously proposed structure....
08 May 2024
Iconic San Francisco Building Renovation Includes New Beacon Installation
The iconic Transamerica Pyramid Center in San Francisco, completed in 1972, is undergoing a major renovation, and one of the most notable updates is the...
14 July 2023
First High-Rise on Treasure Island Topped Off
On July 11th, a steel beam was added to "top off" the first high-rise to be built on Treasure Island. The 22-story tower, Tidal House,...
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