San Francisco Bay Authority

[SounderBruce 173]

Very nice city hall area!

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Nicely done. SF City Hall is truly an impressive structure.

[lucky7 73]

Well done and good progress. SF is quite a challenge in some parts building-wise spoken, isn't it? Looking forward to more,

lucky7

[naftixe 131]

Welcome to Page 2

Mission Bay (Part 1)

 

Posted on Jan-30-2010

ComputerGuy890100: Thanks, you are one of my top three Stalkers!!! Schulmanator: Yes SF City is truely a beutiful Icon, I fell in love with it, because of Dirty Harry. lucky7: Yes it is a big challenge. As you will see when I showcase SOMA and OMI.             Mission Bay is a 303-acre (1.23 km2) neighborhood in San Francisco, California. History of Mission Bay: Mission Bay was once a saltwater marsh and lagoon that was a natural habitat for a bird population that included ducks, geese, herons, egrets, osprey and gulls. Native Americans resided in the area for over 5,000 years. Unfortunately, by the early 19th century, immigrants to the area exposed the Native American population to previously unknown diseases that reduced their population to nearly zero. Long before the 1906 quake and clearly afterwards, the Mission Bay site was used as a convenient place to deposit soil and refuse from building projects throughout the growing city. Much of the Mission Bay area is comprised of landfill from these projects. Shipping commerce and the introduction of the railroad were both important components of the transition of Mission Bay into an industrial district. The area was home to shipyards, canneries, a sugar refinery and warehouses from the mid 19th century well into the 20th century. Changes in the economy in the late 20th century were reflected in the Mission Bay area by the loss of its cornerstone industries, mainly shipbuilding and repair facilities. A large portion of the area became dormant and appeared run down due to lack of use. A master plan to revive the area and convert over 300 acres into a planned community was produced in the late 1990s. Known as the Mission Bay Project, it is the largest urban development initiated by San Francisco since the construction of Golden Gate Park. The project is being overseen by the property owner ProLogis in conjunction with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and San Francisco Planning Department. Upon completion, Mission Bay will become home to a mixture of residential and commercial properties. Apartments, condominiums, retail stores, restaurants, corporate and science businesses will all be anchored by the already completed AT&T Ballpark and a new research campus for UCSF. Within these developments will be 49 acres of open space for parks and recreational facilities. Mission Creek Park is first of many parks planned for Mission Bay. The area was created in 1998 by the Board of Supervisors as a redevelopment project. Much of the land was long a railyard of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and transferred to Catellus Development Corporation when it was spun off as part of the aborted merger of Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe Railway. Catellus subsequently sold or sub-contracted several parcels to other developers. It has rapidly evolved in to a wealthy neighborhood of luxury condominiums, high-end restaurants and retail, and biotechnology research and development.      Attractions & Characteristics Mission Bay is currently he headquarters of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The headquarters, at 550 Terry Francois Blvd, of the Old Navy brand of The Gap clothing retailer. It is the location of a new research campus of the University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Mission Bay The northern terminus of the Third Street Light Rail Project of the San Francisco Municipal Railway The northern terminus of Caltrain An AT&T Fiber to the premises greenfield project The first new branch of the San Francisco Public Library in over 40 years, The Mission Bay Branch Library, opened on July 8, 2006. It is located on the ground floor of a new multi-use facility, which includes an adult day health center, affordable senior housing, retail space and a large community meeting room. The new library is approximately 7,500 square feet (700 m2), and is the 27th branch of the San Francisco Public Library. 455 Mission Bay, the headquarters of Pfizer's Biotherapeutics and Bioinnovation Center (under construction beginning August 5, 2008)       Mission Bay is served by the N Judah and T Third Street lines of San Francisco's Muni Metro. The N Judah links the neighborhood to Downtown, BART, Hayes Valley and the Sunset District, and the T Third Street links to downtown, BART, and the Bayview and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods. Several other Muni bus and trolley bus lines link the area to neighborhoods to the north, west and south. The Caltrain commuter rail system connects Mission Bay with San Jose and Gilroy. The proposed Central Subway project will make the link between Mission Bay, AT&T Park, Market Street-Union Square, and Chinatown even faster. Although near to and often associated with AT&T Park, the ballpark is in the adjacent South Beach neighborhood. UCSF has announced plans to build a new 289-bed hospital serving children, women, and cancer patients on a portion of their property in the neighborhood.      Mission Bay has a large residential component with approximately 6000 condos planned (1700 of them to be designated affordable). The Beacon is one of the largest condo complexes in San Francisco and anchors much of the activity in North Mission Bay. With 595 condominium units, it sits on a full city block bounded by Townsend to the north, King to the south and 3rd and 4th Streets. A Safeway and Borders bookstore anchor the retail sections of the building. The building's name refers to its being the first large scale mixed-use project planned for the new neighborhood, and thus "The Beacon" of the area's revival. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine also calls the Beacon home. Glassworks is a mixed-use building with approximately 40 modern condos of varying floor plans and sizes, located directly across the AT&T Park at 3rd Street, between King and Berry Streets. Signature Properties has built two mid-rise condos on Berry Street: 255 Berry Street and 235 Berry Street. 255 Berry Street was completed in 2004 and 235 Berry Street in 2007. Both buildings sit between Berry Street and Mission Creek and consist mainly or two-bedroom units of various sizes and floor plans. The first floors contain townhome style condos. Units facing south have views of the creek and South Mission Bay. Arterra is San Francisco's first LEED-certified market-rate condominium building, located on Fifth Street, between Berry and King Streets (300 and 325 Berry Street). The project consists of three connected buildings, each in a different exterior color: "City" (nine stories), "Park" (six stories) and "Sky" (16 stories). There are a total of 268 condos in the complex. Park Terrace (325 Berry Street) is similar in construction to both 255 Berry Street and 235 Berry Street in style and height (nine-story mid-rise). 110 condos were recently completed. Radiance at Mission Bay is in the south part of Mission Bay, adjacent to the Bay. It will be completed in two phases: the first phase will be a 99-condo building close to the water and the second phase will contain 315 condos farther north. Bosa Development has bought multiple residential parcels in Mission Bay and Radiance is their first project in the area. Thanks for all your loyal support, Naftixe

 

[DCMetro34 577]

Wow! I love the port and the the pic where everything is diagonal!

[rewright 804]

 Great creation on my all-time favorite city. I've enjoyed all the historical and background information as well. Five Stars on this one.

[AliRemix10 0]

this is truly fascinating, mate  really keep up the good work

[830point35 8]

This really is incredible. I can almost smell the bums...

[naftixe 131]

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