{"id":439311,"date":"2026-08-21T11:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/439311\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:20:09","slug":"renderings-revealed-for-150-hayes-street-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/439311\/","title":{"rendered":"Renderings Revealed For 150 Hayes Street, San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renderings have been shared for the office-to-housing conversion of 150 Hayes Street<\/a> in San Francisco\u2019s<\/a> Civic Center<\/a>. The proposal will produce just over a hundred units, adaptively reusing the existing structure while reskinning the facade and adding a floor. The application states construction could start as early as next summer. Emerald Fund<\/a> and SDG are jointly responsible for the application.<\/p>\n

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150 Hayes Street facade elevation, illustration by Solomon Cordwell Buenz<\/p>\n

The proposed 100-foot structure is expected to yield about 158,250 square feet, including 128,300 square feet of housing and 29,950 square feet for the two-level garage spanning the ground floor and basement. Unit sizes will vary with 55 one-bedrooms, 42 two-bedrooms, and seven three-bedrooms. Parking will include 88 vehicles and 108 bicycles.<\/p>\n

Solomon Cordwell Buenz<\/a> is responsible for the design. The exterior will be clad with a geometric bronze metal panel framing protruding over Hayes Street, with additional facade materials to include dark stone\/concrete panels and floor-to-ceiling windows.<\/p>\n

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150 Hayes Street rear view along the rear alleyway, illustration by Solomon Cordwell Buenz<\/p>\n

The application intends to invoke the recently adopted Downtown Revitalization Financing District. The program provides \u201cannual incentive payments to eligible commercial-to-residential conversion projects in downtown San Francisco using tax increment financing,\u201d according to the city\u2019s website. None of the housing will be deed-restricted as affordable, invoking San Francisco Planning Code Section 406(j).<\/p>\n

The 0.45-acre property is located along Hayes Street, between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue. Future residents will be a block away from City Hall, close to the Bus Rapid Transit section along Van Ness, and just a few blocks away from the Civic Center BART Station.<\/p>\n

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150 Hayes Street vertical cross-section, illustration by Solomon Cordwell Buenz<\/p>\n

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150 Hayes Street, image by Google Street View<\/p>\n

SDG is a San Francisco-based investment firm founded by Jack Sylvan, a former Senior Vice President at Brookfield Properties. Emerald Fund is a San Francisco-based real estate company founded in 1979, responsible for 37 completed projects. Among their past projects is the city\u2019s largest-ever adaptive reuse, creating 418 units at 100 Van Ness Avenue with design by SCB. The former office tower was part of a four-building campus, including 150 Hayes Street, all occupied by the California State Automobile Association.<\/p>\n

Construction at 150 Hayes Street is estimated to cost around $45 million, with work starting as early as June 2027 and lasting around 18 months.<\/p>\n

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Emerald Fund<\/a> SDG<\/a> Solomon Cordwell Buenz<\/a>