{"id":364891,"date":"2025-12-23T03:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/364891\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T03:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:58:23","slug":"sfyimby-year-in-review-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/364891\/","title":{"rendered":"SFYIMBY Year in Review: March 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the last twelve days of 2025, SFYIMBY will continue our tradition of reflecting on the biggest stories we\u2019ve covered each month across the region. Our first major story in March was the proposed new Mansion for the affluent Fisher Family\u2019s property in Presidio Heights. UC Berkeley announced plans to begin construction next year for a new dorm, currently the fifth-tallest building in the city\u2019s busy pipeline. San Francisco officials held a meeting to work with Lendlease on making 30 Van Ness Avenue financially viable. Lastly, the Draft Environmental Impact Report was published for Related\u2019s 41-story office tower at 530 Sansome Street.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2025\/03\/preliminary-plans-for-billionaire-owned-home-in-presidio-heights-san-francisco.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Preliminary Plans for Billionaire-owned Home in Presidio Heights, San Francisco<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3456-Washington-Street-aerial-overview-rendering-by-Obata-Noblin-Office.jpg\" alt=\"3456 Washington Street aerial overview, rendering by Obata Noblin Office\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1158\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">3456 Washington Street aerial overview, rendering by Obata Noblin Office<\/p>\n<p>March 3rd: Preliminary plans have been submitted to rebuild the home at 3456 Washington Street in <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/san-francisco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/presidio-heights\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Presidio Heights<\/a>. The property owner is listed as a trust for the Gap Inc. co-founder and local billionaire Doris F. Fisher. The plans would create a three-story mansion with a small ground-level ADU.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2025\/03\/meeting-tomorrow-for-possible-23-story-tower-in-brooklyn-basin-oakland.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meeting Tomorrow For Possible 23-Story Tower in Brooklyn Basin, Oakland<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Brooklyn-Basin-Parcel-H-Phase-2-high-rise-option-rendering-by-TCA.jpg\" alt=\"Brooklyn Basin Parcel H Phase 2 high-rise option, rendering by TCA\" width=\"1500\" height=\"873\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brooklyn Basin Parcel H Phase 2 high-rise option, rendering by TCA<\/p>\n<p>March 4th: The Oakland Planning Commission is scheduled to review two options for developing Parcel H in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/brooklyn-basin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Basin<\/a> mega-development in <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/oakland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland<\/a>. The developer is seeking approval for both options, which could see the construction of a seven-story mid-rise complex or a 23-story tower. <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/signature-development-group\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Signature Development Group<\/a> is responsible for the application.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2025\/03\/new-details-for-1234-great-highway-outer-sunset-san-francisco.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Details For 1234 Great Highway, Outer Sunset, San Francisco<br \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1234-Great-Highway-illustration-by-Paulett-Taggart-Architects.jpg\" alt=\"1234 Great Highway, illustration by Paulett Taggart Architects\" width=\"1500\" height=\"954\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">1234 Great Highway, illustration by Paulett Taggart Architects<\/p>\n<p>March 5th: New details have been shared for the eight-story affordable housing complex at <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/1234-great-highway\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1234 Great Highway<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/san-francisco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/outer-sunset\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Outer Sunset District<\/a>. The senior housing complex is expected to add nearly two hundred units and a single-story medical center along the narrow plot. Residents will benefit from stunning views across Ocean Beach and Golden Gate Park. <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/tenderloin-neighborhood-development-corporation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/self-help-for-the-elderly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Self-Help For The Elderly<\/a> will be joint developers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2025\/03\/permits-filed-for-67-story-skyscraper-at-10-south-van-ness-avenue-san-francisco.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Permits Filed for 67-Story Skyscraper at 10 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-South-Van-Ness-Avenue-rendering-by-Arcadis.jpg\" alt=\"10 South Van Ness Avenue, rendering by Arcadis\" width=\"1071\" height=\"1500\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">10 South Van Ness Avenue, rendering by Arcadis<\/p>\n<p>March 6th: Formal permits have been filed for the 67-story skyscraper at <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/10-south-van-ness-avenue\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10 South Van Ness Avenue<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/san-francisco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco<\/a>. This application shows a remarkable increase of over a hundred apartments compared with the preliminary permits filed last October, with a rooftop height adjustment that would make it the fourth-tallest building in the city. <a href=\"https:\/\/floridayimby.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida<\/a>-based <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/crescent-heights\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crescent Heights<\/a> is the project developer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2025\/03\/renderings-published-for-bay-fcs-treasure-island-training-facility-san-francisco.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Renderings Published For Bay FC\u2019s Treasure Island Training Facility, San Francisco<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bay-FCs-Treasure-Island-Training-Facility-rendering-by-Olson-Kundig.jpg\" alt=\"Bay FC\u2019s Treasure Island Training Facility, rendering by Olson Kundig\" width=\"1500\" height=\"845\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay FC\u2019s Treasure Island Training Facility, rendering by Olson Kundig<\/p>\n<p>March 6th: New renderings have been shared for <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/bay-fc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bay FC\u2019s<\/a> proposed soccer training facility on <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/treasure-island\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Treasure Island<\/a>. The new fields and central structure will take shape in the island\u2019s center, with views of <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/san-francisco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco\u2019s<\/a> skyline across the water for the National Women\u2019s Soccer League team. Seattle-based architecture firm Olson Kundig is responsible for the design.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2025\/03\/rendering-for-26-story-777-sutter-street-san-francisco.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>Rendering For 26-Story 777 Sutter Street, San Francisco<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/777-Sutter-Street-aerial-view-rendering-by-Forma-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"777 Sutter Street aerial view, rendering by Forma\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1667\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">777 Sutter Street aerial view, rendering by Forma<\/p>\n<p>March 11th: New illustrations have been published alongside formal permit applications for the 26-story infill tower at <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/777-sutter-street\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">777 Sutter Street<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/lower-nob-hill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lower Nob Hill<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/san-francisco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco<\/a>. The mixed-use plans have utilized state laws to increase residential capacity and achieve an impressive overall height from the decade-closed Fleur De Lys restaurant location. <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/forma-development-design-management\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Forma<\/a> is the project sponsor and architect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2025\/03\/meeting-tomorrow-for-30-van-ness-avenue-san-francisco.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meeting Tomorrow for 30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/30-Van-Ness-Avenue-design-by-Solomon-Cordwell-Buenz.jpg\" alt=\"30 Van Ness Avenue, design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz . Rendering by Steelblue\" width=\"1500\" height=\"990\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">30 Van Ness Avenue, design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz . Rendering by Steelblue<\/p>\n<p>March 12th: The <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/san-francisco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco<\/a> Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the stalled 47-story tower at <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/30-van-ness-avenue\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">30 Van Ness Avenue<\/a> tomorrow at noon. The project has remained an empty hole since 2023 in the center of the city\u2019s once-burgeoning Market-Octavia Area Plan. Australian developer <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/lendlease\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lendlease<\/a> hopes that modifications to the approval may make the project more financially feasible, in part, by removing affordable housing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2025\/03\/environmental-study-published-for-41-story-mixed-use-tower-at-530-sansome-street-san-francisco.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Study Published for 41-Story Mixed-Use Tower at 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/530-Sansome-Street-aerial-view-rendering-by-SOM-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"530 Sansome Street aerial view, rendering by SOM\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2325\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">530 Sansome Street aerial view, rendering by SOM<\/p>\n<p>March 13th: The draft environmental study has been published for the eye-catching 41-story office\/hotel tower and a replacement for Fire Station No. 13 at 447 Battery Street and <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/530-sansome-street\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">530 Sansome Street<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/san-francisco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco\u2019s<\/a> Financial District. The proposal reflects the developer\u2019s optimism that demand for high-end office space will return. <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/related-california\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related California<\/a> and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2025\/03\/possible-groundbreaking-next-year-for-23-story-uc-berkeley-dorms.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Possible Groundbreaking Next Year for 23-Story UC Berkeley Dorms<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bancroft-Fulton-Student-Housing-view-looking-west-down-Bancroft-Way-rendering-by-KieranTimberlake-sc.jpeg\" alt=\"Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing view looking west down Bancroft Way, rendering by KieranTimberlake\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing view looking west down Bancroft Way, rendering by KieranTimberlake<\/p>\n<p>March 17th: Plans for a 23-story <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/uc-berkeley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UC Berkeley<\/a> Dorm are expected to be discussed this Wednesday in a meeting with the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/the-regents-of-the-university-of-california\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Regents of the University of California<\/a>. The project will bring 1,625 beds and a new dining hall to <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/2200-bancroft-way\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2200 Bancroft Way<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/southside\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southside<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/berkeley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley<\/a>. Construction is estimated to start as early as next year and cost nearly half a billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/hdjqhz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a> to YIMBY\u2019s daily e-mail<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/yimbygram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YIMBYFB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Like<\/a>\u00a0YIMBY on Facebook<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yimbytweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBY\u2019s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/sfyimby-year-review\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SFYIMBY Year Review<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the last twelve days of 2025, SFYIMBY will continue our tradition of reflecting on the biggest stories&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364892,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":{"0":"post-364891","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}