Posts Tagged ‘building’
Friday, May 24th, 2013
The street artists of Market Street are already reacting to the NeMa Building in the new, so-called “New Market” microhood.
Were these banners above the sidewalk of Market meant to be tagged? IDK
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Similarly, the other banners are all “NEMA IS CULTURE” and “NEMA IS AUTHENTIC.”
I’ll tell you, you aint none of those things, NeMA Building.
(Mmmm. if the inauthentic The Bold Italic website were a building, would it be the NeMA high-rise? We’ll just have to wait and see if NeMa loses its corporate owners millions of dollars a year, am I right girlfriend?)
Moving on…
Now, as promised, here’s the list of local, authentic, cultural hotspots of the NeMa area. It’s a short list. Just one entry, actually.
Right across the street from the NeMa Building site, here’s your Hotspot:
Look for this place to be heavily featured in the next ridiculous marketing video.
Good luck with finding your identity, NeMa Building.
Tags: 2013, ad, ads, bay area, building, california, graffiti, hotspot, market, microhood, nema, new market, paint, San Francisco, street, taggers, tagging, twitterloin
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Friday, May 17th, 2013
Look, it’s totally wide open:
Just saying, Brocephus
Tags: 100 van ness, 2013, bay area, building, california, City Hall, civc center, construction, fox plaza, market, open, Polk, roof, San Francisco, street, sunroof, tall, van ness
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Friday, April 19th, 2013
You’d think he could have waited ’til he got inside, but no:
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Oh well.
Tags: 2013, bay area, building, california, crime, el bethel arms, fillmore, mcallister, peeing, public, puddle, San Francisco, sidewalk, street, urinating, urination, urine, western addition
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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Well, here it is:
“Transbay Transit Tower, tallest building in San Francisco, breaks ground
Pelli Clarke Pelli tower joins Transbay Transit Center
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27, 2013 — Officials ceremonially broke ground today for Transbay Transit Tower, the building by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects that will be San Francisco’s tallest.
Standing 1,070 feet tall (326 meters), the 60-story office tower will be the tallest on the West Coast and the seventh tallest in the U.S. The tower will connect directly to the Transbay Transit Center, a multi-modal transportation hub also designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Together, the tower and the transit center form the new heart of a revitalized neighborhood.
“The Transbay Transit Tower and neighboring Transbay Transit Center are powerful individual buildings designed with a common civic purpose–to create the 21st century gateway to San Francisco and a state-of-the-art place marker on its skyline,” said Fred Clarke, senior principal of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. “Embodying sustainable, transit-based development, the tower combined with the transit center is a model for the future of our cities.”
The tower takes the timeless form of the obelisk and has a slender, tapering silhouette. The walls are composed of clear glass with pearlescent white, metal accents. These horizontal and vertical accents gradually taper in depth to accentuate the curved glass corners. The walls rise past the top floor to form a transparent crown that appears to dissolve into the sky. Carved into the tower top is a vertical facet that will be lit at night. Like the transit center, the design for the tower emphasizes sustainability and has a LEED Gold objective.
“Transbay Transit Tower will be a new icon for the city and state,” said Paul Paradis, Hines senior managing director. “The tower will also set a new standard for healthy and productive work environments.”
Hines and Boston Properties will develop the tower. The sale of land to the tower developers is helping to fund the transit center. Pelli Clarke Pelli, working with Hines, was awarded the tower and the transit center commission after winning an international competition in 2007.
Founded in 1977 and led by Cesar Pelli, Fred Clarke, and Rafael Pelli, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has designed some of the world’s most recognizable buildings, including the World Financial Center in New York, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, and the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong.”
Tags: 070 feet, 1, architect, architects, building, Clarke, Fred Clarke, Janet Yoder, Pelli, Pelli Clarke Pelli, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, tallest, Transbay Transit Center, Transbay Transit Tower
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Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
[UPDATE: It's gone now, so I didn't get to see how it was picked clean.]
See? This stolen bike wasn’t totally stripped. Not on the first day, anyway.
Take a look, the junkies have left all sorts of easily-stealable parts.
995 Market at 6th:
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People, people, people! When will you learn that a U-lock is no defense?
I’ll tell you, the U-lock I use cost $15 (and it came with a cable as well.) It’s turbo light. Really, it’s feels like kind of a toy. But the junkies don’t know how to defeat it – they don’t even try.
Look, if you want to just park your ride on Market Street and walk away to do your bidness, you need, at the very least:
1. Locking wheel skewers;
2. A way to secure your saddle; and
3. Superglue installed in every hex bolt you can see
I’m going to see this now-abandoned white bike frame again today and all the rest of it will be gone, except for the chain and maybe the fork.
Now, was this bike “stolen?”
The SFPD would say no.
I say yes.
Tags: 2013, 6th, 995 market, bay area, bicycle, bike, building, california, david hewes, market, mid market, safety hub, San Francisco, street, superglue, u-lock, white
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Friday, March 15th, 2013
The view at Dolores and Market these days:
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Tags: 2013, bay area, building, california, castro, condo, condominium, dfealership, dolores, ford, housing, mission, San Francisco, sc, sc ford, street, whole foods
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Thursday, March 14th, 2013
First, our PacBell Building in SoMA was all like this.
Then is was all like this.
Now it’s all like this, so you can see through entire floors.
Say hello to the higher floors of a totally gutted building:
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If only San Francisco were the Innovation Capital of the World or something, then we wouldn’t have a bunch of empty buildings sitting around for years and decades.
On It Goes…
Tags: 140 new montgomery, 2011, 2013, abandoned, actor, area, atop, bay area, building, california, construction, cranes, directly below the enemy's scrotum, eagles, empty, gutted, john tuturro, liebherr, market, mission, ne montgomery, neo gothic, neogothic, pac bell, pacbell, pacbell building, pacific bell, San Francisco, see-through, skyscraper, soma, souht, statues, Stockbridge Capital Partners, stories, street, Swiss, switzerland, top, transformer, Transformers, transformers ii, when trannies attack, white, Wilson Meany Sullivan, workers, yellow, yelp
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Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Ooh, it’s a beauty contest to see what’s going to replace the Sports Basement near Crissy Field.
I’ll tell you, the proposal from George Lucas stands out, does it not?
Check it:
He’s all, “There is a world of young people who need to be inspired” ‘n stuff.
Consider him a front-runner.
All the deets and info from the 16 contestants:
“CONCEPTS ABOUND FOR RE-USE OF PRESIDIO’S FORMER COMMISSARY BUILDING - WIDE RANGE OF PROPOSALS TO BE CONSIDERED
Presidio of San Francisco (March 5, 2013) – The Presidio Trust announced today that it has received 16 concept proposals for repurposing a stunning site on Crissy Field in the Presidio of San Francisco, a national park site and national historic landmark district just south of the Golden Gate Bridge.
“We are encouraged with the number and quality of responses and look forward to engaging the public and evaluating concepts over the coming months,” said Craig Middleton, the Trust’s executive director. “Finding a new purpose for this incomparable site clearly has stirred the imaginations of teams from around the country.”
The 16 concepts are:
Tags: 2013, bay area, beauty, building, california, campus, commissary, contest, county, Crissy Field, geroge lucas, Letterman, lucas cultural arts museum, marin, military, museum, park, presidio, Presidio Historical Association, Presidio Hysterical Association, Presidio Trust, proposals, ranch, replace, San Francisco, skywalker, sports basement, start wars, trust
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Thursday, February 28th, 2013
What the Hell is this, just south of the slot at Market and Second?
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I cry foul.
Tags: 2013, 94104, 94105, architecture, bay area, building, california, Clock, market, San Francisco, south
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Monday, February 25th, 2013
Appears as if this recent pro-gentrification bit from CW Nevius has garnered a reaction from the street.
Check it:
Via Jason L Loren of The Tech Chronicles - click to expand
I’d say the top suspects in this caper are the tens of thousands of people who have priced apartment rents in the 415 over the past few months.
Of course CW Nevius himself is a newcomer to San Francisco, but he likes increasing rents because he’s an owner, right?
Oh well.
Tags: 2013, attack, bay area, building, c w nevius, california, chronicle, Columnist, crime, fack, fifth, fuck, Fuck CW Nevius, gentrification, Gentrification no longer a dirty word, Jason L Loren, Jason Loren, market, mission, Nevius, newspaper, paint, reader, San Francisco, SFPD, south, street, tech chronicles, white, Writer
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