111 First Street

111 First Street was an artist residency and loft building that developed in the 1980s and is now an approved 52-story skyscraper to be built in the Powerhouse Arts District or WALDO neighborhood of Jersey City. It is designed by Rem Koolhaas and is divided into four vertical rectangular sections that over-hang on the base below, as each will be at ninety degree angle to the section below. The building has residences, a hotel, retail, artist lofts and gallery space planned.

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One Rincon Hill

One Rincon Hill is an upscale residential complex on the apex of Rincon Hill in San Francisco, California, United States. The complex, designed by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates and developed by Urban West Associates, consists of two skyscrapers that share a common townhouse podium.

The taller tower, One Rincon Hill South Tower, was completed in 2008 and stands 60 stories and 641 feet (195 m) tall. The shorter tower, marketed as Tower Two at One Rincon Hill, was completed in 2014 and reaches a height of 541 feet (165 m) with 50 stories. The South Tower contains high-speed elevators with special features for moving residents effectively, and a large water tank designed to help the skyscraper withstand strong winds and earthquakes. Both skyscrapers and the townhomes contain a total of 709 residential units.

The building site, located right next to the western approach of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, formerly contained a clock tower. The clock tower was demolished shortly after the city approved the One Rincon Hill project. Construction of the townhomes and the South Tower lasted from 2005 to 2008, but was stopped for brief periods of time due to seismic concerns and a construction accident. As the South Tower neared completion, it generated controversy concerning view encroachment, high pricing, and architectural style.

Oceanwide Center

Oceanwide Center is a proposed mixed-use skyscraper development in San Francisco, California, consisting of two towers.

The taller tower, located at 50 First Street, would rise 905 feet (276 m) and contain 34 stories (1,010,000 square feet (94,000 m²)) of office space below 19 floors with approximately 111 residential units. The shorter tower, along Mission Street, is planned to climb 605 feet (184 m) and would contain 169 hotel rooms on the lower levels and approximately 154 residential units on the upper 33 floors. If completed as proposed, the 905-foot (276 m) tower would become San Francisco's second-tallest building after Salesforce Tower.

History

The parcels around 50 First Street were upzoned as part of the Transit Center District Plan approved in 2012 in conjunction with the new Transbay Transit Center. The parcels were originally assembled by developer David Choo and a plan was floated in 2007 for towers as tall as 1,200 feet (370 m) designed by Renzo Piano. Choo was eventually forced to sell the property during the 2008 financial crisis.