5. Transbay Transit Center
SOMA east
Today I walked around the area of SOMA that was once a wasteland and is now becoming San Francisco's "New" downtown. Not only are they building what will become the city's tallest building, but there is a neighborhood here that nobody really laid claim to so they were able to zone it for the tall residential buildings the city actually could use more of.
The focus of the new commercial district will be the new Transbay Transit Center:
The white, horizontal structure is the new Transbay Transit Center. Behind it is a new building from last year that is a favorite of mine.
A closeup of the Transbay's metallic skin.
The structure will be retail at ground level; bus station in the middle; and park on top -- if they can come up with the funding for the park. There's space for a train station below ground if they can ever bring High Speed Rail or Caltrain this far into the City.
The building on the left is the new Salesforce Tower (both Tower and Transit Center by César Pelli) which is to be the tallest in town. Note the wide bridge connecting the Tower to the Transit Center park.
I need to go back and get more pictures. Still getting used to carrying my camera around -- it's been a long time.
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