The Infinity

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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential condominiums
Architectural style Modernism
Location160 Folsom Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°47′22″N122°23′28″W / 37.7894°N 122.3910°W / 37.7894; -122.3910
Construction started2005
Completed2008
Owner Tishman Speyer Properties
Height
RoofTower I: 106.7 m (350 ft)
Tower II: 128.9 m (423 ft)
Technical details
Floor countTower I: 37
Tower II: 41
Floor area148,645 m2 (1,600,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators14
Design and construction
Architect(s) Heller Manus Architects
Arquitectonica
Developer Tishman Speyer Properties
Structural engineer Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Services engineer Cupertino Electric
Main contractor Webcor Builders
Other information
Number of units650
References
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

The Infinity or 300 Spear Street is a mixed-use residential condominium development in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California consisting of 2 high-rise towers and 2 low-rise buildings. The four buildings contain 650 residential units. [8] The complex is the first phase of a massive residential development encompassing two city blocks. [7]

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History

The two residential projects, 300 Spear and 201 Folsom, were proposed by Tishman Speyer Properties and initially designed by Heller Manus Architects. [7] The San Francisco Planning Commission was scheduled to give its vote on the two projects on June 26, 2003, but this was delayed until September. [7] [10] Eventually, the two projects were given approval by the Planning Commission in spite of heavy opposition. [11] However, 300 Spear and 201 Folsom still needed approval from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in order for the project to progress. A few months later, the Board of Supervisors gave initial approval to the projects. [12] The project was given final approval by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on February 4, 2004. [13]

Description

Overview

The residential complex consists of four buildings with one 8 and one 9-story midrise, and 37 and 42-story highrise towers. [14] The highrise towers are named The Infinity I and The Infinity II. One of the towers, the Infinity I, rises 350 ft (107 m) and contain 37 floors. [4] The taller highrise, the Infinity II, rises 450 ft (137 m) [A] and contain 42 floors. [3] The 650-unit complex containing these four buildings is bounded by Main Street to the southwest, Folsom Street to the northwest and Spear Street to the northeast. [3] [4] The complex is one block inland from the Embarcadero and the San Francisco Bay. [15] Pricing for the units range from $700,000-$5 million.

Design

300 Spear was originally designed by San Francisco's Heller Manus Architects. [16] The 820-unit complex featured a garden on top of the midrise towers and all four buildings were connected together. [16] [17] Later, the developer decided to hire Arquitectonica to revamp the design of 300 Spear along with Heller Manus Architects. The four buildings of the complex were split apart and the sky gardens were gone. In addition, the complex had its color changed to a blue-green color which adapted a simplified concrete structure with curving walls of glass curtain wall and metal. The number of units was also reduced from 820 to 650 before construction of 300 Spear began. [18]

Impact

The highrise towers rise above the earlier buildings in between the Embarcadero waterfront and Spear Street, making the complex prominent from places like the San Francisco Bay. [7] Along with the Millennium Tower and One Rincon Hill to the west and south, respectively, they will create a new highrise neighborhood in the South of Market district.

Buried ship discovery

Construction started in April, 2005 when a surface parking lot was demolished to make way for the complex. [18] Midway through the excavation process, a buried 125 ft (38 m) ship was found just to the south of Spear Street 20 ft (6.1 m) below street level on fill that was once a ship breaking dock owned by Charles Haer. [19] The buried ship was later identified as the 1818 whaling ship The Candace. [20]

Notes

A. a b The SkyscraperPage.com 300 Spear and San Francisco Project Rundown threads state The Infinity I is 400 feet (122 m) tall, as opposed to 450 feet (137 m). Source. Source.

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  2. ↑ "The Infinity II". CTBUH Skyscraper Center .
  3. 1 2 3 "The Infinity II". Emporis . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. 1 2 3 "The Infinity I". Emporis . Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  6. ↑ The Infinity at Structurae
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 King, John (June 15, 2003). "Heller-Manus Towers Key to Tone of Rincon Hill". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Infinity Close Out" (PDF). Tishman Speyer. Retrieved February 28, 2013. Tishman Speyer is proud to announce that all 650 homes at The Infinity are now closed.
  9. ↑ Chronos Interactive. "The Infinity - Cupertino Electric, Inc" . Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  10. ↑ King, John (July 26, 2003). "S.F. planners delay Rincon Hill towers vote Commissioners want more time to think about the high-rises". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  11. ↑ King, John (September 5, 2003). "Residential tower plans approved by S.F. agency 4 huge structures still need supervisors' nod". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  12. ↑ Herel, Suzanne (January 1, 2004). "S.F. supes OK huge Rincon high-rises 4 buildings double area housing units". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  13. ↑ Herel, Suzanne (February 4, 2004). "San Francisco Supervisors OK Rincon Hill towers". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
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  15. ↑ Site description based on Google Earth images.
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