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The Infinity or 300 Spear Street is a mixed-use residential condominium development in San Francisco
, California
consisting of 2 high-rise towers and 2 low-rise buildings. The complex is the first phase of a massive residential development encompassing two city blocks. The Infinity development will contain four buildings enclosing 640 residential units.
. 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. Eventually, the two projects were given approval by the Planning Commission in spite of heavy opposition. 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. The project was given final approval by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on February 4, 2004.
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 curtainwall and metal. The number of units was also reduced from 820 to 640 before construction of 300 Spear began.
and Spear Street, making the complex prominent from places like the San Francisco Bay. 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.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
consisting of 2 high-rise towers and 2 low-rise buildings. The complex is the first phase of a massive residential development encompassing two city blocks. The Infinity development will contain four buildings enclosing 640 residential units.
History
The two residential projects, 300 Spear and 201 Folsom, were proposed by Tishman Speyer Properties and initially designed by Heller Manus ArchitectsHeller Manus Architects
Heller Manus Architects is a San Francisco, California-based architecture firm providing architectural and urban design for public and private sector clients. It was formed in 1984 by Jeffrey Heller, FAIA, president of the firm and member of the Green growth leaders Council, and Clark Manus, FAIA,...
. 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. Eventually, the two projects were given approval by the Planning Commission in spite of heavy opposition. 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. The project was given final approval by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on February 4, 2004.
Overview
The residential complex consists of four buildings with one eight and one nine story midrises and 37 and 42 story highrise towers. 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. The taller highrise, the Infinity II, rises 450 ft (137 m) and contain 42 floors. The 650-unit complex containing these the four buildings is bounded by Main Street to the southwest, Folsom Street to the northwest and Spear Street to the northeast. The complex is located one block inland from the Embarcadero and the San Francisco Bay. Pricing for the units range from $700k-$5 million.Design
300 Spear was originally designed by San Francisco's Heller Manus Architects. The 820-unit complex featured a garden on top of the midrise towers and all four buildings were connected together. Later, the developer decided to hire ArquitectonicaArquitectonica
Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban planning corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida, United States in the Coconut Grove neighborhood, with offices in ten other cities throughout the world...
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
Color
Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors...
changed to a blue-green color which adapted a simplified concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
structure with curving walls of glass curtainwall and metal. The number of units was also reduced from 820 to 640 before construction of 300 Spear began.
Impact
The highrise towers are planned to rise above the current buildings in between the Embarcadero waterfrontWharf
A wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.Such a structure includes one or more berths , and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed...
and Spear Street, making the complex prominent from places like the San Francisco Bay. Along with the Millennium Tower
Millennium Tower (301 Mission Street)
Millennium Tower is a 58-story highrise condominium completed in 2009 in the San Francisco Financial District, South of Market. A mixed-use building, primarily residential, it is the tallest building in San Francisco to include residences. The blue-gray glass, late-modernist tower is bounded by...
and One Rincon Hill
One Rincon Hill
One Rincon Hill is a 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. One tower, One...
to the west and south, respectively, they will create a new highrise neighborhood in the South of Market district.