The site is located in the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area of San Francisco, California, and is bounded by Folsom, Main, Clementina, and Beale Streets. The existing site is the former temporary bus terminal that will be converted into a public park (Block 3) and two residential blocks, Block 4 to the north and Block 2 to the south.  

Block 2 is divided into two projects, TB2-West and TB2-East. The combined site has 335 total units and 308,127 gross square feet of area. The TB2-West and TB2-East sites are divided by a common open-space mews that provides a connection between the new Transbay Park and Folsom Street. The TB2-East building is for families and located on the corner of Folsom and Main. 

Developed and owned by Mercy Housing, TB2-East is a 17-story building with 184 units. The family building contains a range of affordability levels to create a diverse community, from 20% AMI units up to 80% MOHCD AMI, with an average of 53% MOH AMI. The unit breakdown is roughly 9% studios, 41% one bedrooms, 30% two bedrooms, and 20% three bedrooms.   

The continuation of Clementina from the blocks to the east and west, with its expression of townhomes, forms the backdrop to the park. Stoops and terraces activate the street edge, allowing the residents to freely interact with the neighborhood. Generous bay windows afford residents sweeping vistas over the park.  

Anchoring the building corners and providing ground floor activation at Folsom and Main and Folsom and the Mews, are double height, flexible retail spaces with maximized glazing totaling 1959 SF. The building’s double height lobby separates these retail spaces, providing active ground floor spaces along Folsom Street. A 6,447 SF childcare center anchors the corner of the Mews and Clementina with recessed entry. The childcare wraps and occupies the TB2-East courtyard open space. A childcare pavilion, with a material, articulation, and scale change encroaches into the open space at the first and second floor, creating a focal point. This locates the active classrooms closer to the Mews and maximizes natural light to the center. The childcare play areas are on two levels, providing layers of activation from the Mews. To increase activation at the mid-block pedestrian mews, a leasable vendor cart pad with utility lines and nearby public seating is provided.    

The building massing is an elegantly faceted volume that complements the highly articulated Senior building. The angled facades rendered in precast panels of varied textures and deep earth tones will fold around corners and gesture into the mid-block Mews. 

The project’s estimated construction start date is May 2024 with an estimated completion in June 2026.

Kennerly Architecture & Planning design team 
Owen Kennerly, Managing principal 
Brian Stryzek, Project Architect/ Manager 
Rebecca Chen, Job Captain