Date Posted: 12.22.2014
New 150-unit Apartment Community Anchors Gateway Corner at Mission Bay
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 11, 2014 ) – Mercy Housing California announced today the completion of 1180 Fourth Street, a 150-unit affordable housing community designed by collaborating architects Mithun|Solomon and Kennerly Architecture & Planning.
1180 Fourth Street marks the corner of Fourth and Channel Streets as a gateway to San Francisco’s Mission Bay South, a key component of the burgeoning 300-acre Mission Bay community of housing, retail and office space. 1180 Fourth, developed at a cost of approximately $55 million, provides a range of critically-needed affordable housing within this fast-growing neighborhood, and houses 150 low-income, very low income and formerly homeless individuals and families.
“As a prominent gateway to Mission Bay, 1180 Fourth’s setting carries urban design obligations unusual for an affordable housing property,” said Daniel Solomon, a partner at Mithun|Solomon, the San Francisco office of Mithun. “With a vibrant mix of street level uses, and richly articulated architecture, this building holds its own among larger, market-rate neighbors and biotech campuses. 1180 Fourth brings the city’s cosmopolitan diversity to this emerging neighborhood.”
“1180 Fourth Street is the result of a strong collaboration with the City and County of San Francisco and the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure to bring affordable housing and vibrant commercial activity to Mission Bay,” said Doug Shoemaker, President, Mercy Housing California. “Mercy Housing and Episcopal Community Services, our service provider, welcomes all of our new low income and formerly homeless families into San Francisco’s newest neighborhood and 1180 Fourth Street.”
The six-story community of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments includes 11,000 square feet of retail space lining Fourth Street, anchored by a corner restaurant space, and a community building facing Channel Park that serves the greater neighborhood. Common areas include a rich array of mid-block courtyards and gardens on three levels, along with a teen room, exercise room, two family-day-care units, and supportive services spaces.
Mithun is the executive architect and architect of record for 1180 Fourth, with associated architects Kennerly Architecture & Planning and Full Circle Architects. 1180 Fourth’s design was originated as WRT/Solomon E.T.C. The contractor is James E. Roberts-Obayashi Corp. Property management provided by Mercy Housing Management Group.
