By: Andrew Nelson 5:00 am on August 10, 2024

New renderings have been revealed for a small residential infill at 1973 Greenwich Street in an affluent corner of San Francisco by Cow Hollow and the Marina District. The project will add two units to the small parcel. San Francisco-based home builder Hyline Construction, Inc is listed as the property owner.

The proposal will bring a four-story structure in the front of the lot, while the existing rear-lot home remains. The addition will bring a ground-level one-bedroom additional dwelling unit and garage capped by a three-floor four-bedroom townhouse.

1973 Greenwich Street isometric rear-lot view, illustration by Y.A. Studio

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1973 Greenwich Street, rendering by Y.A. Studio

Y.A. Studio is the project architect. The firm is taking a contemporary approach to the project, with a streamlined exterior with oversized windows and a boxy bay window. The facade will be clad with stucco and bronze-finish panels. A front setback will push back the fourth-floor bedroom out of pedestrian view. An outdoor terrace will occupy that setback, giving the future homeowner yet more open space.

The parcel is located along Greenwich Street between Buchanan Street and Laguna Street. Several restaurants and shops can be found close by along Lombard Street to the north, or Union Street to the south.

City records show the property last sold in September of 2020 for $3 million. Hyline Construction is listed as the property owner, filing through 3d Property LLC. Work is expected to last around 12 months from groundbreaking to completion.

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The first-ever national championship for WingFoiling is being held in the San Francisco Bay. U.S. Sailing began sanctioning the event and says the sport has grown so much in popularity that they decided to hold a championship.

“This event is really unique,” said Makani Andrews, one of the competitors. “The other sailing disciplines there is usually a sail and a mast connected to a boat but we are physically holding our wings in the air and it lets you do a lot of things like freestyle and also racing.”

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WingFoiling is a combination of wind and kite surfing along with hydrofoiling. Athletes hold a sail while balancing on a board that rises out of the water.

“The foils had improved year over year and also regular kind of free ride and freestyle kite surfing utilizes this inflated tube technology,” said Geoff Headington, the Race Director who is with the St. Francis Yacht Club. “At one point maybe about a decade ago, the idea came about to put these two technologies together.”

The event runs from Friday through Sunday. There will be several races each day, but on Sunday, the top 20 will compete for the title of national champion.

On Friday, before the first race, each competitor was busy inflating their sails and getting their foils ready for the weekend. Athletes from all came to San Francisco to compete.

“I got involved through wingclub Hawaii,” said Mani Pahuatini, another competitor. “I first got involved with windsurfing. That transitioned to formula kite for one year and now WingFoiling, so it’s great.”

As the sport grows in popularity, the athletes think this sport can one day be in the Olympics.

“This sport has been one of the fastest growing sailing disciplines ever,” Andrews said. “hopefully one day it makes it into the Olympics.”