333 12th St. | San Francisco, CA

Acting as architect of record, BDE Architecture oversaw the coordination, permitting and construction of The City Gardens Apartments. The project in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco consists of a 7-story plus residential project featuring 200 affordable-by-design units, in a mix of two-bedroom and four-bedroom dwelling units, in an urban infill location. Designed to encourage sustainable transportation methods, this is a zero-parking project. It has on-site bike parking, multiple bike repair stations, 2 large roof decks, lounges on floors 3 through 7 and a lobby lounge.

The building’s simple architectural expression and consistent range of materials respects the area’s historically industrial context, which is home to many current or converted warehouses. Facades feature a combination of composite siding combined with metal finishes that are found throughout the surrounding neighborhood. The ground level is further accented with large pre-cast sloped concrete columns and warm wood tones.

Address: 333 12th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Client: Panoramic Interests

Number of Units: 200

Construction Type: IB

Year Completed: 2021

Photographer: City Gardens