Marquee San Francisco Development Opportunity on Washington Square Park

659 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94133

  • For Sale Contact for pricing
  • Property Type Other
  • Lot Size 18,800 SF
  • Additional Rent Contact for pricing
  • Date Updated Nov 3, 2024

Colliers, as Exclusive Advisor to the Seller, is pleased to present the opportunity to acquire 659 Union Street (the “Project” or “Property”), an 18,800 square foot trophy corner development parcel at the epicenter of San Francisco’s historic North Beach neighborhood.  Today, the single parcel consists of the partially constructed front façade of a historic apartment building originally constructed in 1914 along Columbus and Union, as well as an occupied and functioning 2-level parking garage along Powell.

With over 282 feet of prized frontage on Union, Columbus, and Powell Streets, the Property sits across from and overlooks tree-lined Washington Square Park and is surrounded by the City’s most popular and vibrant eateries, bars, theaters, clubs, and nightlife.  Available for the first time for purchase, 659 Union presents the development community the incredibly rare opportunity to acquire one of the largest parcels in North Beach on one of San Francisco’s marquee and irreplaceable corners.  Flexible zoning permits a wide variety of uses: residential, retail, hotel, entertainment, student housing, EV charging, and more.

With its flexible zoning, the Property permits a wide variety of uses including but not limited to residential, retail, hotel (CU permit required), entertainment, student housing, electric fleet charging, and more. Utilizing the 50% state density bonus program, the site allows for the ability to construct up to 71 units – and density can be further increased to 107 units via new California law AB 1287.

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Contacts

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William Cliff

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Tony Crossley

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Tim Maas

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Darren Kuiper

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Andrew Choumas

Location

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  • Walk Score ®

    100/100 Walker's Paradise

  • Transit Score ®

    89/100 Excellent Transit

  • Bike Score ®

    81/100 Very Bikeable
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  • City San Francisco, CA
  • Neighborhood North Beach
  • Zip Code 94133
  • Market San Francisco

Points of Interest

  • Taxi Stand at Columbus Ave at Broadway (SW Corner, in front of City Lights Book)

    0.28 miles

  • Union Street & Jones Street

    0.30 miles

  • Mason Street & Jackson Street

    0.31 miles

  • Taxi Stand at Broadway and Kearney (north side)

    0.32 miles

  • Columbus Avenue & Chestnut Street

    0.32 miles

  • Powell Street & Jackson Street

    0.35 miles

  • Taylor Street & Columbus Avenue

    0.35 miles

  • Jackson Street & Taylor Street

    0.37 miles

  • Taxi Stand at Broadway and Montgomery St (south side)

    0.38 miles

  • Washington Street & Powell Street

    0.38 miles

  • 76

    0.46 miles

  • EVgo

    0.50 miles

  • Standard

    0.98 miles

  • Rivian Waypoints

    1.09 miles

  • Chevron

    1.12 miles

  • Shell

    1.15 miles

  • Tesla Destination Charger

    1.42 miles

  • Electrify America

    1.60 miles

  • Volta HQ Charging Station

    2.25 miles

  • San Francisco, CA - Geary Boulevard Supercharger

    2.36 miles

  • SP+

    0.09 miles

  • North Beach Garage

    0.14 miles

  • Chinatown Parking

    0.28 miles

  • Chinese Hospital Parking Garage

    0.34 miles

  • Employee parking

    0.39 miles

  • Portsmouth Square Plaza Garage

    0.47 miles

  • Brocklebank Garage

    0.48 miles

  • Pier 39 Garage

    0.56 miles

  • The Wharf Garage

    0.58 miles

  • 550 California Street Parking Garage

    0.60 miles

  • Il Triangolo Hotel

    0.07 miles

  • Washington Square Inn

    0.11 miles

  • Hotel Boheme

    0.14 miles

  • Castro Hotel

    0.14 miles

  • Tang Fat Enterprises Company

    0.17 miles

  • Tang Fat Hotel

    0.18 miles

  • Royal Pacific Motor Inn

    0.23 miles

  • Europa Hotel

    0.24 miles

  • SW Hotel

    0.25 miles

  • The Basque Hotel

    0.25 miles

  • iL cilentano

    0.02 miles

  • Hilda and Jesse

    0.03 miles

  • Il Pollaio

    0.03 miles

  • Washington Square Bar & Grill

    0.04 miles

  • Rose Pistola

    0.05 miles

  • Original Joe's

    0.07 miles

  • North Beach 1st Test Kitchen

    0.07 miles

  • Piazza Pellegrini

    0.07 miles

  • Red Window

    0.07 miles

  • Tony's Coal Fired Pizza & Slice House

    0.08 miles

  • Saints Peter and Paul School

    0.09 miles

  • Jean Parker School

    0.17 miles

  • Garfield Elementary School

    0.24 miles

  • Sarah B. Cooper Child Development Center

    0.25 miles

  • City College of San Francisco Chinatown North Beach Campus

    0.26 miles

  • Cumberland Chinese School

    0.32 miles

  • Francisco Middle School

    0.33 miles

  • Academy of Art University

    0.33 miles

  • Yick Wo Elementary School

    0.36 miles

  • Gordon J. Lau Elementary School

    0.39 miles

  • Telegraph Hill Cooperative Nursery School

    0.30 miles

  • Chinatown Community Children's Center

    0.44 miles

  • Bright Horizons

    0.49 miles

  • Compass Children's Center

    1.24 miles

  • Yerba Buena Gardens Child Development Center

    1.31 miles

  • Nihonmachi Little Friends

    1.44 miles

  • SOMA Daycare & Preschool

    1.52 miles

  • Golden Gate Kindergarten

    1.53 miles

  • Mission Montessori

    1.68 miles

  • L’Academy

    1.79 miles

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