3700 California Street existing condition aerial view, image via Robert AM Stern Architects
Prado Group has submitted plans for the residential proposal at 3700 California Street in Presidio Heights, San Francisco. The new documents share that the developer plans to build 492 apartments on the former California Pacific Medical Center campus.
Prado Group purchased the site from TMG Partners and Grosvenor in late 2022 for $51.5 million, according to city records. Prado shares with the city that the proposal aims to create an urban infill that “knits back together the adjacent neighborhoods of Presidio Heights and Jordan Park.
3700 California Street site, illustration from Robert AM Stern
As reported by Laura Waxmann for the SF Chronicle in late February, Prado Group’s CEO Dan Safier told neighbors of the site that the project “will not grow any taller than the 80-foot limits currently allowed.” The plans back this up, though residential capacity has increased from his initial estimate of 320 units.
Construction will bring 18 new buildings rising between three to eight stories, retaining the existing five-unit complex at 401 Cherry Street. The complex will yield 965,800 square feet, including 684,000 square feet for housing, 216,300 square feet for parking, and 64,500 square feet for institutional assisted living space. Parking will be included for 488 cars and 274 bicycles.
Unit types will include 45 studios, 209 one-bedrooms, 208 two-bedrooms, and 30 three-bedrooms. This includes 15 new single-family homes in the city. Block C will include a 157-unit senior housing complex connected to the 75-bed institutional assisted living and memory care facility.
The planning documents do not specify which architecture firm will be involved with the design. Previous plans were drafted by Robert A.M. Stern, the prominent American architect best known for embracing Modern Traditionalism.
3700 California Street aerial view, rendering by Robert AM n Architects
3700 California Street at the intersection of Sacramento Street and Maple Street, rendering by Robert AM Stern Architects
The 4.84-acre site is between California Street and Sacramento Street, crossing Maple Street and Cherry Street. The site is close to 3333 California Street, another project with Prado Group plans to replace a former medical facility with hundreds of homes. Safier told the Chronicle this February that the firm is still pursuing the 752-unit project, with the goal of starting construction in 2025 or 2026.
Construction is estimated to cost around $370 million, a figure not inclusive of all development costs. The timeline for construction and completion has yet to be shared.
