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
  • Date Updated Apr 27, 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

Getting Around

  • Walk Score ®

    100/100 Walker's Paradise
  • Transit Score ®

    84/100 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

  • Union Street & Mason Street

    0.11 miles

  • Columbus Avenue & Stockton Street

    0.11 miles

  • Mason Street & Union Street

    0.11 miles

  • Mason Street & Green Street

    0.12 miles

  • Mason Street & Filbert Street

    0.14 miles

  • Mason Street & Vallejo Street

    0.15 miles

  • Mason Street & Greenwich Street

    0.19 miles

  • Union Street & Taylor Street

    0.20 miles

  • Mason Street & Broadway

    0.20 miles

  • Columbus Avenue & Lombard Street

    0.25 miles

  • 76

    0.47 miles

  • Bell Resources

    0.80 miles

  • Chevron

    0.98 miles

  • Chevron

    1.12 miles

  • Shell

    1.15 miles

  • Shell

    1.42 miles

  • Shell

    1.44 miles

  • Shell

    1.55 miles

  • Chevron

    1.59 miles

  • Shell

    1.59 miles

  • North Beach Garage

    0.13 miles

  • Chinatown Parking

    0.27 miles

  • Chinese Hospital Parking Garage

    0.33 miles

  • Portsmouth Square Plaza Garage

    0.46 miles

  • Brocklebank Garage

    0.48 miles

  • Pier 39 Garage

    0.57 miles

  • The Wharf Garage

    0.59 miles

  • Crocker Garage

    0.59 miles

  • Saint Mary's Square Garages

    0.62 miles

  • City Park

    0.68 miles

  • Il Triangolo Hotel

    0.06 miles

  • Washington Square Inn

    0.11 miles

  • Hotel Boheme

    0.13 miles

  • Castro Hotel

    0.13 miles

  • Tang Fat Enterprises Company

    0.17 miles

  • Tang Fat Hotel

    0.17 miles

  • Royal Pacific Motor Inn

    0.22 miles

  • Europa hotel

    0.23 miles

  • SW Hotel

    0.24 miles

  • The Basque Hotel

    0.25 miles

  • Michelangelo Caffe

    0.02 miles

  • Il Pollaio

    0.02 miles

  • Hilda and Jesse

    0.03 miles

  • Rose Pistola

    0.05 miles

  • Washington Square Bar & Grill

    0.05 miles

  • North Beach 1st Test Kitchen

    0.06 miles

  • Original Joe's

    0.06 miles

  • Red Window

    0.07 miles

  • Piazza Pellegrini

    0.08 miles

  • Tony's Coal Fired Pizza & Slice House

    0.08 miles

  • Saints Peter and Paul School

    0.09 miles

  • Jean Parker School

    0.16 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

    0.31 miles

  • Francisco Middle School

    0.34 miles

  • Yick Wo Elementary School

    0.37 miles

  • Gordon J. Lau Elementary School

    0.38 miles

  • John Yehall Chin Elementary School

    0.40 miles

  • Telegraph Hill Cooperative Nursery School

    0.29 miles

  • Nihonmachi Little Friends

    1.44 miles

  • Golden Gate Kindergarten

    1.53 miles

  • Mission Montessori

    1.68 miles

  • L'Academy

    1.90 miles

  • Infant & Toddler Center

    2.32 miles

  • facessf

    2.80 miles

  • Balboa Preschool

    3.36 miles

  • Sunshine Preschool

    3.59 miles

  • Noe Valley Nursery School

    4.20 miles

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