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{{Infobox Skyscraper
{{wiktionarypar|John}}
|building_name=One Rincon Hill
{{otheruses3|John (disambiguation)}}
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'''John''' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|[dʒɒn]}}) is a common [[English language|English]] [[name]] for [[male]]s.
|antenna_spire=
|location= [[Rincon Hill]], [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States]]
|status = Under construction - South Tower
Approved - North Tower
|<!-- Roof height is currently unknown, due to conflicting sources from sfgate.com, skyscraperpage.com and emporis.com: roof height= {{Unit m|195.4|0}} - South Tower
{{Unit m|165|0}} - North Tower -->
|floor_count=60 - South Tower
49 - North Tower
|groundbreaking=[[11-10-2005]] - South Tower<ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/16/BAGG3QGC731.DTL] sfgate.com 6-16-07 </ref>
2008 - North Tower
|est_completion=[[2008]] - South Tower
2009 - North Tower
|opening=Late 2007 (est.) - South Tower
|floor_area=
|developer= [[Urban West Associates]]
|architect= [[Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates]]
|contractor= [[Bovis Lend Lease]]
}}


'''One Rincon Hill''' or '''425 First Street''' is a residential complex that is currently under construction on the apex of [[Rincon Hill]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]. The complex, designed by the [[Chicago]] architectural firm [[Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates]], will include townhouses and two highrise condo towers. One tower, '''One Rincon Hill North Tower''' is planned to reach a height of 49 stories; the other, '''One Rincon Hill South Tower''', will be 60 stories tall. However, because of the sloped nature of the Rincon Hill site, the lobby floor or the First Street entrance will be located on the fifth floor, and the "first" floor will be two levels underground.
Since the time of the Crusades John has been a common given name in English speaking countries, and either it or [[William]] was the number one name in England and English speaking North America from around 1550 until the middle of the twentieth century. John was the [[List of the most popular names in the 2000s in the United States|most popular name]] given to boys in the [[United States]] until 1924, and though its use has fallen off gradually since then, John was still the 18th most common name for male infants on the Social Security Administration's list of names given in 2005. [http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/] It was also long the most common male name in the UK, but by 2004 it had fallen out of the top 50 names for new born boys in England and Wales. [http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/564059.html] By contrast [[Jack (name)|Jack]], which was originally a nickname for John but is now established as a name in its own right, was the most popular boy's name in England and Wales every year from 1995 to 2005. [http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/564059.html][http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp]


Because of their height, both towers will offer spectacular vistas of the surrounding landscapes. Upon completion and due to its height, this will be the most significant addition to the San Francisco skyline in over 30 years and the tallest all-residential tower west of the Mississippi River.
In [[Britain]], [[John of England|King John]] signed the [[Magna Carta]] in [[1215]]; [[Prince Alexander John of Wales|Prince Alexander ''John'']], the youngest son of [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]], died shortly after birth, and [[Prince John of the United Kingdom|Prince John]], the youngest son of [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]], died in his sleep in [[1919]]. As such, the name John has been considered unlucky by the [[British Royal Family]] and its use avoided. It was reported that [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] wished to name her [[Prince William of Wales|elder son]] "John", after her own [[John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer|father]], but was prevented from doing so by royal tradition.


==Location and history==
==John==
The 1.3 [[acre]] (5,260 square meter) site that the complex is located is bounded by Harrison Street to the west, the Fremont Street [[Exit ramp|off ramp]] to the north, the western approach to the [[San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge|Bay Bridge]] ([[I-80|Interstate 80]]) on the east, and the First Street [[Entrance ramp|on ramp]] to the south. A clock tower, owned by [[UNION 76]] and then [[Bank of America]] was originally on the site. However, this was an ineffective use of the land, and so in 2002 [[Urban West Associates]] bought the land and later proposed the first version of the complex on the same site. The original version of the complex was a 28 [[floor|story]] and a 33 story tower named 475 First, with little space in between the towers. It also had only 506 apartments <ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/06/15/MN190427.DTL] sfgate.com 6-15-03 article</ref> . The city, after the initial proposal, raised height limits in the surrounding area and urged Urban West Associates to build to the maximum zoning - 49 stories and 60 stories and have at least 115 ft. (35 m) of clear space in between the towers. When the second and final version project was approved by the city on [[August 4]], [[2005]], the fate of the Clock Tower was sealed. Before construction of One Rincon Hill, the clock tower was razed to make way for the construction of the towers.
The name ''John'' derives from the Latin '''Johanne''', simplified from [[Johannes]], which derives from [[Greek language|Greek]] '''Ἰωάννης''', '''Iōannēs''', in turn from [[Mishnaic Hebrew]] '''יוחנן''' '''{{unicode|Yôḥānān}}''', '''Yohanan''', during the [[Second Temple Period]], after both [[John the Apostle]] and [[John the Baptist]], with the original meaning being "[[Tetragrammaton|God]] is merciful."


==Architecture==
Johanne has variants: '''Iohann''', '''Ion''', and '''Ivan''' where v is pronounced as 'u' - note, the letter J was derived from I, and V from U: compare the Spanish, '''Juan''', and '''Ivan''' and the Portuguese '''Juo''' and '''Ivo'''.
Both the north tower and the south tower of the Rincon Hill complex bear a resemblance to [[The Heritage at Millennium Park]] in Chicago, a building of a similar height to the south tower designed also by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates.
===Number of floors===
The south tower will have 53 condo floors above ground and 4 parking levels below ground with one lobby floor that is located on 5th floor (ground level). The 6th floor (one level above ground) will include a meeting area and the top floor for a liquid [[tuned mass damper]] for a total of 55 floors above ground and 60 levels in all. When completed, it will be the building with the most floors in San Francisco.


==Impact on skyline==
John was first used in [[England]] with the arrival of the [[Normans]] in the 11th century and has been in regular use in the English speaking world since the 16th century.
==Building engineering==
===Building statistics===
===Earthquake engineering===
The condo is the first building in the [[United States]] to have a liquid [[tuned mass damper]]. It is designed to reduce sway from [[earthquakes]] and powerful [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] winds and it's located on the very top of the building at the 62nd floor or 57 floors above ground level from the main entrance.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/07/02/BAGD5JO3A41.DTL] sfgate.com 7-2-06 article</ref>


===Concrete===
Diminutive and alternative forms are:
== Construction==
*Jack
===Speed of construction===
*Hank
===South Tower===
*Jon
*Jonny/Johnny/Johnnie
*Eoin (Irish language)
*Evan (Welsh)
*Giovanni (Italian)
*Jan (German/European)
*Jean (French)
*Johan (Dutch/Scandinavian)
*Juan (Spanish / Filipino)
*Ian (Scottish)
*[[Ion (name)|Ion]] ([[Romanian language|Romanian]])
*Ivan (Bulgarian, Russian and other Slavic language nations)
*Sean ([[Irish language|Irish]] Seán, after the French Jean)
*Shaun (anglicised form)
*Shawn (a variant of Sean)
*Shon ([[Israeli Hebrew]]) שון (from Shawn)
*Yohani ([[Kirundi language|Kirundi]])
Feminine forms are:
*Ann/Anne/Anna
*Nancy, Nanny, and Fanny, pet forms of Ann
*Jane
*Joanne
*Joan
*Jean (in Scots)
*Janice, Janet, both shortened as "Jan"
*Non-English variants adopted as English names include Hannah, and Jeanette


This is the [[Millennium Tower (301 Mission Street)|second-tallest tower currently under construction]] in San Francisco and [[300 Spear Street|another project is going up nearby.]]
==Jon / Jonathan==
[[Jonathan]] is not a variation of John, but a name of its own, with the meaning "[[Yahweh]] has given."[http://behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=jonathan] Therefore John and Jonathan (as well as many other [[Biblical Hebrew language|biblical Hebrew]] names) share the element "Yah-" ("God"). The diminutive or nickname Jon is often, but not always, short for Jonathan rather than John.


=====2005-2006=====
==Evolution of the name ''John''==
Construction started on the first phase of the project a little over three months after the project was approved by the city in August, 2005. The ceremonial groundbreaking of the project was attended by many of the top officials of San Francisco, including [[Gavin Newsom]]. However, according to the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/08/MNGEKG4O0U1.DTL] sfgate.com 12-08-05 article</ref> and [[Emporis]]<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=109367 emporis.com] Emporis.com</ref>, the project was stalled until January 2006. The first phase will build the townhomes and the taller south tower (376 condo units) that will be completed in 2007 or 2008. The main contractor is [[Bovis Lend Lease]]. Webcor concrete, part of [[Webcor Builders]], is the concrete supplying subcontractor of this project.
{{Unreferenced|date=February 2007}}
* [[Biblical Hebrew]] '''יהוחנן''' '''{{unicode|Yəhôḥānān}}'''
** [[Biblical Hebrew]] '''יוחנן''' '''{{unicode|Yôḥānān}}'''
*** [[Amharic language|Amharic]] <font size="+1">ዮሀንስ</font> (Yohannəs)
*** [[Armenian language|Armenian]] '''Հովհանես''' (Hovhanes), diminutive: '''Հովիկ''' (Hovik)
*** [[Syriac|Aramaic language]]
**** [[Malayalam language|Malayalam (India)]] '''Ulahannan''' (Yohannan)
*** [[Arabic language|Arabic]] '''يحيى''' ({{ArabDIN|Yaḥyā}}), '''يوحنا''' ({{ArabDIN|Yuḥanna}})
**** [[Turkish language|Turkish]] '''[[Yahya]]'''
**** [[Persian language|Persian]] '''یحیی''' ([[Yahyā]])
**** [[Azerbaijani language|Azeri]] '''[[Yəhya]]''', '''[[Yühənna]]'''
*** [[KJV]] [[Old Testament]] [[English language|English]] '''[[Johanan]]'''
*** [[Septuagint]] [[Greek language|Greek]] '''Ἰωάννης''' ([[Ioannis]]), '''Iōhannēs''', '''Iōannēs''', female '''Ἰωάννα''' ([[Ioanna]])
**** [[Modern Greek]] '''Γιάννης''' ([[Yannis]]), '''Γιάννη''' ([[Yanni]]), '''Γιάννος''' ([[Yannos]]), diminutive '''Γιαννάκης''' ([[Yannakis]]), female '''Γιάννα''' ([[Yanna]]), female diminutive '''Γιαννούλα''' ([[Yannoula]])
***** [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] '''Яни, Янко, Йоан, Иван''' ([[Yani]], [[Yanko]], [[Ioan]], [[Ivan]]), female '''Яна, Яница, Йоана, Ивана''' ([[Yana]], [[Yanitsa]], [[Ioana]], [[Ivana]])
**** [[Latin]] '''[[Ioannes]]''', '''[[Joannes]]''', feminine '''[[Ioanna]]''', '''[[Joanna]]'''
***** [[Albanian language|Albanian]] '''[[Gjon]]'''
***** [[Asturian language|Asturian]] '''[[Xuan]]'''
***** [[Breton language|Breton]] '''[[Yann]]'''
***** [[Catalan language|Catalan]] '''[[Joan]]''', diminutive '''[[Jan]]''', feminine '''[[Joana]]'''
***** [[Cornish language|Cornish]] '''[[Jehan]]''', '''[[Jowan]]''', '''[[Jowann]]'''
***** [[Galician language|Galician]] '''Xoán'''
***** [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] '''[[Johannes]]''', '''[[Johann]]''', '''[[Joann]]''', feminine '''[[Johanna]]''', '''[[Joanna]]'''
****** [[Danish language|Danish]]/[[Dutch language|Dutch]]/[[Swedish language|Swedish]] '''[[Jan]]''', '''[[Jonny]]''', '''[[Johan]]'''
*******[[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]] '''[[Jan]]''', '''[[Johan]]'''
****** [[Estonian language|Estonian]] '''[[Jaan]]''', '''[[Jaak]]'''
****** [[English language|English]] '''John''', diminutive '''[[Johnny]]''', '''[[Jack (name)|Jack]]''', '''[[Jacky]]''', in Scotland '''Jock'''
*******[[Māori language|Māori]], '''Hone'''
****** [[Esperanto]] '''[[Johano]]'''
****** [[Finnish language|Finnish]] '''[[Johannes]]''', '''[[Juhana]]''', '''[[Juhani]]''', '''[[Juha]]''', '''[[Juho]]''', '''[[Jussi (name)|Jussi]]''', '''[[Jukka]]''', '''[[Hannes]]''', '''[[Hannu]]''', '''[[Janne]]''', '''[[Jani]]''', obsolete '''[[Juhannus]]''' (current meaning [[midsummer day]], also the [[name day]] for names of this family), obsolete '''[[Juntti]]''' (current meaning ''hick''), feminine '''[[Johanna]]''', '''[[Jonna]]'''
****** [[French language|French]] '''[[Jean]]''', diminutive '''[[Jeannot]]''', feminine '''[[Jeanne]]''', feminine diminutive '''[[Jeannette]]'''
******* [[English language|English]] feminine '''[[Jan]]''', '''[[Jane]]''', '''[[Joan]]''', '''[[Jean]]''', feminine diminutive '''[[Janet]]'''
******* [[Irish language|Irish]] Gaelic and [[Scots Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]] '''[[Seán]]''' (Anglicized as '''[[Eóin]]''', and '''Shane'''), '''Seathan''' (Anglicized as '''Eathain''', '''Iain''', '''Ian''', and '''[[Eóin]]'''), feminine '''Sine''' (Anglicized as '''Sheena'''), feminine diminutive ('''[[Jeanne]]''') '''[[Sinéad]]''', feminine diminutive ('''[[Jeannette]]''') '''[[Siobhán]]'''
******** [[English language|English]] '''[[Shawn]]'''(a), '''[[Shaun]](a)''', '''[[Chaun]](a)'''
********* [[Israeli Hebrew]] '''שון''' ([[Shon]])
******* [[Welsh language|Welsh]] '''[[Siôn]]''', feminine '''[[Siân]]'''
****** [[German language|German]] '''[[Jan]]''', '''[[Johann]]''', '''[[Johannes]]''', diminutive '''[[Hans (name)|Hans]]''', feminine '''[[Johanna]]'''
****** [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] diminutive '''[[Hans (name)|Hans]]'''
******* [[Czech language|Czech]] informal '''[[Honza]]'''
****** [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] '''[[Jóhannes]]''', diminutives: '''[[Jóhann]]''', '''[[Jón]]''', '''[[Jens]]''', '''[[Hannes]]''', '''[[Hans (name)|Hans]]''', feminine '''[[Jóhanna]]''', '''[[Jensína]]''', feminine diminutive '''[[Jóna]]''', ''[[Hansína]]''
****** [[Faroese language|Faroese]] '''[[Jóan(n)es]]''', diminutives: '''[[Johan(n)]]'''/'''[[Jóhan(n)]]''', '''[[Jón]]''', '''[[Janus]]'''/'''[[Jens]]''', '''[[Hans (name)|Hans]]''', feminine: '''[[Jóhanna]]]''', '''[[Jensina]]''', feminine diminutive '''[[Jona]]'''/'''[[Jóna]]''', '''[[Hansina]]'''
****** [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] '''[[Yohanes]]'''
****** [[Latvian language|Latvian]] '''[[Jānis]]'''
****** [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] '''[[Jonas]]'''
******[[Polish language|Polish]] '''[[Jan]]'''
******* [[Polish language|Polish]] diminutive '''[[Janek]]''', '''[[Jasiek]]''', '''[[Jaś]], '''[[Jasio]]'''
****** [[Romanian language|Romanian]] '''[[Iancu]]'''
****** [[Slovak language|Slovak]] '''[[Ján]]'''
****** [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]] '''[[Janez]]''', diminutive '''[[Anže]]''', feminine '''[[Jana]]'''
***** [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] '''[[János]]''', diminutives: '''[[Jani]]''', '''[[Jancsi]]''' or by suffixing any of the previous with '''ka''' (i.e. '''[[Janika]]''')
***** [[Interlingua]] '''[[Johannes]]''', feminine '''[[Johanna]]'''
***** [[Italian language|Italian]] '''[[Giovanni]]''', feminine '''[[Giovanna]]'''
******* [[Italian language|Italian]] diminutive '''[[Gianni]]''', '''[[Nanni]]''', '''[[Nino]]''', feminine diminutive '''[[Gianna]]''', '''[[Vanna]]''', '''[[Nina]]'''
***** [[Japanese language|Japanese]] '''ヨハネ''' (Yohane) OR '''ジョン''' (Jon)
***** [[Korean language|Korean]] '''요한''' ([[Yohan]]), '''요환''' ([[Yohwan]])
***** [[Mandarin Chinese]] '''約翰''' '''[[Yuēhàn]]'''
***** [[Taiwanese (linguistics)|Taiwanese]] '''Iok-hān''' (Protestant), '''{{unicode|Jio̍k-bōng}}''' (Catholic)
***** [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] '''[[João]]''', feminine '''[[Joana]]'''
***** [[Spanish language|Spanish]] '''[[Juan]]''', feminine '''[[Juana]]''', diminutive feminine '''[[Juanita]]'''
***** [[Welsh language|Welsh]] '''[[Ieuan]]''', '''[[Evan]]''', '''[[Jones]]''' (surname), '''[[Ioan]]''', '''Iwan''', '''[[Owen]]''', '''[[Owain]]'''
**** [[Old Church Slavonic language|Old Slavonic]] '''Ιωанъ''' ([[Ioan]]), feminine '''[[Ioana]]'''
***** [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]] '''Ян''' ([[Jan]]), '''Янка''' ([[Janka]]) and '''Іван''' ([[Ivan]])
***** [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] '''Йоан''' ([[Yoan]]), feminine '''Йоана''' ([[Yoana]])
***** [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] '''Иван''' ([[Ivan]]), feminine '''Ивана''' ([[Ivana]])
***** [[Croatian language|Croatian]] '''[[Ivan]]''', '''[[Ivo]]''', '''[[Ivica]]''', feminine '''[[Ivana]]''', also '''[[Vanja]]''', both feminine and masculine
***** [[Czech language|Czech]] '''[[Jan]]''' (diminutive '''[[Jenda]]''', '''[[Jeníček]]'''), feminine '''[[Jana]]''' (diminutive '''[[Janička]]''')
***** [[Polish language|Polish]] '''[[Jan]]''', feminine '''[[Janina]]''', '''[[Joanna]]'''
***** [[Romanian language|Romanian]] '''[[Ion (name)|Ion]]''', '''[[Ioan]]''', diminutive '''[[Ionel]]''', '''[[Ionuţ]]''', '''[[Nelu]]''', '''[[Ionică]]''' feminine '''[[Ioana]]''', diminutive '''[[Oana]]'''
***** [[Russian language|Russian]] '''Иван''' ([[Ivan]]), diminutive '''Ваня''' ([[Vanya]]), feminine '''Ивана''' ([[Ivana]]) (feminine form virtually nonexistent)
****** [[English language|English]] '''[[Ewan]]''', [[Evan]]s (family name), '''[[Ivan]]'''
****** [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Italian language|Italian]] '''[[Ivan]]''', '''[[Iván]]''', feminine '''[[Ivana]]'''
****** [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (family name, Son of John/Ivan) '''[[Ibañez]]'''
***** [[Serbian language|Serbian]] '''[[Ivan]]''', feminine '''[[Ivana]]''', also '''[[Vanja]]''', both feminine and masculine
***** [[Serbian language|Serbian]] '''[[Jovan]]''', feminine '''[[Jovana]]''' or '''[[Jovanka]]'''
***** [[Slovak language|Slovak]] '''[[Ivan]]''', feminine '''[[Ivana]]''', '''[[Ivanka]]'''
***** [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]] '''[[Ivan]]''', feminine '''[[Ivana]]''', also '''[[Vanja]]''', both feminine and masculine
***** [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] '''Іван''' ([[Ivan]]), diminutive '''Івась''' (Ivas'), '''Івасик''', ([[Ivasyk]]), feminine '''Іванна''' ([[Ivanna]])
*** [[Standard Hebrew]] '''יוחנן''' ('''{{unicode|Yoḥanan}}''')
**** [[Israeli Hebrew]] '''[[Yochanan]]'''


On [[July 21]], [[2006]], a metal construction deck collapsed sometime around 10:45 in the morning. Two carpenters and two ironworkers were injured when they fell approximately 15 feet (5 m) along with the deck sending all four men to the hospital. Three of the men were released that afternoon, but however one of the ironworkers was kept at the hospital with his leg broken in two places, a broken ankle, and a broken shoulder<ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/21/MNG0PK3FKE4.DTL] sfgate.com 7-21-06 article </ref>.
[[Category:Given names]]
[[Category:English given names]]


On the weekend of [[August 5]]-[[August 6]], September, two times in October, Thanksgiving weekend, and in late December, the crane was raised. The crane eventually will tower 720 ft. (219 m) over the construction site.
[[bg:Джон]]

[[cs:Jan]]
=====Current Progress in 2007=====
[[de:Johannes]]
Currently, the foundation work for the tower is complete and the first 58 concrete floors for the south tower have appeared, rising much higher than the upper deck of the Bay Bridge approach. Framework reaches to 60 stories. The outer support columns, steel rebar and elevator core poke farther up into the sky. There is a tower crane poking up from the site as well, a sure sign for motorists that change is happening. The crane was raised two times in February, April, and May. The meeting/event floor or the second floor of the lobby could be seen as well. Curtainwall glass covers floors 8-50 of the structure. The first set of the [[steel]] buckling-restrained braces have been put in. From March 11 to 22, the crane was lowered to replace a broken part in the crane. The crane was raised back up when a replacement part came in and the part was installed on the crane. The second set of buckling-restrained braces are currently being installed.
[[el:Ιωάννης (όνομα)]]

[[es:Juan]]
===Townhouses===
[[eo:Johano]]
The townhouses and the podium for the Rincon Hill complex's swimming pool are topped out. The once prominent foundation and underground parking lot for the South Tower is hidden underground now.
[[fr:Jean]]

[[ko:요한 (이름)]]
===North Tower===
[[is:Jóhannes]]
The remaining north tower (327 condo units) will start construction in 2008 and be completed in 2009. Currently, the construction offices and equipment are located on the patch of dirt where the this tower will rise.
[[it:Giovanni]]

[[hu:János]]
==Condos==
[[nl:Johannes (voornaam)]]
The entire project will provide 695 condos and 14 townhomes and theoretically help remedy San Francisco's continued housing crunch and its problems. The towers themselves will be priced to be affordable to upper-middle to ultra-wealthy residents, with no affordable housing on site. The units vary greatly in price from [[US Dollar|$]]600,000 to $2,500,000, depending on view and the size of the unit (600 to 2,000 [[square feet|sq ft.]] or 56 to 186 [[square meter|sq. m]]). There are 26 different floor plans for the 695 condo units of the tower. The project opened up a sales office on [[June 16]], [[2006]] and even before the opening, 130 of the south towers' 376 units were already spoken for in a frenzy. The Sales Center is rumored to have cost $2 million. Before the week ended, many of the units had been spoken for in a storm of potential buyers<ref>[http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2006/06/19/tidbits1.html] Sfbizjournal 6-19-06 article</ref>, hinting of the housing demand in the area. Currently, only eight units in the South Tower are still unsold and 12 townhouse units.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/16/BAGQAP986G1.DTL&hw=one+rincon+hill&sn=001&sc=1000] sfgate.com 4-16-07 article</ref><ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/16/BAGG3QGC731.DTL] sfgate.com 6-16-07</ref>
[[ja:ジョン (人名)]]

[[nds:Jan]]
==Criticism==
[[pl:Jan]]
With condo prices set at $5-600,000 to $2,000,000, many critics have noted that the complex is too expensive for most San Franciscians<ref>[http://onerinconhill.com/popup_news_081306.asp] 8-13-06 article</ref>. They also note that this project is oriented towards the upper-middle class to upper class in contrast to San Francisco's goal of providing housing to all wealth classes. This is due to the fact that the complex does not have any low-income units located on site, unlike nearby projects like the 300 Spear Street complex. However, the developer Urban West Associates has contributed a total of $38.5 million to funds like the South of Market Community Stabilization Fund in order to address this problem.<ref>[http://onerinconhill.com/popup_news_020207.asp] 2-2-07 Article</ref>
[[pt:João (nome)]]

[[ru:Иван]]
The height of the South Tower was also a concern to residents living to the northeast of [[Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California|Twin Peaks]]. They feared that any tall towers rising in [[South of Market]] would block their view of the Bay Bridge. However this was of a minimal concern to the Planning Commission, accordingly, these objections were largely ignored.
[[sl:Johan]]

[[sr:Јанош (Име)]]

[[sv:John]]
== Developer ==
The developer of this complex is [[Urban West Associates]]. The total cost of the project is $290 million.


==Gallery==
''For a detailed gallery of the construction, see [[User:SF Construction Photos#One Rincon Hill|SF Construction Photos]]''
<gallery>
Image:One_Rincon_Hill_Construction.JPG|Construction site and [[tower crane]] as of [[July 16]], [[2006]].
Image:DSCN6861.JPG|Sunset view on [[September 17]].
Image:DSCN7187.JPG|Night view on [[October 14]].
Image:Maple Global.JPG|View from [[Interstate 280 (California)|Interstate 280]] (white/black crane) in late October.
Image:DSCN8023.JPG|Rincon Hill in December.
Image:Img2603.JPG|One Rincon Hill on [[January 14]], [[2007]].
Image:DSCN8794.JPG|One Rincon Hill in mid-February.
Image:RinconSouthTower 5-5-07.jpg|South Tower and skyline as of May 5, 2007.
Image:DSCN9255.JPG|Fog hiding the top of the tower in late May.
</gallery>

==References==
<div class="references-small"><references /></div>
==See also==
*[[List of tallest buildings in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area]]

==Links==
* [http://onerinconhill.com One Rincon Hill]
* [http://www.sfnewdevelopments.com/blog/?cat=16 sfnewdevelopments.com]
* [http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=107919&page=14 SkyscraperPage.com]
* [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=40624 Diagram of the South Tower]
* [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=40625 Diagram of the North Tower]
{{Buildings in San Francisco}}
[[Category:Skyscrapers in San Francisco]]
[[Category:Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters]]
[[Category:2008 architecture]]
[[Category:Residential skyscrapers]]



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One Rincon Hill
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General information
StatusUnder construction - South Tower Approved - North Tower
LocationRincon Hill, San Francisco, California, United States
Estimated completion2008 - South Tower 2009 - North Tower
OpeningLate 2007 (est.) - South Tower
Technical details
Floor count60 - South Tower 49 - North Tower
Design and construction
Architect(s)Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates
DeveloperUrban West Associates

One Rincon Hill or 425 First Street is a residential complex that is currently under construction on the apex of Rincon Hill in San Francisco. The complex, designed by the Chicago architectural firm Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates, will include townhouses and two highrise condo towers. One tower, One Rincon Hill North Tower is planned to reach a height of 49 stories; the other, One Rincon Hill South Tower, will be 60 stories tall. However, because of the sloped nature of the Rincon Hill site, the lobby floor or the First Street entrance will be located on the fifth floor, and the "first" floor will be two levels underground.

Because of their height, both towers will offer spectacular vistas of the surrounding landscapes. Upon completion and due to its height, this will be the most significant addition to the San Francisco skyline in over 30 years and the tallest all-residential tower west of the Mississippi River.

Location and history

The 1.3 acre (5,260 square meter) site that the complex is located is bounded by Harrison Street to the west, the Fremont Street off ramp to the north, the western approach to the Bay Bridge (Interstate 80) on the east, and the First Street on ramp to the south. A clock tower, owned by UNION 76 and then Bank of America was originally on the site. However, this was an ineffective use of the land, and so in 2002 Urban West Associates bought the land and later proposed the first version of the complex on the same site. The original version of the complex was a 28 story and a 33 story tower named 475 First, with little space in between the towers. It also had only 506 apartments [2] . The city, after the initial proposal, raised height limits in the surrounding area and urged Urban West Associates to build to the maximum zoning - 49 stories and 60 stories and have at least 115 ft. (35 m) of clear space in between the towers. When the second and final version project was approved by the city on August 4, 2005, the fate of the Clock Tower was sealed. Before construction of One Rincon Hill, the clock tower was razed to make way for the construction of the towers.

Architecture

Both the north tower and the south tower of the Rincon Hill complex bear a resemblance to The Heritage at Millennium Park in Chicago, a building of a similar height to the south tower designed also by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates.

Number of floors

The south tower will have 53 condo floors above ground and 4 parking levels below ground with one lobby floor that is located on 5th floor (ground level). The 6th floor (one level above ground) will include a meeting area and the top floor for a liquid tuned mass damper for a total of 55 floors above ground and 60 levels in all. When completed, it will be the building with the most floors in San Francisco.

Impact on skyline

Building engineering

Building statistics

Earthquake engineering

The condo is the first building in the United States to have a liquid tuned mass damper. It is designed to reduce sway from earthquakes and powerful Pacific winds and it's located on the very top of the building at the 62nd floor or 57 floors above ground level from the main entrance.[3]

Concrete

Construction

Speed of construction

South Tower

This is the second-tallest tower currently under construction in San Francisco and another project is going up nearby.

2005-2006

Construction started on the first phase of the project a little over three months after the project was approved by the city in August, 2005. The ceremonial groundbreaking of the project was attended by many of the top officials of San Francisco, including Gavin Newsom. However, according to the San Francisco Chronicle[4] and Emporis[5], the project was stalled until January 2006. The first phase will build the townhomes and the taller south tower (376 condo units) that will be completed in 2007 or 2008. The main contractor is Bovis Lend Lease. Webcor concrete, part of Webcor Builders, is the concrete supplying subcontractor of this project.

On July 21, 2006, a metal construction deck collapsed sometime around 10:45 in the morning. Two carpenters and two ironworkers were injured when they fell approximately 15 feet (5 m) along with the deck sending all four men to the hospital. Three of the men were released that afternoon, but however one of the ironworkers was kept at the hospital with his leg broken in two places, a broken ankle, and a broken shoulder[6].

On the weekend of August 5-August 6, September, two times in October, Thanksgiving weekend, and in late December, the crane was raised. The crane eventually will tower 720 ft. (219 m) over the construction site.

Current Progress in 2007

Currently, the foundation work for the tower is complete and the first 58 concrete floors for the south tower have appeared, rising much higher than the upper deck of the Bay Bridge approach. Framework reaches to 60 stories. The outer support columns, steel rebar and elevator core poke farther up into the sky. There is a tower crane poking up from the site as well, a sure sign for motorists that change is happening. The crane was raised two times in February, April, and May. The meeting/event floor or the second floor of the lobby could be seen as well. Curtainwall glass covers floors 8-50 of the structure. The first set of the steel buckling-restrained braces have been put in. From March 11 to 22, the crane was lowered to replace a broken part in the crane. The crane was raised back up when a replacement part came in and the part was installed on the crane. The second set of buckling-restrained braces are currently being installed.

Townhouses

The townhouses and the podium for the Rincon Hill complex's swimming pool are topped out. The once prominent foundation and underground parking lot for the South Tower is hidden underground now.

North Tower

The remaining north tower (327 condo units) will start construction in 2008 and be completed in 2009. Currently, the construction offices and equipment are located on the patch of dirt where the this tower will rise.

Condos

The entire project will provide 695 condos and 14 townhomes and theoretically help remedy San Francisco's continued housing crunch and its problems. The towers themselves will be priced to be affordable to upper-middle to ultra-wealthy residents, with no affordable housing on site. The units vary greatly in price from $600,000 to $2,500,000, depending on view and the size of the unit (600 to 2,000 sq ft. or 56 to 186 sq. m). There are 26 different floor plans for the 695 condo units of the tower. The project opened up a sales office on June 16, 2006 and even before the opening, 130 of the south towers' 376 units were already spoken for in a frenzy. The Sales Center is rumored to have cost $2 million. Before the week ended, many of the units had been spoken for in a storm of potential buyers[7], hinting of the housing demand in the area. Currently, only eight units in the South Tower are still unsold and 12 townhouse units.[8][9]

Criticism

With condo prices set at $5-600,000 to $2,000,000, many critics have noted that the complex is too expensive for most San Franciscians[10]. They also note that this project is oriented towards the upper-middle class to upper class in contrast to San Francisco's goal of providing housing to all wealth classes. This is due to the fact that the complex does not have any low-income units located on site, unlike nearby projects like the 300 Spear Street complex. However, the developer Urban West Associates has contributed a total of $38.5 million to funds like the South of Market Community Stabilization Fund in order to address this problem.[11]

The height of the South Tower was also a concern to residents living to the northeast of Twin Peaks. They feared that any tall towers rising in South of Market would block their view of the Bay Bridge. However this was of a minimal concern to the Planning Commission, accordingly, these objections were largely ignored.


Developer

The developer of this complex is Urban West Associates. The total cost of the project is $290 million.


For a detailed gallery of the construction, see SF Construction Photos

References

  1. ^ [1] sfgate.com 6-16-07
  2. ^ [2] sfgate.com 6-15-03 article
  3. ^ [3] sfgate.com 7-2-06 article
  4. ^ [4] sfgate.com 12-08-05 article
  5. ^ emporis.com Emporis.com
  6. ^ [5] sfgate.com 7-21-06 article
  7. ^ [6] Sfbizjournal 6-19-06 article
  8. ^ [7] sfgate.com 4-16-07 article
  9. ^ [8] sfgate.com 6-16-07
  10. ^ [9] 8-13-06 article
  11. ^ [10] 2-2-07 Article

See also



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