Description
Balboa Reservoir Building E will be the first 100% affordable multifamily building in the new Balboa Reservoir neighborhood in San Francisco, adjacent to City College. Balboa Reservoir will be a diverse and inclusive mixed-income community that brings together residents and neighbors around the new Reservoir Park. Building E also provides a publicly accessible community room that will serve both residents and the broader community. The distinctive corner form and glass base will as a lantern at the gateway to Reservoir Park and blur the lines between indoors and out. Building E will have 128 affordable family units.
Design Features
- Connect to natural setting
- Links to surrounding commercial, residential, and institutional uses
- Photovoltaic Isolation
- Distinct stepping architecture
- Public Community room acts as a lantern on the park
Green Features
- Photovoltaics offset house loads
- Pursuing LEED Gold Certification
- All-Electric
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) neutral
- Resiliency hub during power outages or or air-quality events
PROJECT INFORMATION
- Client: BRIDGE Housing
- Site Area: 31,330 sq. ft / 0.72 acres
- Density: 128 family units
- Completion: est. 2024