The Natoma Street Steel Arc Lofts was an urban infill project comprising of 9 residential lofts in a modern building clad in curved metal, cement-board panels and glass. The minimalist industrial interiors highlighted acid-stained concrete floors, custom poured concrete countertops, bamboo flooring, and floating steel stairs.
In 2010, the city of San Francisco seized the property under eminent domain for the new Transbay Transit Center.
"A metal-sheathed structure whose sweeping curves and irregular composition inject refinement into industrial aesthetics."
Art-Sites, San Francisco 2003
"Say farewell to one of the region's best residential buildings of the young century. Known informally as Steel Arc, it's a modest joy of shiny steel with a rounded silhouette, nine modern units that always looked at home amid the workaday masonry neighbors."
San Francisco Chronicle, June 8, 2011
Architect: Jim Jennings Architecture
Owner / Developer / General Contractor: Martin Building Company
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