SAN FRANCISCO-Solomon Cordwell Buenz, an award-winning architecture, interior design and planning firm has broke ground on San Francisco's newest sustainable and affordable high-rise: TransBay Block 6.

Mayor Edwin Lee and city Supervisor Jane Kim welcomed the luxury complex to the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood at a Tuesday ceremony arranged by developers Golub & Company and Mercy Housing.

Plans for the 409-unit complex include an apartment tower, townhome residences, a ground-level courtyard and street-front retail, with an targeted opening in December 2015. The affordable housing 8-story building, designed by Santos Prescott and Associates, will offer 70 units of affordable housing through Mercy Housing.

“TransBay Block 6 fulfills a strong demand we are seeing for affordable multi-family, urban housing in San Francisco,” said Chris Pemberton, managing principal of Solomon Cordwell Buenz. “With the SoMa district in mind, SCB designed the complex to not only conserve energy, space and resources, but also create a social community among the residents and promote an environmental-conscious lifestyle.”

Expected to obtain LEED Gold certification, TransBay Block 6 will have numerous notable sustainable features, including:

Integral sun shading and large operable vents, reducing the building's energy usage while maintaining residents' comfort.

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SCB Designs Sustainable High-Rise in SoMa

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